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Virāṭ-rūpa —the all-pervading universal form of the Lord.
Viṣṇu, Lord —Kṛṣṇa's first expansion for the creation and maintenance of the material universes.
Viṣṇu-tattva —personal expansions of the Lord which are equal in power to Him.
Vṛndāvana —Kṛṣṇa's personal abode, where He fully manifests His quality of sweetness.
Vyāsadeva —Kṛṣṇa's incarnation, at the end of Dvāpara-yuga, for compiling the  Vedas .
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Yajña —sacrifice; work done for the satisfaction of Lord Viṣṇu.
Yoga —the process of linking with the Supreme.
Yogamāyā —internal spiritual potency of the Lord.
Yogī —a transcendentalist who, in one way or another, is striving for union with the Supreme.
Yuga-avatāras —the four incarnations of the Lord which appear in the four  yugas  or millenniums to prescribe the appropriate method of spiritual realization for that age.
Yugas —ages in the life of a universe, occurring in a repeated cycle of four.