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Kirtana —chanting the glories of the Supreme Lord.
Krṣṇaloka —See: Goloka
Kṣatriyas —a warrior or administrator; the second Vedic social order.
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Mahā-mantra —the great chanting for deliverance:
Hare Krṣṇa, Hare Krṣṇa, Krṣṇa Krṣṇa, Hare Hare
Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.
Mantra —a sound vibration that can deliver the mind from illusion.
Manvantara —the duration of each Manu's reign (306,720,000 years); used as a standard division of history.
Mathurā —Lord Krṣṇa's abode, surrounding Vṛndāvana, where He took birth and later returned to after performing His Vṛndāvana pastimes.
Māyā —illusion; forgetfulness of one's relationship with Krṣṇa.
Māyāvādis —impersonal philosophers who say that the Lord cannot have a transcendental body.
Mokṣa —liberation.
Mṛdaṅga —a clay drum used for congregational chanting.
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Paramparā —the chain of spiritual masters in discipline succession.
Prajāpatis —the populators of the universe.
Prasāda —food spiritualized by being offered to the Lord.
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Rāsa —the nonmaterial taste of a personal relationship with the Supreme Lord.
Rṣi —a sage.
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Sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha —the Lord's transcendental form, which is eternal, full of knowledge and bliss.
Saṅkirtana —public chanting of the names of God, the approved  yoga  process for this age.
Sannyāsa —renounced life; the fourth order of Vedic spiritual life.
Śāstras —revealed scriptures.