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Mahājana —the Lord's authorized devotee, who by his teachings and behavior establishes the path of religion.
Mahā-mantra —the great chanting for deliverance:
Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.
Mantra —a sound vibration that can deliver the mind from illusion.
Manus —fathers of the human species.
Manvantara —the duration of each Manu's reign; used as a standard measurement of history.
Mathurā —Lord Kṛṣṇa'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 Kṛṣṇa.
Māyāvādīs —impersonal philosophers who say that the Lord cannot have a transcendental body.
Mṛdaṅga —a clay drum used for congregational chanting.
Munis —sages.
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Oṁkāra —the sacred sound vibration from which expand all the  Vedas ; chanted as an invocation to all  mantras .
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Pādya —water ceremoniously offered for washing feet.
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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Rṣis —sages.
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Sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha —the Lord's transcendental form, which is eternal, full of knowledge and bliss.
Śama —control of the mind.