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Saṁhitās —supplementary Vedic literatures expressing the conclusions of particular self-realized authorities.
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.
Satya-yuga —the first of the cycle of four ages of the universe.
Śloka —a Sanskrit rhymed and metered verse.
Smārtas —those who strictly follow Vedic injunctions without realization of the final conclusion of Vedic knowledge, devotional service to the Supreme Lord.
Soma —a heavenly elixir available on the moon.
Śravaṇaṁ kirtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ —the devotional processes of hearing and chanting about Lord Viṣṇu.
Śūdra —a laborer; the fourth of the Vedic social orders.
Svāmī —one who controls his mind and senses; title of one in the renounced order of life.
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Tapasya —austerity; accepting some voluntary inconvenience for a higher purpose.
Tilaka —auspicious clay marks that sanctify a devotee's body as a temple of the Lord.
Titikṣā —the godly quality of tolerance.
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Vaikuṇṭha —the spiritual world.
Vaiṣṇava —a devotee of Lord Viṣṇu, Kṛṣṇa.
Vaiśyas —farmers and merchants; the third Vedic social order.
Vānaprastha —one who has retired from family life; the third order of Vedic spiritual life.
Varṇa —the four occupational divisions of society: the intellectual class, the administrative class, the mercantile class, and the laborer class.
Varṇāśrama —the Vedic social system of four social and four spiritual orders.
Vedas —the original revealed scriptures, first spoken by the Lord Himself.