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Ekādaśī —a special fast day for increased remembrance of Kṛṣṇa, which comes on the eleventh day of both the waxing and waning moon.
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Goloka (Kṛṣṇaloka) —the highest spiritual planet, containing Kṛṣṇa's personal abodes, Dvārakā, Mathurā and Vṛndāvana.
Gopīs —Kṛṣṇa's cowherd girl friends, His most confidential servitors.
Gṛhastha —regulated householder life; the second order of Vedic spiritual life.
Guru —a spiritual master.
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Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra — See: Mahā-mantra
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Jāta-karma —a purificatory ceremony performed at the birth of a child.
Jiva-tattva —the living entities, atomic parts of the Lord.
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Kali-yuga (Age of Kali) —the present age, characterized by quarrel; it is last in the cycle of four and began five thousand years ago.
Karatālas —hand cymbals used in  kīrtana .
Karma —fruitive action, for which there is always reaction, good or bad.
Karmī —a person satisfied with working hard for flickering sense gratification.
Kīrtana —chanting the glories of the Supreme Lord.
Kṛṣṇaloka — See: Goloka
Kṣatriyas —a warrior or administrator; the second Vedic social order.
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Mahā-mantra —the great chanting for deliverance:
Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare
Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.
Mahātmās —self-realized souls.
Mantra —a sound vibration that can deliver the mind from illusion.