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TEACHINGS OF QUEEN KUNTĪ
Gopas —cowherd men (or boys).
Gopīs —Kṛṣṇa's cowherd girl friends, His most confidential servitors.
Guru —a spiritual master.
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Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra — See: Mahā-mantra
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Jñānī —one who cultivates knowledge by empirical speculation.
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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.
Karma —fruitive action, for which there is always reaction, good or bad.
Karmī —a person satisfied with working hard for flickering sense gratification.
Kṛṣṇaloka — See: Goloka
Kṣatriya —a warrior or administrator; the second Vedic social order.
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Līlā —the pastimes of the Supreme Lord, which He performs simply for His own pleasure and that of His devotees.
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Mahābhārata —the history of the Kurukṣetra war, compiled by Vyāsadeva.
Mahā-mantra —the great chanting for deliverance:
Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare
Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.
Mahātmā —a great soul.
Mantras —a sound vibration that can deliver the mind from illusion.
Māyā —illusion; forgetfulness of one's relationship with Kṛṣṇa.
Māyāvādīs —impersonal philosophers who say that the Lord cannot have a transcendental body.
Munis —thoughtful sages.
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Paramahaṁsa —“topmost swan,” a person who knows perfectly how to separate spirit from matter.