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Paramātmā —the Supersoul, Lord Viṣṇu sitting within the heart of each and every living being.
Pātālaloka —the lower planetary system, where the demons live.
Prakṛti —material nature, who controls all phenomena in this world, as well as all conditioned living beings, but is herself directly controlled by the Supreme Lord.
Prasāda —food spiritualized by being offered to the Lord.
Purāṇas —supplements to the original  Vedas  which recount the history of the universe from its very creation and describe the Supreme Lord's various incarnations.
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Rṣis —sages.
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Sannyāsa —renounced life; the fourth order of Vedic spiritual life.
Sāri —the standard women's garment in Vedic culture.
Śāstras —revealed scriptures.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam —the “spotless  Purāṇa ,” which explains pure devotional service to the Supreme Lord.
Śruti —the original four  Vedas  together with the  Upaniṣads .
Śūdra —a laborer; the fourth of the Vedic social orders.
Surabhis —the transcendental cows of the spiritual world, who can be milked to get the fulfillment of any possible desire.
Svayamvara —the ceremony in which a king's daughter is allowed to choose her own husband.
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Tilaka —auspicious clay marks that sanctify a devotee's body as a temple of the Lord.
Tulasī —a sacred plant worshiped by devotees of Viṣṇu.
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Upaniṣads —philosophical sections of the  Vedas , designed to bring the student closer to the Absolute Truth.
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Vaikuṇṭha —the spiritual world.
Vaiṣṇava —a devotee of Lord Viṣṇu, Kṛṣṇa.