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entities, giving them memory and forgetfulness. The indi-
vidual souls are dtman. The principal dtman, who controls
them all, is Supersoul, Paramatman.

Param Brahman—The Supreme Spirit. Param Brahman is as much
a Person as the individual living entities. As each indi-
vidual is constitutionally a minute spirit soul, so He is the
Supreme Soul, full in Sac-cid-dnanda-vigraha. Minute
Brahman spirit souls exist for the Pleasure of Param
Brahman.

Parampara—Line of disciplic succession. Only from a bona fide
spiritual master in the authorized, unbroken chain of
disciplic succession, coming down from Krsna, can the
Vedic knowledge by realized.

Para Prakrti—The superior spiritual energy of the Lord—the living
beings belong to the Parad Prakrti, but are under the pro-
prietary right of the Supreme Being; due to contact with
material nature, the living entities’ higher nature is sus-
pended, under the influence of the material modes of
goodness, passion and ignorance.

Para Sakti—Superior energy different from this material inferior
Nature. Superior energy is eternal and deathless—this is
the original nature of all the living entities. Also Para
Prakrti.

Paribhi—Description of Godhead. The greatest of all; no one is
greater than He.

Prahlad Maharaj—The boy devotee who was saved from his de-
moniac father Hiranyakagipu by Lord Nrsimha, half-lion,
half-man incarnation of Krsna.

Prana Vayu—Movements of different kinds of air within the
body. The yogis study to control these airs and move the
soul, which is supposed to rise from one circle of air to
another.

Prasddam—Mercy of God. Food offered to the Lord and distrib-
uted by the devotee as Divine remnants. In the Bhagavad-
gita the Lord says that He accepts fruits, vegetables,
