Glossary 359

Subhadra—sister of Krsna who was kidnapped and married by Arjuna

Sudama—brahmana devotee of Lord Krsna who was an intimate boyhood
friend of the Lord

Sudargana-cakra—personal weapon of Sri Krsna

Sukadeva Gosvami—the exalted son of Vyasadeva, the first narrator of
the pastimes of Krsna in Srimad-Bhagavatam

Sita Gosvami—the speaker of the Srimad-Bhdgavatam before the sages at
Naimisaranya

Siitas—professional singers present at sacrifices

Svayamvara—ceremony of open competition in which the conquering
prince wins a princess in marriage

Tridanda—three rods carried by Vaisnava sannydsis, indicating service to
God in mind, body and words

Usad—girl who married Krsna’s grandson Aniruddha after a battle with
Bhaumasura’s army

Vaisnava—devotee of Lord Narayana (Krsna) who sees every living entity
as part and parcel of the Lord

Varuni—daughter of the demigod Varuna who came in the form of liquid
honey which was drunk by Lord Balarama

Visnu-tattva—expansions of Krsna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead

Yudhisthira Maharaja—eldest Pandava brother, a cousin to Krsna, and a
pure devotee of the Lord
