Glossary

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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada — Founder, acarya of the Inter-
national Society for Krishna Consciousness and translator/author of
Bhagavad-gita, Srimad Bhagavatam, Sri Caitanya Caritamrta and
numerous other volumes of Vedic literatures.

Acintya-bheda bheda-tattva — Philosophy of simultaneous oneness and
difference of living entity in relation to the Absolute Truth, presented
by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Asrama — One of the four spiritual orders of life — brahmacari asrama,
or student life; grhasta 4Srama, or married life; vanaprastha asrama, or
retired life; and sannyasa aSrama, or the renounced order of life.

Asuras — (a— not + sura— godly) Demon, or one who does not follow
the principles of scripture.

Aksara — Infallible living beings who are eternally situated in the spiritual
abode.

Arcir-marga — Sun-line on the way to the spiritual planets.

Bhagavad-gita — The essence of the Vedic scriptures, meaning ‘‘Song
of God.”’ This literature was sung by Lord Krsna to His disciple Arjuna
in order to dissipate nescience.

Brahma — The first created being in the universe.

Brahmacari — Celibate student under the care of a bonafide spiritual
master.

Brahmanas — The intelligent class of men, according to the system of
social and spiritual orders.

Bhakti-yoga — The system of cultivation of bhakti, or pure devotional
service, which is untinged by sense gratification or philosophical
speculation.

Bhrdnahatya — Killing the child in embryo as birth control.

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Caturmasya — Four months of the summer rainy season.
Cikitsitam — Well treated.

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False ego — Misidentification of the spirit soul with matter (the body and
mind).
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