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: Gopis — The cowherd girls of Vmdavana, pure devotees of Lord Sri
Krsna.
Gorasa — Milk, or the juice of the cow.
Guna — A material quality, of which there are three — ignorance,
; passion, and goodness; also string or rope.
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‘ Kamadhenus — Cows of the spiritual abode.
[ Kaivalya — Absolute, as source of spirit and matter (see p. 67).
‘ Karma — Fruitive action, for which there is always a reaction, good or
bad.
2 Krpana — One who is miserly and does not make use of valuable
assets; specifically, one who wastes his life by not striving for spiritual
; realization.
| Ksatriyas — The administrators or protectors of society, according to the
: system of four social and spiritual orders of life.
; Kumud flowers — (ku — bad + mud — pleasure) Flowers which do not
; take pleasure in the sunrise.
M
: Mathas — Temples.
' Maya — (ma — not + ya — this) Illusion; an energy of Krsna which
} deludes the living entity into forgetfulness of the Supreme Lord.
Mukti — Liberation, freedom from material consciousness, freedom
from material miseries.
; P
Pratyahara — Diversion, process by which yoga diverts our energies
: from external to internal.
Pitas — Forefathers or ancestors.
; Prasadam — Foodstuffs offered to Sri Krsna.
' R
Rajas — Mode of passion of material nature.
i: Rasa — Relationship between the Lord and the living entities.
Rasa-lila — Pastime of Sri Krsna with the gopis in Vrndavana.
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