Glossary 105

R

Raga-bhakti—devotional service in spontaneous love.

Raganuga-bhakti—spontaneous devotional service in which the
devotee follows in the footsteps of one of the eternal associ-
ates of Krsna in Vrndavana.

Rasa—the particular loving mood or attitude relished in the ex-
change of love with the Supreme Lord.

S

Sadhu—a saintly person, or devotee.

Sddhya—the stage of having achieved God realization.

Sakhya-rasa—relationship with the Supreme Lord in friendship.

Samadhi—the state of trance when the consciousness is absorbed
in the Supreme.

Sarikirtana—congregational chanting of the holy names.

Sannydsa—the renounced order of life.

Sdnta-rasa—passive or neutral relationship with the Supreme

_ Lord.

Sastras—revealed scriptures.

Siddhi-kadmis—persons desiring the perfection of mystic yoga.

Smarana—devotional process of remembering.

Sraddhavan—a faithful person.

Sravana—devotional process of hearing.

Svdémi—one who controls the mind and the senses; title of a per-
son in the renounced order of life.

T

Tapasya—voluntary acceptance of some material inconvenience
for progress in spiritual life.
