Glossary 107

Maya—(mi—not; yaé—this), illusion; forgetfulness of
one’s relationship with Krsna.

Mayavadis—impersonal philosophers who say that the
Lord cannot have a transcendental body.

Mrdanga—a clay drum used for congregational chanting.

Parampara—the chain of spiritual masters in disciplic
succession.
Prasdda—food spiritualized by being offered to the Lord.

Sac-cid-dnanda-vigraha—the Lord’s transcendental form,
which is eternal, full of knowledge and bliss.
Sankirtana—public chanting of the names of God, the ap-
proved yoga process for this age.

Sannydsa—renounced life; the fourth order of Vedic
spiritual life.

Sastras—revealed scriptures.

Sravanarh kirtanam visnoh—the devotional processes of
hearing and chanting about Lord Visnu.

Stidra—a laborer; the fourth of the Vedic social orders.

Svami—one who controls his mind and senses; title of one
in the renounced order of life.

' Tapasya—austerity; accepting some voluntary incon-
venience for a higher purpose.

Tilaka—auspicious clay marks that sanctify a devotee’s
body as a temple of the Lord.

Vaikuntha—the spiritual world, where there is no
anxiety.
Vaisnava—a devotee of Lord Visnu, or Krsna.
