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mleccha—one who does not follow Vedic culture.

mrdanga—a clay drum used in musical glorification of the Lord.

mukti—liberation from the cycle of repeated birth and death.

Mundaka Upanisad—See UPANISADS.

N

Nanda Maharaja—the king of VRAJA and the foster-father of Lord
KRSNA.

Narada-paficaratra— Narada Muni’s book containing instructions for
practicing devotional service to the Lord.

Narayana—a name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead meaning
‘one who is the source and the goal of all living beings.”

Navadvipa—a city in the Nadia province of West Bengal which is the

birthplace of Lord CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU.

The Nectar of Devotion—a summary study by His Divine Grace A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada of the book BHAKTI-RASAMRTA-
SINDHU by RUPA GOSWAMI.

New Vrndavana—the first farm-community, located in West Virginia, of
the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.

Nimai Pandita—the name of Lord CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU during His
pastimes as a young scholar.

Nityananda Prabhu—an incarnation of the Lord who appeared as the
chief associate of another incarnation, Lord CAITANYA MAHA-
PRABHU.

O

omkara—the sacred sound om, which is the beginning of many Vedic

mantras, and which fepresents the Supreme Lord.
P

Padma Purana—See PURANAS.

Pandavas—YUDHISTHIRA, Bhima, ARJUNA, Nakula, and Sahadeva: the
five warrior-brothers who were intimate friends of Lord KRSNA
and who fought to regain their kingdom from the sons of
DHRTARASTRA in the Battle of KURUKSETRA.

Para-brahman—the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is superior
to His impersonal aspect of BRAHMAN.

Paramatma—the form of the Supreme Lord that dwells in the heart of
and accompanies every living entity as the living entity transmi-
grates from body to body in the material world.
