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Parasara Muni—the father of VYASADEVA and original narrator of
several of the PURANAS.

Pariksit Maharaja—a great Vedic king and devotee of the Lord who
heard SRIMAD-BHAGAVATAM from SUKADEVA GOSWAMI and thus

’ attained perfection.

Patafijali—the author of the original yoga system.

Prahlada Maharaja—a devotee of the Lord who was persecuted by his
demonic father but protected and saved by the Lord.

PrakaSananda Sarasvati—an impersonalist SANNYASI who, after being
defeated in scriptural argument by Lord CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU,
became a disciple along with his forty thousand followers.

prakrti—the predominated energies of the Supreme Lord, of which
there are two: the living entities, and material nature, or dead mat-
ter. See also PURUSA.

pranava—See OMKARA.

prasada—food which is sanctified by being first offered to the Lord for
His enjoyment.

Prayaga—a pilgrimage site near Allahabad, where the two holy rivers the
GANGES and Yamuna flow together.

prema—love of God that is free from any selfish motive.

Puranas—the eighteen texts expounding the teachings of the VEDAS
through historical and allegorical narrations.

purusa—the Supreme Lord as the supreme predominator of PRAKRTI.

Piitana—a demonic witch who wanted to kill Lord KRSNA during His
childhood pastimes, but who was killed by the Lord.

Puri—See JAGANNATHA PURI.

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Radha (Radharani) —Lord KRSNA’s most intimate eternal consort, who
is the personification of His spiritual pleasure potency.

Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami and Raghunatha dasa Goswami—two of
the six Vaisnava spiritual masters who directly followed Sri
CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU and systematically presented His teach-
ings.

rajas—the material mode of passion, characterized by materialistic en-
deavor and desire for sense gratification.

Rama—a name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead meaning ‘‘the
source of all pleasure.”’

Ramacandra—an incarnation of the Lord who demonstrated the
behavior of a‘perfect king.
