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Nirguna—without material qualities.
Nitya-siddha—eternal perfection attained by never forgetting Krsnaat any time.

P

Parakiya-rasa—paramour love.

Parampara—disciplic succession.

Pard-prakrti—spiritual energy.

Pasandis—nondevotees who consider devotional activities material.
Patita-pavana—Lord Caitanya, the deliverer of the fallen souls.
Prabhu—master.

Pradhana—the chief principle of creation.

Prakrta-bhaktas—materialistic devotees not advanced in spiritual knowledge.
Prayojana—the ultimate goal of life, to develop love of God.
Preyas—activities which are immediately beneficial and auspicious.

R

Rajo-guna—mode of passion.
Rasabhasa—incompatible mixing of rasas.
Rasadi-vilasi—the enjoyer of the rdsa dance.
Rasas—spiritual humors.

S

Sadbhuja—six-armed form of Lord Caitanya.

Sadhana-bhakti—the prescribed duties of service to the Lord.

Sadhana-siddhas—perfection attained by executing rules and regulations of devo-
tional service.

Sadhu—a saintly person or Vaisnava.

Sahajiyas—those who do not follow the scriptural injunctions, considering God to
be cheap.

Salokya-mukti—liberation of residing on the same planet as the Lord.

Samadhi—trance, or absorption in the service of the Lord.

Sambandha-jridna—establishing one’s original relationship with the Lord.

Sarsti-mukti—\iberation of having equal opulences with the Supreme.

Sariipya-mukti—liberation of having same bodily features as the Lord.

Sarva-jfia—omniscient.

Sastras—scriptu res.

Sattva-guna—mode of goodness.

Sayujya-mukti—liberation of merging in Brahman effulgence.

Srauta-vakya—acceptance of the words of the spiritual master.

Sravanam kirtanam—hearing and chanting.

Sreyas—activities which are ultimately beneficial and auspicious.

Siitra—a code expressing the essence of all knowledge in minimum words.
