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Patra—players in a drama.
Prarocana—the method inducing the audience to become more and more eager to
hear by praising the time and place, the hero and the audience.
Prasada—mercy of Krsna.
Prasadi—food offered to Lord Jagannatha.
Prasada—remnants of foodstuff offered to Krsna.
Pravartaka—introduction to a drama, when the players first enter the stage in
response to the time.

R
Radhika—same as Radharani.

S
Sadhu —saintly person.
Sadhu-sariga—association with devotees.
Salok ya—liberation of living on a Vaikuntha planet.
Samipya—liberation of living as a personal associate of the Lord.
Sampradaya-acaryas —Sri Ramanujacdrya, Madhvacarya, Visnusvami and Nimbarka.
Sankirtana—congregational chanting of the holy name.
Samskrta—purified.
Sapta-dvipa—the seven islands.
Saralata—simplicity.
Sariraka- bhasya—Sankaracarya’s commentary on Vedanta.
Sarsti—liberation of achieving opulences equal to those of the Lord.
Sardpya—liberation of having a form the same as the Lord’s.
Sastras —Vedic scriptures.
Sattvika—the material quality of goodness.
Siddha-caula—brown rice.
Sikharini—a blend of yogurt and sugar candy.
Sri-bhasya—commentary on Vedanta by Ramanujacarya.
Sukla-caula—white rice.
Sraddha—prasada offered to the forefathers at a certain date of the year or month.
Sraddha-patra—plate offered to the forefathers and then to the best of the

brahmanas.

Stri-sambhasana—talking with women.

T
Tulasi—a pure devotee in the form of a tree, most beloved by Krsna.
