Glossary 327

Pika—the Indian cuckoo bird.

Prakrti—material nature (lit., that which is predominated) There are two prakrtis —apara-
prakrti, the material nature, and pard-prakrti, the spiritual nature (living entities) —
which are both predominated over by the Supreme Lord.

Praséda—(lit., mercy) food offered to Krsna, which becomes spiritual when offered and
which

Praséda—(lit., mercy) food offered to Krsna, which becomes spiritual when offered and
which can purify the living entity.

S

Sac-cid-dnanda-vigraha —(sat —eternal existence; cit—knowledge; dnanda—bliss; vigraha—
form) the eternal form of the Supreme Lord, which is full of bliss and knowledge; or,
the eternal transcendental form of the living entity.

Sama—control of one’s senses.

Sankirtana-yajfia—the sacrifice prescribed for the age of Kali; that is, congregational chanting
of the name, fame and pastimes of the Supreme Lord.

$4stra—revealed scripture.

Satya—truthfulness.

Sirnha-dvadra—the lion gate outside the Jagannatha temple in Puri.

Srivatsa—white hair on the chest of Lord Visnu representing the goddess of fortune Laksmi.

Suka—parrot.

Sukrti—pious activities performed by the mercy of Krsna.

U

Upadhyaya—a teacher who makes a living teaching Sanskrit grammar.

Uttamasloka—the name of Krsna which means “one who is praised by chosen words and
verses.”

Vv

Vaikunthas — (lit., without anxiety) the eternal planets of the spiritual sky.

Vaisnava—a devotee of the Supreme Lord Visnu, or Krsna.

Vaisya—the class of men involved in business and farming, according to the system of four
social and spiritual orders.

Vali—name of a monkey who was the son of Indra, the king of heaven, and elder brother of
Sugriva, the monkey king in the epic Ramayana.

Vani—the words of the spiritual master, which exist eternally.

Vapu—the physical presence of the spiritual master.

Vrajendra—Nanda Maharaja, the foster father of Lord Krsna.

Vrndavana—the site of Krsna’s transcendental village pastimes, exhibited when He was
present on earth about five thousand years ago.
