Glossary

A

Acarya—spiritual master who teaches by his example.

Acintya-bhedabheda-tattva—simultaneous oneness and difference.

Agni—the fire-god.

Anavasara—period of a fortnight between bathing ceremony and Ratha-yatra when
the body of Jagannatha Deity is repainted.

Apsaras—beautiful dancing girls on heavenly planets.

Arca-vigraha—the worshipable Deity.

Aryan—a person who believes in advancing in spiritual life.

Asramas—four orders of spiritual life-—brahmacarya, grhastha, vanaprastha and san-
nydsa.

Asuras —demons.

Baula community —one of the apa-sampradayas, or unauthorized devotional groups.

Bhakti-siddhanta-viruddha—that which is against the philosophy of acintya-
bhedabheda.

Bhagavata-dharma—the transcendental religion that is the eternal function of the liv-
ing being.

Bhakti—devotional service.

Bhava-ségara—the ocean of repeated birth and death.

Brahma—the first living being in and the creator of this universe.

Brahmacdari—celibate student.

Brahman—the Lord's all-pervading feature.

Brahmana—the intelligent class of men.

Bhaya—fear.

Cc

Cakra—wheel of Visnu on top of temples.

D

Dasa—servant.

Dharma—religious principles by which one can understand the Supreme Personality
of Godhead.

Dasya-rasa—relationship with Krsna in servitude.

Devahiti—mother of Kapiladeva.

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