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.
B
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.
C
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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