340 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

Sakhya-rasa—relationship with Krsna in friendship.

Salagrama-sila—a Deity of Narayana in the form of a small stone.

Sampradaya —a line of disciplic succession.

Sanatana—eternal, having no beginning or end.

Sanatana-dharma—eternal religion, the sum and substance of which is chanting the
mahd-mantra.

Sankirtana—congregational chanting of the Lord’s holy names.

Sannyasa—the renounced order of spiritual life.

Santa-rasa—relationship with Krsna in neutral appreciation.

Saptatala—the seven palm trees in Ramacandra’s forest.

Sastras —the revealed scriptures.

Sndana-yatra—the bathing ceremony of Lord Jagannatha.

Sruti—the Vedas.

Sdidra—the working or servant class of men.

T

Tattvavadis —the followers of Madhvacarya’s suddha-dvaita philosophy.
Tirtha—holy place of pilgrimage.

U

Updasana-kanda—section of the Vedas dealing with processes of worship.

Vv

Vaikuntha—the place without anxiety—the spiritual world.

Vaisya—the mercantile and farming class of men.

Varnas—the four social orders of society —brahmanas, ksatriyas, vaisyas, stidras.
Varnasrama-dharma—the four castes and four orders of spiritual life.
Vatsalya-rasa—relationship with Krsna in the mood of parenthood.
Vidyadharas —attendants of Lord Siva.

Visnu-tattva—a primary expansion of Krsna having full status as Godhead.

Y

Yajfa—sacrifice.
Yoga-nidra—mystic slumber in which Maha-Visnu creates universes.
