460 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

Niyamagraha—either following rules and regulations insufficiently (niyama-agraha) or
fanatically without understanding the goal (niyama-dagraha).

O

Omkdra—the root of Vedic knowledge known as mahda-vakya, the supreme sound.

P

Pada-sevana—the devotional process of serving the lotus feet of the Lord.

Paramahamsa—the topmost class of God realized devotees.

Parampara—the disciplic succession through which spiritual knowledge is transmitted.

Para-upakdra—helping others.

Pasandi—an atheist who thinks the demigods and Visnu to be on the same level.

Prakrta-sahajiyas —pseudo-devotees with a mundane concept of the pastimes of Krsna.

Prakrti—material nature.

Pranaya—intimacy in ecstatic love of God.

Prapta-brahma-laya—one who has already attained the Brahman position.

Prapta-svardpas —those merged in Brahman realization.

Pravasa—the condition of separation of lovers who were previously intimately associated.

Prayojana—the ultimate goal of life, love of God.

Prema—the stage of pure love of Godhead.

Prema-vaicittya—an abundance of love that brings about grief from fear of separation;
although the lover is present.

Purusa-avataras —the three primary Visnu expansions of Krsna who are involved in the crea-
tion, maintenance and destruction of the material universe.

Purva-raga—the ecstasy of lovers before their meeting.

Raga—attachment in ecstatic love of God.

Raja-yoga—Patafijalis’ process of imagining a form of the Absolute Truth within many forms.

Rati—strong attraction in ecstatic love of God.

Rati-abhasa—a preliminary glimpse of attachment.

Radha—advanced symptom of conjugal mellow found among the queens of Dvdraka; in-
cluded in mahabhava.

S

Sac-cid-ananda-vigraha—the eternal form of the Supreme Lord which is full of bliss and
knowledge.

Sadhaka—those who are nearing the perfection of Brahman realization.

Sadhana-bhakti—the development of devotional service through the regulative principles.

Sadhu —a holy man.

Sadhu-varya—the best of gentlemen.
