Glossary 357
Kama—lust.
Karatalas—hand cymbals used in kirtana.
Karma—fruitive action, for which there is always reaction, good or bad.
Karma-kanda-vicara—the rituals for material prosperity prescribed in
the Vedas.
Karmi—a person satisfied with working hard for flickering sense
gratification.
Kevala—the third and highest stage of bhakti.
Kirtana—chanting the glories of the Supreme Lord.
Krsnaloka— See: Goloka
Ksatriyas—a warrior or administrator; the second Vedic social order.
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Loka—a planet.
M
Madhurya-rasa—conjugal love relationship with the Lord.
Maha-mantra—the great chanting for deliverance:
Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.
Maha-roga—a severe illness.
Mahat-tattva—the total material energy, from which the material world
is manifested.
Mantra—a sound vibration that can deliver the mind from illusion.
Mathura—Lord Krsna’s abode, surrounding Vrndavana, where He took
birth and later returned to after performing His Vrndavana
pastimes.
Maya— illusion; forgetfulness of one’s relationship with Krsna.
Mayavadis —impersonal philosophers who say that the Lord cannot have
a transcendental body.
Mrdanga—a clay drum used for congregational chanting.
Madha—a fool.
Muni—a sage.
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Namaskara—a polite greeting or address.
