General Glossary 327
R
Rajo-guna—the material mode of passion.
Rakgasi—a demoness.
S
Sac-cid-ananda-vigraha—the Lord’s transcendental form, which is
eternal, full of knowledge and bliss.
Sad-aisvarya-purna—the Lord, who is full in all six opulences: wealth,
knowledge, fame, renunciation, beauty, and strength.
Salokya—the liberation of residing on the same planet as the Lord.
Samipya—the liberation of becoming a personal associate of the Lord.
Sarnskara— Vedic process for purifying a human being from the time of
conception until death.
Sankirtana— public chanting of the names of God, the approved yoga
process for this age.
Sannyasa—renounced life; the fourth order of Vedic spiritual life.
Sarsti—the liberation of having the same opulences as the Lord.
Sartipya—the liberation of having a form similar to the Lord’s.
Sastras—revealed scriptures.
Sayujya—the liberation of merging into the spiritual effulgence of the
Lord.
Sravanarn kirtanam visnoh—the devotional processes of hearing and
_ chanting about Lord Visnu.
Sidra—a laborer; the fourth of the Vedic social orders.
Svami—one who controls his mind and senses; title of one in the re-
nounced order of life.
Svargaloka—the heavenly planets.
T
Tamo-guna—the material mode of ignorance.
Tapasvis—one who performs severe penances and austerities.
Tapasya—austerity; accepting some voluntary inconvenience for a
higher purpose.
Tilaka—auspicious clay marks that sanctify a devotee’s body as a temple
of the Lord.
