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Prakrti— material nature.
Prasada—‘“‘the Lord’s mercy”; food which has become spiritualized by
first being offered for God’s pleasure.

R

Rajo-guna— passion, one of the three modes which control material
existence.
Ravana—the demoniac ruler who was killed by Lord Ramacandra.

S

Sadhana—the beginning phase of devotional service as regulated
practice.

Sadhus—saintly persons.

Sankaracarya—the incarnation of Lord Siva who, ordered by the
Supreme Lord, propagated the famous Mayavada philosophy, which
maintains that there is no distinction between the Lord and the liv-
ing entities.

Sarapya-mukti—the liberation of achieving a spiritual form similar to

_ _ that of the Supreme Lord.

Sastras—revealed scriptures, such as the Vedic literature.

Sita—the eternal consort of Lord Ramacandra.

Siva—the demigod in charge of the mode of ignorance and the destruc-
tion of the material manifestation.

Smrti—supplementary Vedic scriptures, apart from the original Vedas.

Suddha-sattva—the transcendental platform of “pure goodness,”
beyond the material modes of goodness, passion and ignorance.

T

Tamo-guna— ignorance, one of the three modes which control material
existence.
Tilaka—auspicious clay marks that sanctify a devotee’s body as a temple

of the Lord.
Tulasi—the sacred plant whose leaves are especially dear to Lord Krsna.

U
Upanisads—the philosophic portions of the Vedas.
