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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.
