328 Srimad-Bhagavatam
Mayavadis—impersonal philosophers who say that the Lord cannot have a
transcendental body.
Mimémsakas—atheistic philosophers who say that even if God exists, He is
obliged to reward us the fruits of our work.
Mlecchas —meat-eaters, who are outside Vedic society.
Mrdarnga—a clay drum used for congregational chanting.
Mukti—liberation.
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Néma-aparddha—offense against the holy name of the Lord.
Narayana—the Supreme Lord in His majestic four-armed form, an expan-
sion of Krsna.
Nitya-muktas—eternally liberated souls.
Nivrtti-marga—the path of liberation.
Nyédya-sdstras—Vedic textbooks of logic.
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Omkdra—the sound incarnation of Krsna.
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Partcopasana—worship by impersonalists of five deities (Visnu, Durga,
Brahma, Ganeéa and Vivasvan) that is motivated by the desire to
ultimately abandon all conceptions of a personal Absolute.
Parabrahman—Krsna, who is the Supreme Absolute Truth.
Paramatma—the Supersoul, Lord Visnu, in the heart of all living entities.
Paramparé—the chain of spiritual masters in disciplic succession.
Prajapatis—the progenitors of the universal population.
Prajaés—citizens (including all species of life).
Prakrti—nature, the Lord’s energy.
Praséda—food spiritualized by being offered to the Lord.
Pravrtti-marga—the path of material enjoyment.
Prayascitta—atonement to counteract sinful acts.
Purdnas—Vedic histories of the universe.
Purusa—the supreme enjoyer; the Lord of the universe.
