304 Srimad-Bhagavatam

S

Sac-cid-ananda-vigraha—the Lord’s transcendental form, which is eternal,
full of knowledge and bliss.

Sadhu—a saintly man.

Sakhya-rasa—friend relationship with the Lord.

Salokya-mukti—the liberation of residing on the same planet as the Lord.

Samadhi—trance; mind fixed on the Supreme.

Samipya-mukti—the liberation of becoming a personal associate of the
Lord.

Sarnsara—the cycle of repeated birth and death.

Sankirtana—public chanting of the names of God, the approved yoga pro-
cess for this age.

Sannyasa—renounced life; the fourth order of Vedic spiritual life.

Sarsti-mukti—the liberation of having the same opulences as the Lord.

Sarapya-mukti—the liberation of getting a form similar to the Lord’s.

Sastras—revealed scriptures.

Sayujya-mukti—the liberation of merging into the existence of the Lord.

Sravanarn kirtanarn visnoh—the devotional processes of hearing and
chanting about Lord Visnu.

Siidra—a laborer; the fourth of the Vedic social orders.

Svami—one who controls his mind and senses; title of one in the renounced
order of life.

T

Tapasya—austerity; accepting some voluntary inconvenience for a higher
purpose.

Tilaka—auspicious clay marks that sanctify a devotee’s body asa temple of
the Lord.

Vv

Vaikuntha—the spiritual world, where there is no anxiety.

Vaisnava—a devotee of Lord Visnu, Krsna.

Vaisyas—farmers and merchants; the third Vedic social order.

Vanaprastha— one who has retired from family life; the third order of Vedic
spiritual life.
