304 Srimad-Bhagavatam
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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 Vignu.
Sidra—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.
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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.
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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.
