Glossary 305
Varnasrama—the Vedic social system of four social and four spiritual or-
ders.
Vatsalya-rasa— parental relationship with the Lord.
Vedas—the original revealed scriptures, first spoken by the Lord Himself.
Vibhati—the opulence and power of the Supreme Lord.
Visnu, Lord—Krsna’s first expansion for the creation and maintenance of
the material universes.
Visnuloka—the abode of Lord Visnu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Vrndavana—Krsna’s personal abode, where He fully manifests His quality
of sweetness.
Vyasadeva—Krsna’s incarnation, at the end of Dvapara-yuga, for compiling
the Vedas.
Y
Yajiia—sacrifice, work done for the satisfaction of Lord Visnu.
Yogamaya—the internal spiritual energy of the Lord.
Yogi—a transcendentalist who, in one way or another, is striving for union
with the Supreme.
Yugas—ages in the life of a universe, occurring in a repeated cycle of four.
