Glossary 303

K

Kali-yuga (Age of Kali)—the present age, which is characterized by
quarrel. It is last in the cycle of four, and began five thousand years
ago.

Kama—lust.

Kamandalu—water pot carried by sannydsis.

Karatalas—hand cymbals used in kirtana.

Karma—fruitive action, for which there is always reaction, good or bad.

Karma-kanda—section of the Vedas prescribing fruitive activities for
elevation to a higher material position.

Karmi—a person satisfied with working hard for flickering sense
gratification.

Kirtana—chanting the glories of the Supreme Lord.

Krsnaloka—See: Goloka

Ksatriyas—a warrior or administrator; the second Vedic social order.

Kuticaka—the first stage of the sannydsa order; the kuticaka lives in a
hut nearby his village and his family brings him food.

M

Maha-mantra—the great chanting for deliverance:
Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare

Mahatma—a self-realized soul.

Mantra—a sound vibration that can deliver the mind from illusion.

Mathas— monasteries.

Mathura—Lord Krsna’s abode, surrounding Vrndavana, where He took
birth and later returned to after performing His Vrndavana
pastimes.

Maya—(ma4—not; ya—this), illusion; forgetfulness of one’s relation-
ship with Krsna.

Mayavadis—impersonal philosophers who say that the Lord cannot have
a transcendental body.

Mlecchas— meat-eaters.

Moksa—liberation into the spiritual effulgence surrounding the Lord.

Mrdanga—a clay drum used for congregational chanting.
