Glossary 271

Kirtana—chanting the glories of the Supreme Lord.

Krsnaloka— See: Goloka

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

M

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

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

Manvantara—the duration of each Manu’s reign (306,720,000 years);
used as a standard division of history.

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

Maya— illusion; forgetfulness of one’s relationship with Krsna.

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

Moksa—liberation.

Mrdanga—a clay drum used for congregational chanting.

P

Parampara—the chain of spiritual masters in disciplic succession.

Prajapatis—the populators of the universe.

Prasada—food spiritualized by being offered to the Lord.

R

Rasa—the nonmaterial taste of a personal relationship with the Supreme
Lord.

Rsi—a sage.

S

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

Sankirtana—public chanting of the names of God, the approved yoga
process for this age.

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

Sastras—revealed scriptures.
