Glossary 287

Veda-vada-ratas— See: Smartas

Visnu, Lord—Krsna’s expansion for the creation and maintenance of
the material universes.

Visnu-bhakti—devotional service to Lord Visnu.

Visnu-tattva—the original Personality of Godhead’s primary expan-
sions, each of whom is equally God.

Vrndavana—Krsna’s personal abode, where He fully manifests His
quality of sweetness.

Vyasadeva—Krsna’s incarnation, at the end of Dvapara-yuga, for com-
piling the Vedas.

Vyasa-ptija— worship of the compiler of the Vedas, Vydsadeva; worship
of the bona fide spiritual master as the representative of Vyasadeva.

Y

Yajiia—sacrifice; work done for the satisfaction of Lord Visnu.

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.

Yukta-vairagya—real renunciation by utilizing everything in the ser-

vice of God.
