Glossary 273

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

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.

Mrdanga—a clay drum used for congregational chanting.

Mukti—liberation from birth and death.

Muni—a sage.

P

Parampara—the chain of spiritual masters in disciplic succession.
Prasada—food spiritualized by being offered to the Lord.

R
Rsis — sages.

S

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

Salokya—the liberation of residing on the same planet as the Lord.

Samipya—the liberation of becoming a personal associate of the Lord.

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.

Sarsti—the liberation of having the same opulences as the Lord.

Sarapya—the liberation of having a form similar to the Lord’s.

Sastras—revealed scriptures.

Sati rite—voluntary suicide by a widow at her husband’s funeral.

Satyagraha—fasting for political purposes.

Soma-rasa—a heavenly elixir available on the moon.

Sravanam kirtanam visnoh—the devotional processes of hearing and

_ chanting about Lord Visnu.

Sadra—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.
