288 Srimad-Bhagavatam
G
Goloka (Krsnaloka) —the highest spiritual planet, containing Krsna’s
personal abodes, Dvaraka, Mathura and Vrndavana.
Gopis—Krsna’s cowherd girl friends, His most confidential servitors.
Grhastha—regulated householder life; the second order of Vedic
spiritual life.
Guru—a spiritual master.
H
Hare Krsna mantra— See: Maha-mantra
Hladini—the Lord’s pleasure potency.
J
Jivan-mukta— one liberated even in this life by practical engagement in
devotional service.
Jiva-tattva—the living entities, atomic parts of the Lord.
Jiiana—theoretical knowledge.
Jiiani—one who cultivates knowledge by empirical speculation.
K
Kali-yuga (Age of Kali) —the present age, characterized by quarrel; it
is last in the cycle of four and began five thousand years ago.
Kalpa—daytime of Brahma, 4,320,000,000 years.
Kama— lust.
Kamadhenu—spiritual cows, in the spiritual world, which yield un-
limited quantities of milk.
Kanistha-adhikaris— neophyte devotees.
Karatalas—hand cymbals used in kirtana.
Karma—fruitive action, for which there is always reaction, good or bad.
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.
Kusa—auspicious grass used in Vedic rituals.
