Glossary 267

Manusya-gana— mankind.

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.

P

Paramparaé—the chain of spiritual masters in disciplic succession.

Parivrajakacarya—the third stage of the sannydsa order; the parivra-
jakdcarya constantly travels throughout the world, preaching the
glories of the Lord.

Prasida—food spiritualized by being offered to the Lord.

R

Raksasa-gana— man-eating demons.

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.

Sara grass—a whitish reed.

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

Sastras—revealed scriptures.

Sravanam kirtanarn visnoh—the devotional processes of hearing and
chanting about Lord Visnu.

Siidra—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.

T

Tapasya—austerity; accepting some voluntary inconvenience for a

higher purpose.
