330 Srimad-Bhagavatam

G

Gada—the club held by Lord Visnu.

Goloka (Krsnaloka) —the highest spiritual planet, containing Krsna’s
personal abodes, Dvaraka, Mathura and Vrndavana.

Gopis—Krsna’s cowherd girl friends who are His most confidential
servitors.

Grhastha—regulated householder life; the second order of Vedic spiri-
tual life.

Guna-avataras—the three incarnations of Visnu who control the three
modes of material nature; Visnu controls goodness, Brahma passion
and Siva ignorance.

Guru—a spiritual master.

H
Hare Krsna mantra—See: Mahd-mantra

J

Jiva-tattva—the living entities, atomic parts of the Lord.
Jivatma—the infinitesimal soul, the living entity.
Jiana—knowledge of matter, spirit and the controller of both.

K

Kali-yuga (Age of Kali)—the present age, which is characterized by
quarrel. It is last in the cycle of four, and began five thousand years
ago.

a 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.

L

Lila-avataras—innumerable incarnations of the Lord who descend to
the material world to display spiritual pastimes.
