Glossary 333

Virat-ripa—the all-pervading universal form of the Lord.

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

Visnu-tattva—personal expansions of the Lord which are equal in
power to Him.

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

Yoga—the process of linking with the Supreme.

Yogamaya— internal spiritual potency of the Lord.

Yogi—a transcendentalist who, in one way or another, is striving for
union with the Supreme.

Yuga-avataras—the four incarnations of the Lord which appear in the
four yugas or millenniums to prescribe the appropriate method of
spiritual realization for that age.

Yugas—ages in the life of a universe, occurring in a repeated cycle of
four.
