212 TEACHINGS OF QUEEN KUNTI

Gopas—cowherd men (or boys).
Gopis—Krsna’s cowherd girl friends, His most confidential servitors.
Guru—a spiritual master.

H

Hare Krsna mantra— See: Mahd-mantra
J

Jnani—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.

Karma —fruitive action, for which there is always reaction, good or bad.

Karmi—a person satisfied with working hard for flickering sense
gratification.

Krsnaloka— See: Goloka

Ksatriya—a warrior or administrator; the second Vedic social order.

L

Lila—the pastimes of the Supreme Lord, which He performs simply for
His own pleasure and that of His devotees.

M

Mahabharata—the history of the Kuruksetra war, compiled by
Vyasadeva.
Maha-mantra—the great chanting for deliverance:
Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.
Mahatma—a great soul.
Mantras—a sound vibration that can deliver the mind from illusion.
Maya-—illusion; forgetfulness of one’s relationship with Krsna.
Mayavadis—impersonal philosophers who say that the Lord cannot
have a transcendental body.
Munis—thoughtful sages.

P

Paramahatnsa—‘‘topmost swan,” a person who knows perfectly how to
separate spirit from matter.
