Glossary Of Sanskrit Terms P-S

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Radharani – Lord Krsna's most intimate consort, who is the personification of His internal, spiritual potency.
Raga-marga – the path of spontaneous love of Godhead.
Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami – one of the six Vaisnava spiritual masters who directly followed Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and systematically presented His teachings.
Raghunatha dasa Gosvami – one of the six Vaisnava spiritual masters who directly followed Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and systematically presented His teachings.
Rahugana Maharaja – the king who received spiritual instruction from Jada Bharata.

You can eat so much food that your belly aches—yet you still want more! Even though your belly is filled to the point of physical pain, you, the self, are not full; you still desire to consume more. The fact that the body can be full or satisfied while you still feel empty is evidence that the body is not you.
Science of Identity Foundation – Siddhaswarupananda

Rajarsi – saintly king.
Rajas – the material mode of passion.
Rajasuya-yajna – the great sacrificial ceremony performed by King Yudhisthira and attended by Lord Krsna.
Rajo-guna – the material mode of passion.
Raksasas-man – eating demons.
Raksasi – a female [Raksasa,] or demoness.
Rama – (1) a name of Lord Krsna meaning "the source of all pleasure." (2) Lord Ramacandra, an incarnation of the Supreme Lord as t he perfect king.
Rama – [See:] Ramacandra
Rama-rajya – a perfect Vedic kingdom like that of Lord Ramacandra, the incarnation of the Supreme Lord appearing as the perfect king.
Ramacandra – an incarnation of the Supreme Lord as the perfect king.
Ramananda Raya – an intimate associate of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
Ramanujacarya-a great eleventh – century spiritual master of the Sri Vaisnava [sampradaya].
Ramayana – the epic history about Lord Ramacandra, originally written by Valmiki Muni.
Rasa Dance – Lord Krsna's pleasure dance with the cowherd maidens of Vrndavana. It is a pure exchange of spiritual love between th e Lord and His most advanced, confidential servitors.
Rasas – the loving moods or mellows relished in the exchange of love with the Supreme Lord.
Rasa-lila – the pure exchange of spiritual love between Krsna and His most advanced, confidential servitors, the cowherd damsels of Vrajabhumi.
Rasatala-the next-to – lowest planet in the universe's lower planetary system, Patala.
Ratha-yatra – an annual festival in which Deities of the Supreme Lord are drawn in procession upon huge, gaily decorated, canopied chariots.
Ravana – a demoniac ruler who was killed by Lord Ramacandra.
Rk-samhita – the [Rg Veda.]
Rg Veda – one of the four [Vedas,] the original scriptures spoken by the Lord Himself.
Rohini – one of Vasudeva's wives, who later lived under the care of Nanda Maharaja. She is the mother of Balarama.
Romaharsana – the father of Suta Gosvami. He was killed by Lord Balarama for his disrespect.
Rsabhadeva – an incarnation of the Supreme Lord as a devotee king who, after instructing his sons in spiritual life, renounced Hi s kingdom for a life of austerity.
Rsi – a sage.
Rudra – [See:] Siva
Rudras – the expansions of Lord Siva who rule over the material mode of ignorance.
Rukmi – a brother of Krsna's queen Rukmini.
Rukmini – Lord Krsna's principal queen in Dvaraka.
Rukmini-Dvarakadhisa – the transcendental couple manifested as Krsna, the Lord of Dvaraka, and His queen Rukmini.
Rupa Gosvami – the chief of the six Vaisnava spiritual masters who directly followed Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and systematically p resented His teachings.

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