Bhakti Siddhant Glossary maha-bhoga | महाभोग On major festivals or significant days an elaborate bhoga is offered to God or Guru. This is called maha-bhoga (Devanagari: महाभोग ISO15919: mahābhoga). LEARN MORE * Three ways of overcoming Maya REFERENCE Sadhan Sadhya - The Way to God's Love, March 2023
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary maha-abhishek | महाभिषेक maha-abhishek (Devanagari: महाभिषेक ISO15919: mahābhiṣeka) is an elaborate sacred Vedic ritual in which people honour the Deity and offer devotion by pouring water or panchamrita over it. Also written as maha-abhisheka REFERENCE Sadhan Sadhya - The Way to God's Love, March 2023
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary maha-aarti | महा आरती An elaborate form of aarti, that is, ceremonial adoration of God or Guru with kindled lamps. REFERENCE Sadhan Sadhya - The Way to God's Love, March 2023
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary lila sthali | लीला स्थली Also written as leela sthali A sacred site of Shri Radha Krishna's pastimes. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 3, Ch. 19
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary lata kunja | लता कुंज lata kunja (Devanagari: लता कुंज ISO15919: latā kuṁja) is a enclosure created by the creepers in divine Vrindavan. This is where Shri Radha Krishna perform numerous intimate lilas. REFERENCE Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 1 Ch. 6
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary kajari | कजरी kajari (Devanagari: कजरी ISO15919: kajarī) was name of one of the cows in Nand Baba's dairy. She was was jet black in color and was Shri Krishna's favorite. He loved drinking her milk. REFERENCE Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 1
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary kajal | काजल A type of black make-up applied to the rims of the eyes. Also called surma and anjana. Collyrium, kohl. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary kaivaladvaitavada | केवलाद्वैतवाद Same as advaitavada, the belief propagated by Adi Jagadguru Shri Shankaracharya. REFERENCE Who am I? Who is Mine? Vol. 1, Ch. 5
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary kadamba | कदम्ब Also written as kadamb Burflower-tree, a large leafy tree with round orange flowers that blossom in the rainy season. Shri Radha Krishna usually perform Their swinging pastimes on a swing hung from its branches. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 2, Ch. 14
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary kachhani | काछनी A kind of silken cummerbund worn below the waist by Shri Krishna over His pitambara, covering the hips and tied at the front, with a portion dangling down the front almost to the knees. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 2, Ch. 9
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary kachanar | कचनार Bauhinia, Mountain Ebony, a moderately-sized deciduous tree. Flowers of that tree in shades of white, pink and lilac. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 1, Ch. 5
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary jhanjha | झाँझ Also written as jhamjha, jhanja Sistrum: a musical instrument like cymbals. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary jaya ho | जय हो All glories to you. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 2, Ch. 14
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary japa | जप Repetitive chanting of a mantra or name of God. Reference: Bhagavannama Mahatmya - The Glories of the Divine Name
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary jagadisha | जगदीश Lord of the universe. Reference: Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary jagadguru | जगद्गुरु Spiritual master of the world. LEARN MORE * Jagadguruttam Swami Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj * Guru * Guru - Spiritual Master REFERENCE The Supreme Spiritual Master - A Biography
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary ishta | इष्ट Also written as isht, ishtadev Ones chosen deity. Reference: Bhakti Shatak - Hundred Gems of Devotion - an in-depth analysis
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary indravadhuti | इंद्रावधूटी A red velvet mite; a scarlet-red velvety insect found in the rainy season. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary indranilamani | इंद्रनीलमणि A transparent rich blue sapphire. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary holi | होली Holi (Devanagari: होली ISO15919: hōlī) is a Hindu festival which is traditionally celebrated by people throw coloured water and powder on one another. This is the day the demoness Holika was killed for the protection of the great devotee, Prahlada, thereby proving the omnipresence of God. LEARN MORE * Holi
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary haritala | हरिताल A lustrous pigment of gold which is lemon-yellow in colour. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 2, Ch. 13
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary hansa | हंस 1. A swan. 2. A category of spiritual practitioner who perceives God within everything, and therefore does not get attached. A hansa-saint lives in the world of duality but chooses only the eternal, the paramhansa sees only the self everywhere and the shri paramhansa sees only his beloved everywhere. Reference:
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary gopi | गोपी A topmost lover of God highly exalted in the scriptures who appeared as a milkmaid in the land of Braja harbouring utterly selfless amorous love towards Shri Krishna. Reference: Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love, Ch. 6
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary gopa | गोप A male friend of Shri Krishna among the cowherds of Braja. Reference: Shyama Shyam Geet - Love Songs of Shri Radha Krishna
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary Goloka | गोलोक Goloka (Devanagari: गोलोक ISO15919: goloka) is the eternal divine abode of the Supreme Lord, Shri Krishna. Golok is outside the material realm. In Paravyom loka Golok is situated the highest. It is above Lord Shiva’s abode, Vaikuntha, and the abode of the various avataras. It is also
