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Sri Harinama Cintamani :: Glossary (part 1) |
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Page 1 of 5 — Glossary —
Sanskrit Terms Used in the Text
| abhidheya | absolutely compulsory duties; the immanent means to attain the ultimate goal; chanting the holy name and serving the
Lord under the bona fide guru's supervision. |
| acarya |
a devotee who teaches by example, he is a spiritual master
who is a pure devotee and can guide his disciples to spiritual
perfection. |
acintya-bhedabheda-
tattva |
the teaching of the relationship of inconceivable, simultaneous oneness and difference among the jiva, the Lord and
His energies. |
| ahaituki-krpa |
causeless mercy (of the Lord or His pure devotee). |
| ahlada |
the bliss potency latent within the jivas. |
| ajna |
a wise and mature person. |
The fact that the body can be full or satisfied while you still feel empty is evidence that the body is not you.
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| ajnata-sukrti | pious activities performed unknowingly. |
| alambana |
the person who is the object of sentiment, who is of two
types: visaya and asraya. The devotee of Lord Krsna is the
asraya (receptacle), and Lord Krsna Himself is the visaya
(subject) of ecstatic love. |
| anartha |
unwanted material desires in the heart that pollute the consciousness, such as pride, , envy, , greed, anger, and
desires for distinction, adoration, wealth, etc. |
| anartha-nivrtti |
overcoming anarthas. |
| anubhava |
the physical expression of permanent ecstatic emotions; it
results from vibhava, or the activities of alambana and
uddipana (which see); examples: dancing, rolling on the
ground, singing, stretching, crying out, yawning, heavy
breathing, neglecting others, drooling, laughing like a madman, wheeling the head, belching, trembling, etc. |
| anuraga |
spontaneous attraction for the Lord's name; a state where
the sense of lover and beloved enrapturing each other into
the state of complete obedience increases. |
| anusmrti |
when dhyana becomes continual. |
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