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Sri Harinama Cintamani :: Glossary (part 3) |
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Page 1 of 5 | maha-davagni |
this world, a continuous cycle of birth and death, or a raging
conflagration that cannot be extinguished by any means
other than the congregational chanting of Krsna's holy
name. |
| maha-mantra |
Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare; Hare
Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. The most powerful mantra in the Vedic literature, propagated by the followers of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the yuga-avatara
for the Kali-yuga. |
| Mahabharata |
a long epic poem by Vyasadeva, often called "the fifth
Veda"; it describes the story of the Pandavas, five brothers
who were intimate devotees of Lord Krsna. |
Controlling the mind
Gaze intently at some nearby image in your immediate environment. Now close your eyes and look at the picture of that image in your mind. Try to hold the image in your mind and look at it for quite some time. If it begins to move around, try to steady it; if it begins to fade away, bring it back. This exercise should make it quite clear how hard it is to control the mind—to keep something
in your mind that you want to keep in your mind. If you can think thoughts you do not want to think, this further illustrates that you are different from your mind.
Siddhaswarupanda
| mahabhava |
the highest spiritual sentiment, embodied by Srimati Radharani; when anuraga is filled with unsurpassable and matchless magnificence of love, reaching the plateau of madness,
it becomes maha-bhava; in this stage, while in each others'
company, even the blinking of an eyelid, veiling one's view
of the beloved for less than a moment, becomes intolerable,
and seconds seem like eons; separation even for a moment
seems stretched to timeless eternity; both in union and in
separation, all the symptoms of sattvika-bhava and sancaribhava manifest to their fullest degree. |
| Mahajana |
one of eight great religious authorities in the universe; a
great devotee. |
| maha-prasadam |
the delicious food and other items offered directly to the
Lord in His Deity form and then to His pure devotee;
considered to be very purifying. |
| mana |
when the devotee expresses loving resentment, and even the
Supreme Lord, desiring to relish this particular emotional
exchange, enjoys the mood of reconciliation with His devotee that follows this resentment. |
| Manah-siksa |
a Sanskrit work written by Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami,
wherein he preaches to his own mind. |
| manjari |
the young female assistants of the sakhis, or girlfriends of
Radharani, all between the ages of 6-9 years. |
| mantra |
a mind-purifying, spiritual sound vibration, usually containing one or more names of the Lord, meant to release the mind
from material entanglement. |
| markata-vairagi |
a person who practices "monkey renunciation", or externally pretending to be renounced, while actually searching for the objects of the senses. |
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