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Sri Harinama Cintamani :: Glossary (part 3) |
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| Namabhasa |
the chanting of the holy name of the Lord with offenses;
namabhasa should not be minimized, for it grants material
enjoyment, freedom from all sins, and even liberation to the
living entity. |
| namacarya |
Srila Haridasa Thakura, the foremost spiritual authority on
the subject of the holy name; one who teaches the offenseless chanting of the holy name by example. |
| namarasa |
the topmost spiritual science of the mellows of the holy
name. |
| Nilacala |
another name for Jagannatha Puri, where Lord Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu manifested the last 24 years of His pastimes on
this planet. |
nirapeksa-
sadhaka |
the detached devotee; he is a renunciant and celibate. |
| nirbandha |
the minimum daily number of rounds necessary for a pure
devotee; the sadhaka should chant the maha-mantra on
Tulasi beads; a Japa-mala has 108 beads. Four rounds on
the beads makes a granthi. By gradually increasing his
chanting, the sadhaka should aspire to chant 16 granthis, or
one lakh of holy names daily. |
| nirisvara |
a non-believer, an atheist; a serious aspirant or sadhaka must shun such bad association. |
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| niskapata |
honest and sincere; the unrestricted grace of Maya-devi; by
her niskapata mercy she gives the science of devotional
service to Lord Krsna subtly mixed with material knowledge. |
| nistha |
the stage of steadiness, or firm faith in Krsna. His holy name,
and the process of devotional service. |
| nitya-baddha |
an eternally conditioned soul; the residents of devi-dhama. |
| nitya-mukta |
an eternally liberated soul; the residents of Vaikuntha. |
| nitya-siddha |
an eternal associate of the Lord who was never conditioned. |
| om |
the name of the Lord principally used in the Vedic hymns
as the seed or original sound. |
| pada-sevanam |
service to the lotus feet of the Lord; one of the nine principal
limbs of devotional service. |
| Padyavall |
Sri Rupa Gosvami's poetic description of the Vrndavana
pastimes of Radha-Krsna. |
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