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Sri Harinama Cintamani :: Glossary (part 4) |
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Page 1 of 5 | purusa-avatara |
one of the expansions of Krsna for the purpose of material
creation: Maha-Visnu, Garbhodakasayi Visnu, or
Ksirodakasayi Visnu. |
| Radha |
or Radharani Lord Krsna "s personified pleasure energy; She is the female
equivalent of Krsna. |
| raga |
the natural and intense loving absorption in, and an unquenchable thirst for, contact with the most worshipable
object, Lord Sri Krsna; sneha supplemented by intense
craving becomes raga, and In this stage of pure love, even
a moment's separation from the beloved is unbearable,
while in union, even extreme grief feels exhilarating. |
| raganuga-bhakti |
spontaneous sadhana bom out of an intense attraction for
the activities of the residents of Vraja. |
| ragatmika-bhakti |
devotional service embellished by raga (which see), which
is of two kinds: kama-rupa (amorous) and sambandha-rupa
(relational); see also raganuga-bhakti. |
| rajasuya |
a Vedic ritualistic sacrifice undertaken by a king who wants
to become the emperor of the world. |
| Ramayana |
the history of the incarnation of Lord Ramacandra, recorded
by the great saint Valmiki. |
It is natural for us to want to be happy, satisfied, and free. But due to ignorance of our true identity, our natural longing becomes misdirected and leads to further and unhappiness.
Siddhaswarupanda
| rasa |
or transcendental mellow, is the same spiritual substance as
the Supreme Absolute Truth and the realm of pure transcendence; there are seven subsidiary mellows: laughter,
wonder, pity, chivalry, anger, fear and ghastliness, and five
principal rasas: neutrality, servitude, friendship, parenthood and conjugal love; of the principal rasas, the conjugal
or madhurya-rasa is the most excellent. |
| rasa-tattva |
the teachings of Lord Caitanya on the principles of mellows
as instructed to Srila Rupa Gosvami. |
| rasika-bhakta |
a saintly soul who is totally detached from material life.
Someone who chants the holy name with bhava. |
| rati |
spontaneous attraction for the holy name and for devotional
service following in the footsteps of the residents of Vraja. |
| rati-abhasa |
the shadow ofrati. |
| ruci |
or taste is the natural propensity born out of concentrated
sukni or piety. There are two kinds of piety, past sukrti and
present sukrti. |
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