Sri Harinama Cintamani :: Glossary (part 4)
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sambandha the transcendental sentiment of relationship.
sambandha-
jnana
knowledge of the correct understanding of the relationship between God, His energies, and the jiva.
sambandha-rupa devotional service embellished by raga (which see), which is of two kinds: kama-rupa (amorous) and sambandha-rupa (relational); see also raganuga-bhakti.
sambandha-
tattva
the correct understanding of the relationship between God, His energies, and the jiva.
sambhoga-rasa the devotional mood of enjoying directly with Lord Krsna; sincere devotees should discard any notions of endeavoring for sambhoga rasa, since such an attempt will certainly end in failure.
samipya one of the four kinds of liberation accepted by Vaisnavas; close association with the Lord.

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sampatti-dasa the stage of inheritance. Finally, when he can separate himself from all his temporary material designations and is steadily fixed in that original spiritual identity for which he yearns, he has reached sampatti-dasa — the inheritance of his spiritual identity.
sampradaya the disciplic succession beginning from a very prominent devotee of the Lord. There are four commonly accepted Vaisnava sampradayas: Brahma, Kumara, Sri and Rudra.
samvit the knowledge potency of the Lord, latent within the jiva, through which the Lord realizes His supreme divinity and also makes others know of it.
sanatana dharma the form of Vedic society composed of four occupational orders (brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya and sudra) and four spiritual orders of life (brahmacari, grhastha, vanaprastha and sannyasa), and centered around the performance of devotional service to the Lord.
sanchari-bhava directs the flow of ecstatic sentiments in sthayi bhava (which see); in other words, sthayi bhava is its matrix—it expands sthayi bhava and finally merges into it.
sandesa a sweet made from natural cheese.
sandhini the Lord's transcendental potency of eternal existence.