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Sri Harinama Cintamani :: Glossary (part 4) |
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| siddha-ruci |
permanent spiritual mellow. |
| siddha-svarupa |
attainment of one's eternal spiritual form. |
| siddhadeha |
spiritual identity, viz. one's spiritual name, form, qualities,
service and so on. The spiritual master also discloses who
the parents of the sadhaki's manjari-identity are, and which
house she was born in, who her husband is, and so on. |
| siksa |
transcendental instructions received from the guru through
the parampara. |
| siksa-guru |
the spiritual master who offers instructions about progressive spiritual life to the disciple, leading him to realize his
siddha-ruci (which see). |
| sloka |
a verse of Sanskrit poetry. |
| smarana-dasa |
the stage of remembering. By pure remembrance of the
sentiments of rasa, one desires to practice them; thus one
reaches the third stage, smarana-dasa. |
| smaranam |
means remembrance, or to search with the mind for the
Lord; one must follow the step-by-step process, remembering first the name, then the form, qualities, etc.; one of the
nine principal limbs of devotional service. |
| smrti |
a section of the Vedic literature. |
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| sneha |
a super-abundance of love that completely melts the heart
to a state of unimaginable liquidity, which is indicated by
profuse, unchecked tears; it is in this stage that the devotee's
yearning to see Krsna never admits fulfillment. |
| sraddha |
faith in the Supreme Lord, the teachings of the scriptures,
and the process of devotional service. |
| sraddha |
ritual an offering of food to departed ancestors. |
| sraddha-nama |
Faithful chanting that is still afflicted by anarthas. |
| sraddhabhasa |
the shadow of faith. |
| sraddhavan |
someone who has faith (sraddha). |
| sravana |
hearing about the name, fame and pastimes of the Lord from
authorities; one of the nine principal limbs of devotional
service. |
| sravana-dasa |
the stage of hearing. When a sadhaka devotee, having heard
about Lord Krsna's pastimes, is attracted to the conjugal
mellow, he should take further instruction on rasa from a
realized, saintly spiritual master. This is called the stage of
hearing or sravana-dasa. |
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