Glossary
[ A ]
- Acharya:
- One who teaches by example. Guru.
[ B ]
- Bhaktisiddhanta:
- Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Thakur Prabhupad, the guru of both Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Maharaj and Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj. In the 1930's he established sixty-four Gaudiya Maths in India and sent preachers to the United Kingdom.
[ C ]
- Chaitanya:
- Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
[ D ]
- Dandavats:
- Prostrated greeting.
[ E ]
- Ekadasi:
- The eleventh day of the lunar fortnight. A day on which Vaishnavas abstain from eating any grains.
[ F ]
[ G ]
- Gauranga:
-
The Golden Lord, Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
- Gaudiya Sampradaya:
- The divine succession following Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
- Gayatri:
- A sacred mantra chanted by brahmanas; a Vedic meter.
- Srila Govinda Maharaj:
- President Sevaite-Acharya of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.
- Guru:
- The Spiritual Master.
- Srila Guru Maharaj:
- An affectionate name for Srila Sridhar Maharaj.
[ H ]
[ I ]
- ISKCON:
- International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Founded by Srila Sridhar Maharaj's Godbrother, Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami (Srila Prabhupad).
[ J ]
[ K ]
- Krishna:
-
The All-Attractive Supreme Lord; Reality the Beautiful; the Lord of Love.
- Kirtan:
- Singing or narrating the glories of the Lord.
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[ L ]
[ M ]
- Mahaprabhu:
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Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
- Maha-Mantra:
- Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare /
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. - Mantra:
- A sacred incantation.
- Math:
- Temple, mission.
[ N ]
- Navadwip:
- Birthplace of Lord Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
[ O ]
- Om:
- Om is the very gist of Gayatri.
[ P ]
- Prabhu:
-
Master.
- Prabhupad:
- In the West, the affectionate name for Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Maharaj, Founder-Acharya of ISKCON, and a senior disciple of Srila Bhakti
Siddhanta Saraswati Prabhupad.
In India, the title of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur, Founder-Acharya of Sri Gaudiya Math.
[ Q ]
[ R ]
[ S ]
- Sadhu-sangha:
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Devotional association of genuine saints, without which one cannot enter the path of
pure devotion.
- Sankirtan:
- Congregational chanting of the holy name of Lord Sri Krishna.
- Sampradaya:
- A disciplic line of succession.
- Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math:
- Founded by Srila Sridhar Maharaj.
- Srila Sridhar Maharaj:
- A senior disciple of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur and the
Founder-Acharya of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.
- Sri, Srila:
- A title.
- Swami Maharaj:
- The sannyas name of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj (Prabhupad).
[ T ]
[ U ]
[ V ]
- Vaishnava:
- A devotee of the Supreme Lord.
[ W ]
[ X ]
[ Y ]
- Yuga:
- An Age of the world. The presently Age is Kali Yuga -- the Age of Quarrel.
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