Glossary
A
- Acharya:
-
Learned, venerable preceptor; one who teaches by example. Guru*.
- Ashram:
- A place where devotees live.
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.
- Govinda Maharaj:
- President Sevaite-Acharya of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.
- Guru:
- The Spiritual Master.
- Guru Maharaj:
- An affectionate name for Srila Sridhar Maharaj*.
H
- Hari:
- The Supreme Lord.
I
- ISKCON:
- International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Founded by Srila Sridhar Maharaj's Godbrother, Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami (Srila Prabhupad).
J
- Jiva:
- The soul, self.
K
- Krishna:
-
The All-Attractive Supreme Lord; Reality the Beautiful; the Lord of Love.
- Kirtan:
- Singing or narrating the glories of the Lord.
L
M
- Mahaprabhu:
-
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. Also, Mantram.
- Math:
- A place dedicated to the development of spiritual values and service to the Supreme Lord.
N
- Navadwip:
-
Birthplace of Lord Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
- Nimai:
- A name of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, due to his birth under a Nimba tree.
O
- Om, Omkara:
- The monosyllabic sound representation of the Absolute Truth.
P
- Prabhu:
-
A respectful form of address. 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.
- Prasadam:
- Delicious vegetarian food prepared with devotion and offered with love to our Lord.
Q
R
- Rupa Goswami:
- The eternal associate of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
S
- Sadhu-sangha:
-
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.
- Seva:
- Service to the Supreme Lord and His devotees.
- Sri, Srila:
- A title of respect or veneration.
- Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math:
- The Mission founded by Srila Sridhar Maharaj in Sri Navadwip Dham, India, and its
branches worldwide.
Address: Kolerganj, P.O. Navadwip, Dist Nadia, West Bengal, PIN 741302
Phone: Navadwip 40-086
See also: Math* - Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram:
- The California, U.S.A. headquarters of the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.
Address: 2900 N. Rodeo Gulch Road, Soquel, California 95073
Phone: (408) 462-4712 [Directions]Seva Ashram:
Seva means service to the Supreme Lord and His devotees, and an Ashram is a place where devotees live: the Seva Ashram is a community of devotees who aspire to serve Sri Sri Guru* and Gauranga*. - Srila Sridhar Maharaj:
- A senior disciple of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur and the Founder-Acharya
of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.
- Swami Maharaj:
- The Sannyasa name of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj (Prabhupad).
T
U
- Upanishads:
- The section of the Vedas which gives knowledge of the Supreme Spirit; Vedanta.
V
- Vaishnava:
- A devotee of the Supreme Lord.
W
X
Y
- Yuga:
- An Age of the world. The present Age is Kali Yuga - the Age of Quarrel.
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