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- Gadadhara Pandita-
- a principal associate of Lord CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU.
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- Ganesa--
- the demigod in charge of helping to overcome material
obstacles.
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- Ganges (Ganga)--
- India's most sacred river.
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- Gauranga--
- (Gaura - golden, Anga - limbs )--- one whose body is the
color of molten gold, another name for CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU.
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- Go-dasa--
- servant of the senses.
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- Goloka--
- the supreme planet in the spiritual world, VAIKUNTHA.
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- Gopala Bhatta
Gosvami--
- one of the six Gosvamis
of Vrndavana--VAISNAVA
spiritual masters
who directly followed Lord CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU
and systematically presented His teachings.
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- gopis--
- the cowherd girl friends of Lord KRSNA in VRNDAVANA, who are His most
surrendered and confidential devotees.
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- gosvami--
- (go- senses, svami - master) one who has his senses under
complete control by using them in the service of the Supreme Lord. See Svami
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- Gosvamis of
Vrndavana--
- six of the principal followers of Caitanya Mahaprahhu,
who wrote books on the bhakti cult and excavated the lost
holy places of Vrndavana.
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- Govinda--
- a name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead meaning
"one who gives pleasure to the land, the cows, and
the senses."
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- Grhastha- See ASRAMAS.
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- Gunas--
- The modes of nature.
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- guru--
- a spiritual master,
or ACARYA, who only
speaks and acts in accordance with the scriptures.
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- guru-kula--
- a school of Vedic learning;
children begin at the age of five and live as celibate
students, guided by a spiritual
master.
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