- Madhurya-rasa--
- the mellow of conjugal love
with the Supreme Lord,
as best exhibited by the
gopis.
- Madhvacarya--
- a thirteenth-century VAISNAVA spiritual master who preached the
theistic philosophy of "pure dualism," which
maintains that the Lord and the living entities are
always distinct from one another.
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- Madhyama-adhikari -
- a second-class devotee, in
the intermediate stage of God realization. who has
received spiritual initiation and is fully engaged in
devotional service.
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- Maha-bhagavata--
- a greatly advanced devotee,
a great personality who sees every thing in relation to
the Supreme Lord.
- Mahabharata -
- VYASADEVA'S epic history
of ancient India, within which he included the BHAGAVAD-GITA.
- mahajanas--
- the chief authorities on the
process of devotional service to the Lord.
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- maha-mantra--
- the great MANTRA, which includes the essence of
all other mantras, meaning "O Lord, O Energy of the
Lord, please engage me in Your service":
- Hare Krishna,
Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
- Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama
Rama, Hare Hare.
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- Maharaja--
- a title of respect given to
kings and sannyasis. See specific names.
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- mahatma--
- a "great soul";
devotee of God.
Mandukya Upanisad--See UPANISADS.
- Mangala-arati--
- the early morning ceremony
to greet the Lord.
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- Manjaris-
- maidservants of the gopis.
- Mano-vega--
- the urges of the restless
mind.
- mantra-
- a syllable,-word, or verse
with special spiritual potency chanted or meditated upon
to invoke spiritual understanding and realization. a pure
sound vibration that delivers the mind from material
contamination.
- Manu-samhita--
- the ancient VEDIC lawbook for human society.
- Martya-Loka--
- "the world of
death"; the planet earth.
- Marut (Vayu) --
- the demigod in charge of the
wind.
- maya--(ma--not; ya--this)
- illusion; forgetfulness of
one's relationship with Krishna
the material energy; the
illusory energy of the Lord that deludes the living
entity into forgetfulness of his real, spiritual nature.
accepting something that is not real as real.
- Mayavadi--
- the monistic philosophy that
there is no difference between God and the living
entities. See also SANKARACARYA.
- Mayayapahrta-jnanas-
- those whose knowledge has
been stolen by illusion.
- mleccha--
- one who does not follow
VEDIC culture, generally refers to meat
eaters.
- mrdanga--
- a clay drum used in musical
glorification of the Lord.
- Mrtyuloka--
- the place of death, the
material world.
- Mudhas--
- fools or asses.
- mukti--
- liberation from the cycle of
repeated birth and death.
- Mukti-kamis-
- persons desiring liberation
by merging into the impersonal existence of Brahman.
- Mundaka Upanisad--See UPANISADS.
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