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- Vaidhi bhakti--
- following the principles of regulated devotional service
by the order of the spiritual
master or according to the
injunctions of revealed scriptures.
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- Vaikuntha--
- the eternal, spiritual world beyond the material cosmos.
The name means "the place where there is no
anxiety".
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- Vaikunthaloka--
- the planets in the spiritual sky, See: Paravyoma
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- Vaisnava--
- a devotee of KRSNA,
or of any other form of the Supreme Personality of
Godhead.
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- Vaisnava-aparadha-
- an offense against a devotee of the Lord.
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- vaishya--
- The farmers, mercantile class, or business class the
third Vedic social order, See VARNAS.
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- vanaprastha--
- The retired ashrama. after the age of 50 one may retire
to pursue spiritual advancement alone or with his wife.
See ASRAMAS.
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- varnas-
- the four social-occupational divisions of vedic society: brahmanas (priests, teachers,
and intellectuals), ksatriyas
(military men and public administrators), vaishyas (farmers and businessmen),
and sudras (laborers and
craftsmen). See also VARNASRAMA-DHARMA
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- varna-sankara--
- children who are the result of sex not in accordance with
Vedic religious principles.
Generally unwanted and uncontrolled with very few good
qualities. A majority of varna-sankara in society can
create a hellish condition for society (as we can see in
the world today.)
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- varnashrama-dharma
--
- the ancient VEDIC system of
arranging society into four social-occupational divisions
(VARNAS) and four spiritual
divisions (ASRAMAS)
to promote social, economic, and political well-being and
the spiritual advancement of all members of society.
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- Varuna--
- the demigod in charge of bodies of water.
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- Vasudeva--
- the father of Lord KRSNA.
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- Vaasudeva-
- a name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead as the Supreme Lord of all
spiritual and material worlds.
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- Vatsalya-rasa-
- parental relationship with the Supreme Lord.
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- Veda--
- knowledge.
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- Vedanta-sutra
(Vedanta) --
- VYASADEVA'S summary of the
theistic philosophy of the VEDIC
LITERATURE, Written in the form of concise codes.
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- Vedas--
- the four scriptures RG, Yajur, Sama, and Atharva, and in
a broader sense also including the UPANISADS and VEDANTA-SUTRA,
.
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- Veda-vada-ratas -
- those who give their own explanations of the Vedas.
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- Vedic--
- pertaining to a culture in which all aspects of human
life are under the guidance of the VEDAS.
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- Vedic literature--
- the four VEDAS, the UPANISADS, VEDANTA SUTRA, PURANAS, MAHABHARATA, Other
histories and supplements, and also more recent works
written in pursuance of the VEDIC
conclusion.
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- Vibhuti-bhinnam -
- Specific variegated endowment by which each planet has
its own atmosphere, making bodily or psychological change
necessary for the organism of one planet to adapt to life
on another planet.
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- Vidya-
- knowledge.
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- Vikarma--
- sinful work, performed against scriptural injunctions.
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- Vikarmis--
- Fruitive actors who don't follow the Vedic
directions.
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- Vikarna-
- a warrior who fought against the Pandavas
in the Battle of Kuruksetra. A brother of Duryodhana and a son of Drtharastra. He actually
defended the Pandavas and their wife
Draupadi in the gambling match that led to their exile
and later to the battle of Kuruksetra.
But because of his attachment for his brother and a vow
by Bhima, he was killed in
the Battle.
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- Vipralambha-seva
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- thinking of Krsna in
separation.
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- Visnu-
- a name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead as the
creator and maintainer of the material universes.
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- Visnu-murti--
- The form of Visnu.
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- Visnu Purana--See
PURANAS.
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- Visnu-tattva--
- a plenary portion of the Supreme
Lord, a direct expansion of the Lord
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- Visuddha-sattva -
- the platform of pure goodness.
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- Visvanatha
Cakravarti Thakura--
- a VAISNAVA spiritual master and
commentator on SRIMAD-BHAGAVATAM
in the disciplic succession from Lord CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU.
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- Vraja (Vrajabhumi)--See
VRNDAVANA.
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- Vrndavana-
- Lord KRSNA's most intimate
and personal abode, where He engages in loving pastimes
with His devotees.
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- Vyasadeva--
- the original compiler of the VEDAS
and PURANAS, and author of VEDANTA-SUTRA and MAHABHARATA.
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- Vyasa-puja--
- the appearance day of the spiritual master, on
which he is honored as the representative of VYASADEVA and the direct
representative of the Supreme
Lord.
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- Vyasasana
- (Vyasa - the incarnation who compiled the complete
knowledge of the univers into the Vedas, asana- a seat)
The seat that the spiritual master or the Vaisnava
teacher sits on to speak about Vedanta for the purpose of
instructing sincere seekers. It is so named to honor
Vyasadeva who compiled the Vedas.
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