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- 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
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- 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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