Glossary Of Sanskrit Terms M-O

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Madana – Cupid, the demigod who incites lust in living beings.
Madana-mohana – the Supreme Lord, Krsna, who enchants even Cupid.
Madhai – [See:] Jagai and Madhai
Madhukari – a system of begging adopted by a mendicant.
Madhurya-lila – Lord Krsna's pastimes of conjugal love with His eternal associates.

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Madhurya-rasa – the spiritual relationship in which the Supreme Lord and His devotee reciprocate as lovers.
Madhusudana – the Supreme Lord, Krsna, killer of the demon Madhu.
Madhvacarya-a great thirteenth – century Vaisnava spiritual master who preached the theistic philosophy of pure dualism.
Madri-the co – wife (with Kunti) of King Pandu and the mother of Nakula and Sahadeva.
Magadha – a province of ancient India.
Mahabharata – Vyasadeva's epic history of greater India, which includes the events of the Kuruksetra war and the narration of [Bhagavad- gita].
Mahabharata-tatparya-nirnaya – Madhvacarya's version of [Mahabharata.]
Maha-bhava – the highest stage of love of God.
Mahadeva – [See:] Siva
Mahajanas-great self – realized souls, authorities on the science of Krsna consciousness.
Maha-laksmi – [See:] Laksmi
Maha-mantra – the great chant for deliverance: Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Ha re Hare.
Mahamaya – the illusory, material energy of the Supreme Lord.
Maha-prasadam – the remnants of food directly offered to the Deity of Lord Krsna.
Maha-purusa – the Supreme Lord, who is the supreme enjoyer.
Maharaja – a title for a great king or sage.
Maha-ratha – a powerful warrior who can singlehandedly fight against ten thousand others.
Maharloka – a heavenly planet.
Maha-roga – severe illness.
Mahatma – a "great soul," an exalted devotee of Lord Krsna.
Mahat-tattva – the original, undifferentiated form of the total material energy, from which the material world is manifested.
Maha-Visnu – the expansion of the Supreme Lord from whom all material universes emanate.
Mahendra – Lord Indra, the King of heaven.
Mahesvara – [See:] Siva
Mahima – the mystic ability to become unlimitedly large.
Maitreya Muni – the great sage who spoke [Srimad-Bhagavatam] to Vidura.
Makara-dhvaja – [See:] Cupid
Manasa-ganga – a sacred river that flows in Vrndavana along part of the base of Govardhana Hill.
Mangala-arati – the daily predawn worship ceremony knowing the Deity of the Supreme Lord.

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