# Bhakti Shatak — source page 60

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<a id="line-1"></a>Glossary of Hindi terms  
<a id="line-2"></a>ahladini. The power of affection or the Bliss of the Bliss whose  
<a id="line-3"></a>efflorescence is ‘Divine love.’ It is the most important power of  
<a id="line-4"></a>supreme God.  
<a id="line-5"></a>bhakti. Devotion, adoration and loving remembrance of Radha  
<a id="line-6"></a>Krishn (or any other form of God) without desiring any worldly  
<a id="line-7"></a>thing from Him.  
<a id="line-8"></a>Bhartiya. That which relates to Bharat (Bharatvarsh), which is the  
<a id="line-9"></a>original name of India, like Bhartiya philosophy.  
<a id="line-10"></a>brahm. It is a common word for any form of God, like brahm Krishn.  
<a id="line-11"></a>But when it is used singly, it generally means nirakar (formless)  
<a id="line-12"></a>existence of the Divinity.  
<a id="line-13"></a>Braj. Braj is the descended abode of Radha Krishn in the material  
<a id="line-14"></a>world. The present Mathura district in India is still called Braj  
<a id="line-15"></a>by the local people and the devotees of Krishn.  
<a id="line-16"></a>Brajwasi. The people of Braj (the Mathura district) who lived during  
<a id="line-17"></a>the time of Krishn. Wasi means dweller. So Brajwasi means the  
<a id="line-18"></a>original residents of Braj.  
<a id="line-19"></a>braj ras. The Bliss of Radha Krishn leelas that generally all the  
<a id="line-20"></a>Brajwasis experience (His playmates, mother Yashoda and also  
<a id="line-21"></a>the Gopis).  
<a id="line-22"></a>dharm. In general, dharm means the religious discipline for the  
<a id="line-23"></a>four orders of life. It is called samanya dharm. General dharm  
<a id="line-24"></a>also includes the social disciplines and code of conduct according  
<a id="line-25"></a>to our scriptures. It is also called varnashram dharm or apar  
<a id="line-26"></a>dharm. The dharm that takes a soul to God is called par dharm

The supplied bilingual Bhakti Shatak edition: 100 original Hindi couplets, printed Hindi explanation, Roman transliteration and published English elucidation. Source wording and contributor credits are preserved; no new meanings are generated. Supplied edition: Copyright2002; Introduction signed Guru Poornima2002. Published translation: H.D. Swami Prakashanand Saraswati.

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