# Bhakti Shatak — source page 61

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<a id="line-1"></a>and it is only selfless devotion to God, called bhakti, with  
<a id="line-2"></a>wholehearted faith and confidence.  
<a id="line-3"></a>dwapar. The smallest cycle of time (according to our scriptures) is  
<a id="line-4"></a>called a chaturyug. It consists of four consecutive yugas, sat of  
<a id="line-5"></a>1.728 million years, treta of 1.296 million years, dwapar of .864  
<a id="line-6"></a>million years and kali of .432 million years.  
<a id="line-7"></a>Gopis. The maidens of Braj during the descension period of Radha  
<a id="line-8"></a>Krishn.  
<a id="line-9"></a>Gwalbals. The playmates of Krishn.  
<a id="line-10"></a>gyan, gyani. The followers of impersonal aspect of God are called  
<a id="line-11"></a>gyani and their impersonal concept and understanding is called  
<a id="line-12"></a>gyan. See also: Saint.  
<a id="line-13"></a>karm. Thought and action of a person.  
<a id="line-14"></a>leela. The Divine loving plays of Radha Krishn and the Gopis or  
<a id="line-15"></a>Brajwasis.  
<a id="line-16"></a>Mahabhao. Shree Raseshwari Radha Rani is Herself Mahabhao.  
<a id="line-17"></a>mahan. The first activated phase of prakriti (maya), which is  
<a id="line-18"></a>activated by the will of God after maha pralaya.  
<a id="line-19"></a>maharas. Once Radha Krishn fully revealed Their Divine love on a  
<a id="line-20"></a>particular Sharat Poornima night (5,000 years ago), and Divine  
<a id="line-21"></a>love while playing, singing and dancing with Radha Krishn. That  
<a id="line-22"></a>was maharas.  
<a id="line-23"></a>maya. The original cosmic (material) power that manifests the whole  
<a id="line-24"></a>universe. It is lifeless so it has no mind of its own but it works in  
<a id="line-25"></a>a very systematic, computerized manner. It has its own inherent  
<a id="line-26"></a>qualities called pious, impious and devilish (sattva, raj and tam).

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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