# Glossary · page xii

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<a id="line-1"></a>the bondage of maya. He is only liberated  
<a id="line-2"></a>from avidya maya i.e the modes of  
<a id="line-3"></a>tamoguna or rajoguna. But the bondage  
<a id="line-4"></a>vidya maya i.e sattvaguna remains  
<a id="line-5"></a>jnan

<a id="line-6"></a>(ज्ञान)

<a id="line-7"></a>The knowledge which leads to the  
<a id="line-8"></a>attainment of Impersonal Brahman. The  
<a id="line-9"></a>person who follows this path is called a  
<a id="line-10"></a>jnani  
<a id="line-11"></a>kachhani

<a id="line-12"></a>(काछनी)

<a id="line-13"></a>A kind of silken loin-cloth worn by Shri  
<a id="line-14"></a>Krishna. It is tied up around the waist,  
<a id="line-15"></a>loosely covering the hips, and knotted up  
<a id="line-16"></a>in the front like a semi-bow, leaving its  
<a id="line-17"></a>edges hanging down in a pretty style.  
<a id="line-18"></a>kadamb

<a id="line-19"></a>(कदम्ब)

<a id="line-20"></a>A native, abundantly flowering tree of  
<a id="line-21"></a>Braj, having golf ball size and shape  
<a id="line-22"></a>yellow flowers with rich fragrance.  
<a id="line-23"></a>kalpa

<a id="line-24"></a>(कल्प)

<a id="line-25"></a>An aeon, a long period of time  
<a id="line-26"></a>karma

<a id="line-27"></a>(कर्म)

<a id="line-28"></a>Strict performance of duties as prescribed  
<a id="line-29"></a>in the Vedas according to one’s caste or  
<a id="line-30"></a>stages in life. A person who follows this  
<a id="line-31"></a>path is called karmi  
<a id="line-32"></a>karmic bondage The bondage caused to living beings as a  
<a id="line-33"></a>result of good and bad actions which  
<a id="line-34"></a>fructify in future lives and keep one bound  
<a id="line-35"></a>to the cycle of birth and death.  
<a id="line-36"></a>kasauti

<a id="line-37"></a>(कसौटी)

<a id="line-38"></a>A black stone which is used to test the  
<a id="line-39"></a>purity of gold  
<a id="line-40"></a>kaustubha

<a id="line-41"></a>(कौस्तुभ)

<a id="line-42"></a>A ruby like large divine jewel with  
<a id="line-43"></a>marvellous facets which is worn by the  
<a id="line-44"></a>Supreme Lord (Shri Krishna, Ram and  
<a id="line-45"></a>Vishnu) in His necklace  
<a id="line-46"></a>kaam

<a id="line-47"></a>(काम)

<a id="line-48"></a>Sensuous gratification  
<a id="line-49"></a>Kaamdev

<a id="line-50"></a>(कामदेव)

<a id="line-51"></a>The god of love and beauty (Cupid).  
<a id="line-52"></a>kanta bhav

<a id="line-53"></a>(कान्त भाव)

<a id="line-54"></a>Where a direct relationship in amorous  
<a id="line-55"></a>love is sought with Shyamsundar, without  
<a id="line-56"></a>surrender to Shyama and Her Sakhis

All 1008 Hindi verses, printed Roman transliteration and published English meanings from the supplied 441-page English edition, first published October 2010. The separate 291-page Hindi edition is not silently substituted or aligned to these English meanings. Supplied edition: First English edition, October 2010. Publisher: Radha Govind Samiti, New Delhi.

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