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1Glossary

2aarti

3(आरती)

4Cememonial adoration with kindled

5lamps

6alaap

7(अलाप)

8Augmentation in classical music

9amrit

10(अमृत)

11Ambrosia

12anant

13(अनन्त)

14Limitless, Infinite

15badhai

16(बधाई)

17Congratulatory songs

18balihar

19(बलिहार)

20An expression of deeply adoring

21admiration in reverence, fascination,

22felicity or heart capturing delight.

23Bama

24(बामा)

25The eternal associates of Shyama Shyam,

26who descend to this world as the Rasik

27Saints of Braj.

28Barsana

29(बरसाना)

30The divine abode of Shri Radha

31bhav deha

32(भाव देह)

33Visualising a subtle divine body with the

34mind

35bhav(s)

36(भाव)

37Loving sentiments related to specific

38relationships. There are five kinds of

39relational intimacy with the Divine

40Beloved, God-

41shanta (servitor-king relationship)

42dasya (master-servant relationship)

43sakhya (friend-friend relationship)

44vatsalya (parent-child relationship) and

45madhurya (beloved-lover relationship)