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Āśrama — any of the four spiritual orders in the Vedic
social system: brahmacarya, gṛhastha, vānaprastha, and
sannyāsa.

Bhāgavata, Bhāgavatam — see Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
Bhajana — religious song.

Bhakta — devotee, especially of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, or His direct avatāras or
expansions.
Bhakti — devotion to Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, or His direct avatāras or expansions.
Bhārata-bhūmi, Bhārata-varṣa — India.
Bhoga — items such as food or flowers meant to be offered
for the Lord’s enjoyment.

Bori — small edible ball usually made of dried ground dāl.
Brahmacārī — member of the first (brahmacarya) order of
Vedic spiritual life, i.e., a celibate student of a spiritual
master.
Brāhmaṇa — (1) a first-class man dedicated to fulfilling
the transcendental purpose of human life; (2) a priest,
teacher, or intellectual; (3) the first occupational
division of the Vedic social system. (Nowadays
brahminical status is wrongly generally determined
by birth alone, although relatively few descendants
of brāhmaṇa families are engaged in their traditional
duties.) See also Varṇa; Varṇāśrama-dharma.

Brahmanical — of or relating to brāhmaṇas.