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502 Glossary

gratification; and iii) madness, indolence, and sleep. These are described
in considerable depth in Bhagavad-gétä.

Guru-Gauräìga—guru and Gauräëga. Here guru principally refers to one’s
immediate guru. In the Gauòéya Maöha, deities of Guru-Gauräìga are
usually presented as a wooden form of Gauräëga and a pictorial image of
the guru(s).

Gurukula—a guru’s ashram, wherein young brahmacärés reside and receive
education.
Guru-paramparä—the chain of preceptorial succession from guru to disciple
to granddisciple, and so on, through which transcendental knowledge is
conveyed. See Sampradäya.
Guru-varga—present and previous gurus taken as a collective group. (Varga—
division, class, set, group)
Gurvañöaka—eight prayers composed by Çréla Viçvanätha Cakravarté Öhäkura
in glorification of the guru.
Halavä—dessert made from semolina (or other grain), ghee, sugar, and water.
Hanumän—the most famous monkey-servant of Lord Räma.
Hare—(1) vocative form of Harä (Lord Kåñëa’s internal energy, i.e., Çrématé
Rädhäräëé); (2) vocative form of Hari.
Hare Kåñëa mahä-mantra—the great incantation for deliverance: Hare Kåñëa,
Hare Kåñëa, Kåñëa Kåñëa, Hare Hare/ Hare Räma, Hare Räma, Räma
Räma, Hare Hare.
Hari—“He who takes away [obstacles to spiritual progress]”; the Supreme Lord,
Çré Kåñëa.
Hari-bhakti-viläsa—the treatise composed by Gopäla Bhaöta Gosvämé and
Sanätana Gosvämé that delineates and explains rules, regulations, and
rituals for Gauòéya Vaiñëavas.

Harijana—“a person of God”; (1) a devotee, (2) a common misnomer for an
outcaste or low-class person.
Hari-kathä—discussion of the glories, activities, and qualities of Hari. See Kåñëa-
kathä.
Harinäma—(1) the holy name(s) of the Supreme Lord; (2) initiation by a guru into
the chanting of the holy name (known in ISKCON as “first initiation”).
Harinämämåta-vyäkaraëa—“the grammar which is comprised of the nectar of
the holy names”; an instructional Sanskrit grammar composed by Çréla
Jéva Gosvämé.