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506 Glossary

Kåpä—mercy.
Kåñëa—original, all-attractive form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Kåñëa consciousness—acting in knowledge of one’s relationship with Kåñëa, the
Supreme Absolute Truth. See also Devotional service.
Kåñëadäsa Bäbäjé—a name of many bäbäjés. In Çré Bhaktisiddhänta Vaibhava it
mostly refers to the personal servant (1887–1915) of Çréla Bhaktivinoda
Öhäkura.
(Çréla) Kåñëadäsa Kaviräja Gosvämé—(?–1582) the author of Çré Caitanya-
caritämåta (for which he is primarily known) and also Çré Govinda-lélämåta,
another seminal Gauòéya work.
Kåñëa-kathä—a synonym of Hari-kathä (q.v.).
Kñatriya—(1) a warrior and ruler; (2) the second occupational division of the
Vedic social system. See also Varëa; Varëäçrama-dharma.
Kuliyä—(1) the medieval name of the site of much of the present town of
Navadvépa; (2) the name usually used by Çréla Bhaktivinoda Öhäkura
and his discipular followers to refer to the modern town of Navadvépa, to
avoid connoting it as the original Navadvépa mentioned in old records as
the birthplace of Lord Caitanya. (Most of those who reject Mäyäpur as
the birthplace of Lord Caitanya regard the location of Kuliyä as currently
unascertainable.)
Kumbha-melä—a gargantuan month-long religious conclave held every twelve
years at Prayäga. Six years after each Kumbha-melä an Ardha (half)
Kumbha-melä is held, which also attracts large crowds.
Kuëòa—a pond.

Kurukñetra—the ancient place of pilgrimage that was also the site of the great
Battle of Kurukñetra, fought five thousand years ago (elaborately described
in Mahäbhärata).
Kuöé, kuöéra—hut, cottage.
Läbha-püjä-pratiñöhä—“gain, worship, and fame,” desire for which is mentioned
by Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu as three major obstacles on the path of Kåñëa
conscious progress (Cc 2.19.159).
Lakñmaëa—one of Lord Rämacandra’s three younger brothers. See Räma.
Lakñmé—the goddess of fortune and eternal consort of Lord Näräyaëa (Viñëu).
Lélä—(1) transcendental activities of Bhagavän or His liberated devotees. Such
activities are conducted under the internal, pleasure-giving potency of
Bhagavän, in contradistinction to the activities of conditioned souls, which