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Maöha—(1) a temple with an attached ashram for brahmacärés and sannyasis;
(2) monastery; (3) (cap) Çré Caitanya Maöha, or Çré Gauòéya Maöha, or a
branch thereof. See also Äkhòä.
Maöha-rakñaka—“protector of the maöha,” the devotee in charge of a particular
Gauòéya Maöha. Usually rendered in English as “secretary” of a particular
Gauòéya Maöha.

Maöha-väsé—a resident of a maöha.
Mathurä—the sacred place where Lord Kåñëa took birth and later returned to
after performing childhood pastimes in Våëdävana. Today its extrinsic
manifestation is a large town of the same name in Uttar Pradesh.
Mauna—silence, especially when adopted as a religious observance.
Mäyä—“illusion”; (1) (cap) the personality of the Supreme Lord’s material
deluding potency; (2) (lc) illusion; forgetfulness of one’s eternal relationship
as servant of Kåñëa. See also Durgä.
Mäyäpur—the place within Navadvépa-dhäma where Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu
appeared. According to modern political considerations it is presently in
Nadia District, West Bengal.

Mäyäväda—(1) the philosphical thesis of absolute identity between jéva and
Brahman, Brahman being considered formless and impersonal or void;
(2) monism; (3) (Gauòéya Vaiñëava usage) in Caitanya-caritämåta and
subsequent texts, it denotes the philosophy propagated by Ädi-Çaìkaräcärya
(which among non-Gauòiyäs is generally known as kevalädvaita-väda
or advaita-väda); (4) (non-Gauòéya usage) a particular interpretation of
kevalädvaita-väda. See also Ädi-Çaìkaräcärya.
Mäyävädé—an adherent of Mäyäväda.
Mellow—Çréla Bhaktisiddhänta Sarasvaté’s English rendition of the Sanskrit
word rasa.
Mleccha—(1) barbarian; (2) a person outside Vedic culture, who does not follow
Vedic principles.

Modes of material nature—See Guëa.
Mokña—liberation from material existence, the cycle of birth and death. See
also Dharma-artha-käma-mokña.

Mådaìga—a two-headed ellipsoidal drum used to accompany kértana.
Mukti—liberation, especially from the bondage of material existence (thus often
used as a synonym for mokña).

Mukunda—a name of Kåñëa meaning “bestower of liberation.”