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516 Glossary

Rägätmika—composed of or characterized by räga.
(Çréla) Raghunätha Bhaööa Gosvämé—(1506–1580) one of the Six Gosvämés, and
famous for reciting Çrémad-Bhägavatam.
(Çréla) Raghunätha däsa Gosvämé—(1495–1571) one of the Six Gosvämés, and
known as the prayojana-äcärya.

Räkñasa—(1) a powerful race of cannibals, usually possessed of mystic powers;
(2) anyone of highly sinful mentality.
Räma—“pleasant”, “charming”; a prominent name of Viñëu. It particularly refers
to the Viñëu-avatar Rämacandra, who appeared in Tretä-yuga as the ideal
king.
Rämacandra—See Räma.
(Çréla) Rämänanda Räya—one of the most intimate associates of Lord Caitanya
during His pastimes in Puré.

(Çré, Çrépäda) Rämänuja, Rämänujäcärya—the powerful eleventh-century
äcärya of the Çré sampradäya who preached the philosophy of viçiñöädvaita
(qualified oneness).
Rämäyaëa—the epic narration of Lord Rämacandra’s pastimes.
Rasa—taste, or mellow, of a relationship, particularly in regard to Kåñëa. As
explained by Çréla Rüpa Gosvämé in Bhakti-rasämåta-sindhu, the five main
rasas are çänta (neutrality), däsya (servitude), sakhya (friendship), vätsalya
(parental love), and mädhurya (amatory love).
Rasäbhäsa—contradictory and distasteful overlapping of one rasa with another.

Rasagullä—a particular type of sweetball made from milk curd.
Räsa(-lélä)—the circular dance of Kåñëa and the gopés, the most celebrated of
Kåñëa’s pastimes (described in Çrémad-Bhägavatam, Tenth Canto, chapters
twenty-nine through thirty-three).
Rasa-çästra—a treatise concerning rasa.
Räsa-sthalé—a site of räsa-lélä. There are several within Vraja-maëòala, of which
the most prominent (being the venue of the mahä-räsa performed during
Kärtika) is the site of the Rädhä-Govinda temple within the present town
of Vrindaban.
Rasika—a person absorbed in the mellows of rasa, especially gopé-rasa. Refers to
both devotees and the Supreme Lord.
Ratha-yäträ—the annual festival in Puré and other places for pulling the deities
of Lord Jagannätha, Lord Balaräma, and Subhadrä-devé in procession on
huge decorated canopied chariots.