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528 Glossary

Vidhi-märga—the path of bhakti governed by adherence to scripturally ordained
regulations (and thus distinguished from räga-märga).

Vidvad-rüòhi—the meaning (rüòhi) of a word accepted by the learned (vidvän);
the internal, transcendental meaning of a word. See also Ajïa-rüòhi.
Vidyä—knowledge.

Vigraha—“form.” It often indicates the Supreme Lord in His manifestation as
the deity (q.v.).
Vijaya-vigraha—a small deity of a temple who participates in festivals on behalf
of the larger deity, who generally remains on the altar. In South India and
in ISKCON, this deity is more commonly known by the synonymous term
utsava-vigraha.
Viläpa-kusumäïjali—The composition of 104 verses by Çréla Raghunätha däsa
Gosvämé expressing his desperate separation from Çrématé Rädhäräëé, and
craving Her service.
Viläsa—pastime, sport, appearance, manifestation, charm, shining, beauty.
Vinoda—pleasure.
Vipralambha, Viraha—separation (of lovers). Lord Caitanya taught that the most
exquisite worship of Kåñëa is in the mood of separation (viraha-bhäva);
hence this mood is the heart of Gauòéya Vaiñëava dharma. Devotees in
this mortal world also feel viraha from devotees departed from it.

Viñaya—object, concern, sphere, category, etc.
Viñaya-vigraha—“the form of the object,” the object of prema, i.e., Kåñëa. See
also Äçraya-vigraha.

Viñëu—the Supreme Lord, especially His majestic four-armed forms in Vaikuëöha
and His expansions for creating and maintaining the material universes.
Viñëupriyä—the eternal consort of Lord Caitanya who appeared in His pastimes
as His second wife, famous for her strict practice of Kåñëa-bhakti after He
accepted sannyäsa.
Viñëusvämé—the original preceptor of the Vaiñëava sampradäya named after
him.

Viçva—universe, universal, earth, world, all, entire, whole.
(Çréla) Viçvanätha Cakravarté—(seventeenth century) a prominent Gauòéya
äcärya best known for writings of his that illuminate mädhurya-bhäva.

Viçva-Vaiñëava-räja Sabhä—“universal royal court of Vaiñëavas”; the organization
founded by Çréla Bhaktisiddhänta Sarasvaté and his associates in 1919 that