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Glossary

Saṁvit—the potency of omniscience, one of the three features of the
Supreme Lord’s internal energy. See also: Hlādinī, Sandhinī.
Sanātana-dharma—“the eternal duty of the soul,” an ancient Vedic
concept of religion.
Sanātana Gosvāmī—one of the Six Gosvāmīs (direct disciples of
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu who recorded His teachings) and the elder
brother of Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī.
Sandhinī—the existence-expanding potency in both the material and
the spiritual world, one of the three features of the Supreme Lord’s
internal energy. See also: Hlādinī, Saṁvit.
Sāndīpani Muni—the spiritual master of Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord
Balarāma, who educated Them in the sixty-four Vedic arts.
Sandhyā-vandana—silent recitation of the Gāyatrī mantra by
brāhmaṇas thrice daily.
Śaṅkarācārya (686–718)—a great South Indian philosopher who
established the doctrine of monism, or Māyāvāda.
Saṅkīrtana—congregational chanting of the holy names of the Lord,
especially the mahā-mantra (q.v.).
Saṅkīrtana devotee—a devotee who performs public chanting or

distributes spiritual literature for the benefit of all.
Saṅkīrtana-yajña—the sacrifice of congregationally chanting the

holy names, greater even than ancient Vedic sacrifices meant to

benefit the entire world.

Sannyāsa(-āśrama)—the stage of renunciation, the fourth āśrama of
the Vedic social system.
Sannyāsī—a person in the renounced order of life.
Sanskrit—the sacred language (used in the Vedic scriptures) that
appeared from Lord Nārāyaṇa. It is the oldest and original language,
from which all other languages developed.
Śakti—(1) power, potency; (2) the consort of any of the demigods or
of the Supreme Lord.

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