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Gajendra—a king of elephants described in Śrīmad-
Bhāgavatam. He could remember his devotional service to the
Lord from his previous life as King Indradyumna, and when
attacked by a vicious crocodile, he recited beautiful prayers to
the Lord—who then appeared personally to save him.
Gandharva—a class of celestial dancers.
Gaṅgā—the sacred river Ganges.
Garuḍa—the bird carrier of Lord Viṣṇu.

Ghāṭa—a staircase on the bank of a river to facilitate bathing.
Guñjā—(Abrus precatorius) a small white or red berry that is
dried for the purpose of stringing into a simple necklace.
Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra—the great mantra for deliverance
from all sins and quarrels in this age of Kali: Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare
Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma
Rāma Hare Hare.

Indradeva—the king of heaven.
Indragopa—a certain insect (various species of Cochineal).
Jain—an adherent of the philosophy and lifestyle of Jainism
with rigorous rules for nonviolence and austerity.
Jala—water.
Jambū—fruit of the rose apple tree (Syzygium jambos).

Jñānī—one who approaches the Absolute Truth through the
path of jñāna or philosophical speculation.

Jyotiṣa-śāstra—the Vedic science of astronomy and astrology.
Kali-yuga—the last in the cycle of four yugas (Satya-, Tretā-,
Dvāpara- and Kali-yuga). From Satya to Kali, the adherence
of the general mass of people to religious principles gradually
declines.
Kāmadeva—Cupid, the god of love.