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312 Glosssary

Śiṁśapā—rosewood tree (Dalbergia sissoo).
Sindhu—the ocean.
Śiva—the greatest devotee of Lord Viṣṇu and His guṇa-avatāra
in charge of the dissolution of the universe.
Sītā—the eternal consort of Lord Rāmacandra, daughter of
King Janaka of Mithilā.
Śloka—a Sanskrit verse.
Śmaśāna—cremation grounds.

Śrāddha—offerings to the forefathers.
Śūdra—a laborer, a member of the fourth occupational division
in the Vedic social system.
Śūkrācārya—the spiritual master of the demons and author of
a nīti-śāstra by his name.
Svāmī—a sannyāsī renunciant.
Svargaloka—heavenly planets inhabited by the demigods and
other celestial beings.
Śrī, Śrīla, Śrīpāda—honorific titles in front of the name.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam—the most sublime and important
among the eighteen Purāṇas.
Śrī-guru-kṛpā—the mercy of Śrī Guru.
Tamāla—a tropical tree of the species Xanthochymus.
Tantra—particular Vedic scriptures explaining the details of
the rituals of worship and ceremonies.
Tapasya—religious austerity.

Tāta—an affectionate apellation in Sanskrit for either a junior
or a father.

Tila—sesame.
Tīrthaṅkara—a Jain saint.