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248 Glossary

Gopa—(1) a cowherd; (2) a member of the hereditary cowherding
community.

Gopé—(1) a spiritual cowherd damsel who serves Kåñëa in
mädhurya-rasa; (2) any female cowherd.

Gosvämé—“one who fully controls his senses;” a title for a Vaiñëava
guru.

Govardhana—the especially sacred hill within Vraja-maëòala that
is nondifferent from Kåñëa.

Govinda—a name of Kåñëa meaning “He who gives pleasure to
the land, the cows, and the senses.”

Gurukula—“the house of a guru;” a traditional Vedic school.

Hare Kåñëa mahä-mantra—the great incantation that can deliver
one from material existence and can also bestow love of Godhead:
Hare Kåñëa, Hare Kåñëa, Kåñëa Kåñëa, Hare Hare/ Hare Räma,
Hare Räma, Räma Räma, Hare Hare.

Hari—“He who takes away [obstacles to spiritual progress]”; the
Supreme Lord, Çré Kåñëa.

Hari-näma—the holy name(s) of the Supreme Lord.

Jagannätha—a name of Kåñëa meaning “Lord of the universe”;
a specific deity form of Kåñëa. The large temple and elaborate
worship therein of Lord Jagannätha at Puré, Odisha, is especially
famous.

Japa—soft or silent recitation (often on beads) of mantras or of
the Lord’s holy names.