All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga
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Acharya:
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One who teaches by example. Guru.
 
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Bhaktisiddhanta:
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Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Thakur Prabhupad, the guru of both
Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Maharaj and Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Maharaj. In the 1930's he established sixty-four Gaudiya Maths in India and
sent preachers to the United Kingdom.
 
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Chaitanya:
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Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
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Dandavats:
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Prostrated greeting.
 
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Ekadasi:
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The eleventh day of the lunar fortnight. A day on which Vaishnavas abstain from
eating any grains.
 
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Gauranga:
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The Golden Lord, Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
 - Gaudiya Sampradaya:
 - The divine succession following Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
 - Gayatri:
 - A sacred mantra chanted by brahmanas; a Vedic meter.
 - Srila Govinda Maharaj:
 - President Sevaite-Acharya of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.
 - Guru:
 - The Spiritual Master.
 - Srila Guru Maharaj:
 - An affectionate name for Srila Sridhar Maharaj.
 
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ISKCON:
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International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Founded by Srila Sridhar
Maharaj's Godbrother, Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami (Srila Prabhupad).
 
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Krishna:
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The All-Attractive Supreme Lord; Reality the Beautiful; the Lord of Love.
 - Kirtan:
 - Singing or narrating the glories of the Lord.
 
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Mahaprabhu:
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Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
 - Maha-Mantra:
 - Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare /
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare.
 - Mantra:
 - A sacred incantation.
 - Math:
 - Temple, mission.
 
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Navadwip:
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Birthplace of Lord Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
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Om:
 - Om is the very gist of Gayatri.
 
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Prabhu:
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Master.
 - Prabhupad:
 - In the West, the affectionate name for Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Maharaj, Founder-Acharya of ISKCON, and a senior disciple of Srila Bhakti
Siddhanta Saraswati Prabhupad.
In India, the title of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur, Founder-Acharya
of Sri Gaudiya Math.
 
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Sadhu-sangha:
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Devotional association of genuine saints, without which one cannot enter the path of 
pure devotion.
 - Sankirtan:
 - Congregational chanting of the holy name of Lord Sri Krishna.
 - Sampradaya:
 - A disciplic line of succession.
 - Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math:
 - Founded by Srila Sridhar Maharaj.
 - Srila Sridhar Maharaj:
 - A senior disciple of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur and the
Founder-Acharya of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.
 - Sri, Srila:
 - A title.
 - Swami Maharaj:
 - The sannyas name of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj (Prabhupad).
 
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Vaishnava:
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A devotee of the Supreme Lord.
 
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Yuga:
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An Age of the world. The presently Age is Kali Yuga -- the Age of Quarrel.
 
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