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Gita Vahini
Sai Baba’s commentaries on the Bhagavad Gita. Godavari
A sacred river in south India that flows across central south India from west to east. It is considered the “Ganga” of the South.
Govardhanagiri
The mountain that Krishna raised with his fingers to protect his devotees.
gopa/gopi
Cowherder (gopa) / milkmaid (gopi) who is a devotee of Krishna; as a child, the gopas/gopis were Krishna’s playmates.
Gopala
A name for Lord Krishna, who as a boy tended the cows in the fields of Brindavan and who, as eternal Lord, tends the souls of individual beings.
guna
Guru Purnima
A day dedicated to the worship and adoration of the spiritual preceptor or guru. It falls on the day of a full moon, usually in July.
guru
Hara
Hari
hatha yoga
Hatha is “force,” and Yoga is “union.” The practice of asanas (Yoga postures) for the purpose of physical well being and for awakening spiritual centers.
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The qualities, aributes, or character of a person or object. The three gunas are sathwaguna, rajoguna, and thamoguna (equanimity, reslessness, inertia).
Preceptor, teacher, guide to spiritual liberation.
He who destroys; one of the names of Lord Shiva.
He who steals the heart; one of the names of Lord Krishna.













































































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