Glossary – Vraja Maṇḍala


							sādhu 
							
							A holy person(s) who has attained spiritual realization.


							Samāj Gayan 
							
							Communal/group singing of devotional poetry (in the Vraja tradition), performed in Dhrupad style and appropriate Rāgas.


							sampradāya 
							
							
 	Religious or spiritual tradition(s).
 	An orderly lineage or school of teaching transmitted from Guru to disciple.


							saṃsāra 
							
							
 	Meaning: The cycle of repeated birth, death, and rebirth - worldly existence characterized by impermanence, ignorance, suffering, and karmic continuity.
 	Literal: Saṃsāra (Sanskrit: संसार) — literally “continuous wandering/flow” (sam‑ “together/again” + sṛ/√sṛ “to go, flow, move”).


							Saṃskṛta 
							
							Correct spelling for the Sanskrit.


							sat-saṅga 
							
							Association of saints / company of the wise.


							sāttvika 
							
							
 	Purity, light, and wisdom.
 	The highest guṇa.


							seva 
							
							
 	Selfless service.
 	Activity offered to God.


							Smṛti 
							
							Smritis mean “that which has to be remembered”. They refer to a specific set of sacred Hindu texts. They are composed by humans (unlike the Vedas) and are designed to guide a person through their daily lives.

The Smritis are:

Dharma Shãstras (Law Codes), Itihãsas (Epics: Rãmãyana, Mahãbhãrata), Purãnas, Ãgamas & Tantras (scriptures of the three major theological traditions: Shaivism, Vaishnavism, and Shaktism), Darshanas (Brahma Sûtra, Mîmãmsã Sûtra, Nyãya Sûtra, Vaisheshika Sûtra, Sãnkhya Sûtras and Yoga Sûtras).


							svabhāvika-dvaitādvaita 
							
							Natural (inherent) dual non-dualism [corpus doctrinae of śrī nimbārkācāryaḥ].