Krsna Kirtana Songs
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Words Starting with K
Kabandha (कबन्ध) the torso-shaped demon
with long arms, slayed by Rāma
and Lakṣmaṇa to free him from the curse
kacchapa (कच्चप) see Kurma
kahervā (कहेर्वा)
a commonly used eight beat cycle
Kaikasī (कैकसी) wife of Viśravā, mother of Kumbhakarṇa,
Rāvaṇa, Sūrpanakhā,
and Vibhiṣaṇa
Kaikeyī (कैकेयी) mother of Bharata; extracted the two boons from Daśaratha
to make Bharata the king and exile Lord Rāma for fourteen years
Kaiṭabha (कैटभ) a demon killed by Lord
Viṣṇu
kāla (काल) eternal time
kalam (कलम) the hammer like tool
used to strike strings on the santūr
Kālanemi (कालनेमि)
1) demon killed by Viṣṇu 2) demon sent by Rāvaṇa to distract Hanumān from finding the saρjīvanī
plant
Kālī (काली) 1) the fiercest form
of Durgā 2) wife of Bhīma
and mother of Sarvagata
Kāliyā (कालिया)
cobra who lived in the Yamuna with his wife;
subdued by Kṛṣṇa
Kaliyuga (कलियुग) the present age of
quarrel and hypocrisy; started roughly five thousand years ago
kalpa-taru (कल्पतरु)
desire tree
Kalyāna (कल्यान) 1) benediction 2) one
of the ten thāṭs of North Indian music
Kalyāna Kalpataru (कल्यान कल्पतरु)
one of Bhaktivinoda Thākuras
songbook describing the process of bhakti as a desire
tree with important thematic branches
kāma (काम) material desire; lust
Kāmadeva (कामदेव) demigod of material
desire; cupid
Kāmadhenu (कामधेनु)
the cow of Paraśurāma
Kaḿsa (कंस) the demoniac tyrant king of Mathurā
who tortured the pious citizens and imprisoned his sister Devakī
and friend, Vasudeva, for an oracle that their eighth
would kill him; after instigating many attempts to kill Kṛṣṇa, he
was killed by Kṛṣṇa
kaρjirā (कञ्जिरा) a frame drum made of lizard skin used in South
Indian music
kansa-svara (कन्स-स्वर) a quick light touch of a note
karatāla (करताल) (lit. to make
rhythm) 1) wooden blocks struck together in a similar fashion that castanets
would be played 2) Bengali fine tuned cymbals
Kareṇumatī (करेणुमती)
wife of Nakula and mother of Naramitra
karma (कर्म) action in the material
world which results in some sort or reaction, good or bad
karma-kāṇḍa (कर्म काण्ड) rituals recommended in
the Vedas for those interested in material benefits
karma-yoga (कर्म योग) performing action
towards service to the Supreme Lord without expecting any fruits of the action
karmī (कर्मी)
one who performs actions and enjoys the results of them
Karṇa (कर्ण) the son of Kuntī
and Suryadeva, but was raised by the charioteer, Adhiratha, and his wife, Rādhā.
One of the commander-in-chiefs of the Kaurava army.
Karṇa Parvana (कर्ण पर्वण) the eighth book of the
Mahābhārata discussing the war when Karṇa was the commander-in-chief
Kārtika (कार्तिक) October-November
Kārtikeya (कार्तिकेय) commander-in-chief of
the army of demigods; son of Lord Siva and Pārvatī
karuṇā (करुणा)
mercy
Kātyāyanī (कत्यायनी)
form of Durgā who the gopis
worshipped in order to get Lord Kṛṣṇa as their husband
Kauśalyā (कौशल्या)
mother of Lord Rāma
Kesari (केसरि)
father of Hanumān, a general of the ape army
Keśava (केशव) name of Kṛṣṇa;
killer of Keśi
Keśava Kāśmīrī
(केशव काश्मीरी)
a famous scholar who was defeated in a poetry competition by Lord Caitanya
Keśi (केशि) the horse-demon who
was killed by Kṛṣṇa
Keśi-ghaṭā (केशिघटा) the location where Keśi was killed
khālī (खाली)
1) lit. empty in Hindi 2) the start of the deaccented vibhag; denoted by a
khamak (खमक) (khomok)
a stringed instrument where there is simultaneous action between pulling the
string and plucking it which produces a unique pitch fluctuations
Khammāja (खमाज) one of the ten thāṭs of North Indian music
khaṇḍa (खण्ड) the class of rhythmic
cycles having properties of a five-beat count
Khāṇḍava (खाण्डव / खाण्डवप्रस्थ) (Khāṇḍavaprastha)
the dense forestland which was given to the Pāṇḍavas
during the partition of the land of the Kurus;
constructed to form Indraprastha
Khara (खर) one of Rāvaṇas distant brothers
khemtā (खेम्ता)
a six beat folk rhythm
khīr (खीर) (kheer)
see kṣīra
khol (खोल) (lit. open)
two-headed clay drum used commonly in Bengali bhajanas
and kīrtanas
Kīcaka (कीचक) the brother of the king of Virāṭa who tried to harass and abuse Draupadī,
killed by Bhīma
kināra (किनार) 1) bank of a river 2)
the outer rim on the head of the tabla, pakhawaj, or khol
kinnara (किन्नर) a celestial being
kīrtana (कीर्तन) congregational
chanting or speaking of the Lords name or glories
kīrtī (कीर्ती)
fame
Kīrtīdā (कीर्तीदा) mother of Srīmatī
Rādhārāṇī
Kiṣkindhā (किष्किन्धा)
the city consisting of bears and apes, ruled once by Vāli,
then Sugrīva
Kiṣkindhā Kāṇḍa
(किष्किन्धा काण्ड) canto describing
pastimes and the friendship of Lord Rāma and Sugrīva
kiśora (किशोर) the peak of youth
(male); (female kiśorī)
konnakol (कोन्नकोल) the names used to describe sounds produced on South
Indian percussion instruments; South Indian analog for bols
kṛpā (कृपा) mercy
Kṛpā (कृपा/कृपाचार्य) (Kṛpācārya) the royal priest of the Kuru dynasty from the end of Sāntanus
reign; fought on the Kaurava side and was one of the
few survivors of the Mahābhārata war
Kṛṣṇa (कृष्ण) 1) the Supreme
Personality of Godhead (lit. All-Attractive) 2) a twenty-beat cycle 3) the
dark-phase within the month
Kṛṣṇā (कृष्णा)
1) Druapadī 2) a name of one of the gopīs 3) dark
Kṛṣṇa Consciousness (कृष्ण भावनामृत) (Kṛṣṇa bhāvanāmṛta)
the state of constantly remembering and loving Kṛṣṇa
Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana
Vyāsa (कृष्ण द्वैपायन व्यास) see Vyāsadeva
Kṛṣṇaloka (कृष्णलोक) see Goloka
kṛta (कृत) written work
Kṛtavarmā (कृतवर्मा) a chief of the Yadu
race; aided in the theft of the Syāmāntaka
jewel; joined the Kauravas during the Mahābhārata War; one of the three survivors of
the Kauravas
kṣatriya (क्षत्रिय) the administrative class
kṣīra (क्षीर) (kheer)
(lit.
milk) a rice-milk sweet
Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu (क्षीरदोकशायी
विष्णु)
the expansion of Viṣṇu
that enters into the heart of every created being and into every atom; the Supersoul
kumāra (कुमार) the middle age of
youth
Kumāra sampradāya (कुमार सम्प्रदाय) one of the four
original sampradayas; founded by the four Sanat-kumāras
Kumbhakarṇa (कुम्भकर्ण) younger brother of Rāvaṇa and elder brother of Vibhiṣaṇa
Kumbha-mela (कुम्भमेला)
a festival where many pilgrims gather
kumkum (कुंकुम) red decorative tempera
Kuntī (कुन्ती) wife of Pāṇḍu and the mother of Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, and Arjuna; mother of Karṇa; aunt of Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa
Kuntībhoja (कुन्तीभोज) foster-father of Kuntī
Kurma (कुर्म) the tortoise
incarnation of Lord Kṛṣṇa
Kuru (कुरु)
the dynasty of the Bharatas; the Lunar
dynasty
Kurukṣetra (कुरुक्षेत्र) the pilgrimage site where the Mahābhārata war took place and the place where
the Bhagavad-Gītā was spoken
Kuśa (कुश) son of Lord Rāma,
elder brother of Lava
kuśā (कुशा)
special grass used in rituals by brāhmaṇas
Kuśadhvaja (कुशध्वज) father of Maṇḍavī and Srutakīrtī;
father-in-law of Bharata and Satrughna
Kuvalayāpīḍa (कुवलयापीड) the angry-elephant that was charged
by his keeper to kill Kṛṣṇa
UPDATED: July 4, 2009