Krsna Kirtana Songs
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Words Starting with L
laggi (लग्गि) (luggi) a cyclic form
based on the use of successive heavy or open bols
laghu (लघु) the ańgam in
South Indian music with variable length depending on the jātī
of the tālam
lākṣa (लाक्ष) (lakh)
lākṣā-gṛha (लाक्षा गृह) burning of the house made of wax; event in the
Mahābhārata when the Kauravas
built a house made of wax for the Pāṇḍavas, in order to kill them in their sleep by
burning the house on fire.
Lakṣmaṇa (लक्ष्मण) 1) Lord Rāmas younger brother, third oldest son of Daśaratha, son of Sumitrā,
incarnation of Sańkarṣana 2) son of Duryodhana in
the Mahābhārata killed by Abhimaṇyu
Lakṣmī (लक्ष्मी) 1) the eternal consort of Lord Viṣṇu;
goddess of fortune 2) an ancient eighteen beat rhythmic cycle
Lańkā (लङ्का) (present day; Srī
Lańkā) the nation in an island south of
India where Rāvaṇa ruled
Lańkā Kāṇḍa (लङ्का काण्ड) see Yuddha Kāṇḍa
Lańkeśa (लङ्केश) lord of Lańkā name for
Lańkinī (लङ्किनी)
the demoness who protected Lańka by Lord Brahmās orders; defeated by Hanumān
Lava
(लव) son of Lord Rāma, younger brother of Kuśa
Lava
Kuśa Kāṇḍa
(लव कुश काण्ड) the canto describing
the epilogue of the Rāmāyaṇa
Lavaṇa (लवण) the demon tyrannical king of Mathurā
killed by Lord Satrughna
līlā (लीला)
divine pastimes of the Lord
Locana Dāsa Ṭhākura (लोचन दास ठाकुर) a well known devotee poet
loka (लोक) planet
UPDATED:
July 5, 2009