Krsna Kirtana Songs
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Words Starting with R
Rādhā (राधा) (Srīmatī
Rādhārāṇī; voc. Rādhe)
eternal consort of Lord Kṛṣṇa; supreme pleasure potency of the
Lord
Rādhikā (राधिका)
see Rādhā
Rādhikā-ramaṇa (राधिका-रमण) name of Lord Kṛṣṇa; the
one that gives pleasure to Rādhikā (Rādhā)
rāga (राग) 1) attachment 2) lit.
that would colors the mind; melodic forms containing
aesthetic qualities, upward and downward scales, king and queens of notes, and
emotional feels
Raghu (रघु)
the great-grandfather of Lord Rāma; one of the
founders of the royal (solar) dynasty Lord Rāma
appeared in
Raghunātha (रघुनाथ) name of Lord Rāma; lord of the Raghu race
Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī (रघुनाथ भट्ट गोस्वामी) one of the six Gosvāmīs
of Vṛndāvana
Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī (रघुनाथ दास गोस्वामी)
one of the six Gosvāmīs
of Vṛndāvana
rājā (राजा)
king
rājā dharma (राज धर्म) kings sacred duty,
principles, and actions
rajo-guṇa (रजो-गुण) the mode of passion
rakṣaka (रक्षक) protector
rākṣasa (राक्षस) race of demoniac
persons
Rāma (राम) 1) a name for Lord Kṛṣṇa
meaning reservoir of pleasure 2) Lord Rāmacandra
who took form to destroy Rāvaṇa and establish the role of
the perfect man and perfect king 3) Lord Balarāma
Rāma rājya (राम राज्य) the perfect rule under
Lord Rāmacandras kingship
Ramā (रमा) Lakṣmī, Lord Viṣṇus eternal consort
Rāmacandra (रामचन्द्र) see Rāma
Rāmacandra Kavirāja (रामचन्द्र कविराज) the associate of Narottama Dāsa Ṭhākura
Rāmānanda Rāya
(रामानन्द राय) a confidential
associate of Lord Caitanya who saw the ṣad-bhuja form of the Lord
Rāmānuja (Rāmānujācārya)
(रामानुज/रामानुजाचार्य) great Vaiṣṇava
devotee who founded the Śrī sampradāya
Rāmāyaṇa (रामायण) the epic written by Vālmīkī describing all of Lord Rāmas pastimes
Rāma navami (राम नवमि)
the appearance day celebration of Lord Rāma;
(ninth day of the month of Caitra (March-April))
ratha (रथ) chariot
Ratha Yātrā
(रथ यात्रा)
(lit.
journey of the chariots) the festival where Jagannātha, Baladeva, and Subhadrā are taken outside of the temple and placed on
chariots on the streets of the city. Devotees pull the chariots throughout the
city chanting Their holy names
rāsa līlā
(रास लीला)
the dance Lord Kṛṣṇa
performed with the gopīs headed by Rādhā
Rāseśvarī (रासेश्वरी)
Rādhā, queen of the rāsa
field
Rāvaṇa (रावण) son of Kaikasī and Viśravā;
demoniac king of Lankā, kidnapped Sītā and was slain by Lord Rāma
Ṛg-veda (ऋग्वेद) one of the four original Vedas containing hymns
and chants to various demigods
ṛkṣ (ऋक्ष) bears
Ṛkṣarāja (ऋक्षराज) king of bears
ṛṇa (ऋण) debt
Rohiṇī (रोहिणी)
wife of Vasudeva and mother of Balarāma
(Rohiṇī-suta)
ṛṣabha (ऋशभ) the second note in the musical scale
Ṛṣabha (ऋशभ/ऋशभदेव) (Ṛṣabhadeva) form of Lord Kṛṣṇa who was
ruler that devotional service in the fifth canto of the Bhāgavatam
ṛṣi (ऋषि) a seer
Rṣyamukha (ऋष्यमुख) the mountain where Sugrīva
and his minister stayed until Lord Rāmas visit
ṛtvika (ऋत्विक) 1) a Vedic priest (from ṛtvija)
2) acceptor of initiation by a ṛtvika priest
Rudra (रुद्र) 1) name of Lord Siva
2) lit. anger 3) one of the four sampradāyas
rudra vīṇā
(रुद्र वीणा)
the more common vīṇā in the North
Indian tradition; a bamboo stringed zither
Rukmi (रुक्मि)
brother of Rukmiṇī
Rukmiṇī (रुक्मिणी)
one of the main wives of Lord Kṛṣṇa
Rumā (रुमा) Sugrīvas
wife, held captive by Vālī until his death
rūpa (रूप) form
rūpaka (रूपक) a common seven beat
cycle of North Indian music
rūpakam (रूपकम्)
a common six beat cycle of South Indian music
rūpam (रूपम्)
see uptāla jhampaka
Rūpa Gosvāmī (रूप गोस्वामी)
the leader of the six Gosvāmīs of Vṛndāvana,
author of Bhakti Rasāmṛta Sindhu
UPDATED:
July 6, 2009