Krsna Kirtana Songs
est. 2001 www.kksongs.org
Words Starting with V
vācaka form of the Lord
through His names
vācya form of the Lord full
of transcendental bliss and knowledge
Vaidehī Sītā
Vaikuṇṭha the eternal spiritual planet and abode of
Lord Viṣṇu
Vaiṣṇava devotee of Lord Viṣṇu
or Kṛṣṇa
vaiśya class of
agriculturalists, traders, merchants, and businessmen according to the Vedic
occupational divisions of society
Vālī the elder brother of Sugrīva,
killed by Lord Rāma
Vālmīkī author of the Rāmāyaṇa; sheltered Sītā
during Her banishment and became the spiritual master of Lava and Kuśa
Vāmana (Vāmanadeva)
the form of the Lord as a dwarf in order to seize the world and possessions
of King Bali
vana forest
vānaprastha the third stage of life;
retirement from family life in order to develop renunciation
Varāha the avatāra
of the Lord in the form of a boar
varṇa one of the Vedic occupational classes
varṇa-sańkara unwanted progeny
produced due to illicit sex
varṇāśrama dharma Vedic social
system based on principles (dharma) in ones occupational (varṇa)
and personal lives (āśrama)
Varṣānā a village in the Braja
territory; the birthplace of Rādhā
Varuṇa demigod of the sea
Vaśiṣṭha the spiritual preceptor
and royal priest of the solar dynasty
vasu a type of heavenly
being
Vasudeva father of Lord Kṛṣṇa
Vāsudeva 1) name of Lord Kṛṣṇa, son
of Vasudeva 2) expansion of Lord Kṛṣṇa that
took form as Lord Rāma
Veda
the four primordial scriptures
Vedānta-sutra the philosophical treatise written
by Vyāsadeva consisting of succinct aphorisms
that embody the essential meaning of the Upaniṣads
Vedavatī the devotee of Viṣṇu who was
harassed by Rāvaṇa; took form as the shadow image of Sītā
vibhāga measures or division blocks
of a rhythmic cycle in North Indian music
Vibhiṣaṇa youngest brother of Rāvaṇa, after being thrown out of his nation for his devotion, he sought Lord Rāmas shelter and aided Him through the war, became
future king of Lankā
Vicitravīrya son of Satyavatī and Śāntanu;
brother of Citrāńgada
Videha The nation Janaka ruled
vidyā knowledge
vikarma sinful actions
Vikarṇa the third oldest son of Dhṛṭarāṣṭra and Gāndhārī
vīṇā 1) any stringed
instrument 2) a zither with a bamboo neck with a gourd at each end
Virāgha a demon during the forest exile, killed by
Lord Rāma
Virāṭa the king of Matsya who
sheltered the Pāṇḍavas
virāṭa-rūpa
the universal form of Lord Kṛṣṇa
visarga the element ḥ
used in conjunction with vowels
Viṣṇu the expansion of Kṛṣṇa
as maintainer of the mode of goodness, reclining on Lord Śeṣa with Lakṣmī-devī
constantly serving Him
viṣṇu-dūta the messengers or
envoys of Lord Viṣṇu
viṣṇu-tattva the status or category of
Godhead
viśva 1) the universe 2) a
rhythmic cycle of thirteen beats
viśva vandita
a rhythmic cycle with eight beats
Viśvāmitra a well known seer who
had Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa accompany him to the
forest to protect the seers from demoniac attacks
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura a well known sixteenth century devotee
known for his Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
commentaries
vitāt a
subclass of stringed instruments that are played by a bow
viveka
discrimination
Viveka-Cuḍāmaṇi
Vraja the nation Nanda Mahārāja ruled
Vṛndā-devī goddess representing
the tulasī plant
Vṛndāvana (lit. the
Vṛṣabhānu father of Rādhā
Vṛṣṇi one of the dominant races in
Vyāsa (also known as Vedavyāsa
or Kṛṣṇa
Dvaipayana Vyāsa)
compiler of the Vedic literatures and author of the Mahābhārata
Vyāsa-pūjā the festival of the
appearance of ones spiritual master