-J-Prabhupada ›Glossary›-J- -J- Jaḍa Bharata-Bharata Maharaja in his final birth as a renounced brahmana. He gave wonderful spiritual instruction to Maharaja Rahūgana.Jaḍya-invalidity, a vyabhicari-bhava.Jagad-isa-the Supreme Lord, who is the proprietor of all the universes.Jagad-guru-the spiritual master of the whole world.Jagad-rūpa (Virat-rūpa, Visva-rūpa)-The universal form of isvara, in which jiva, prakrti, kala and karma are revealed as energies of the Supreme. This form was shown by Lord Krsna to Arjuna in the Eleventh Chapter of the Bhagavad-gita. See Īsvara, Krsna.Jagai and Madhai-two great debauchees whom Lord Nityananda converted into Vaisnavas.Jagamohana-the area directly in front of the central altar of an Orissan temple.Jagannatha Puri-place of pilgrimage on the east coast of India where the deity of Jagannatha is worshipedJagannatha-the Supreme Lord, who is Lord of the universe. A particular Deity form of Lord Krsna, seemingly fashioned from wood and brightly painted, which has been worshiped for many centuries in Jagannatha Puri. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to daily visit Lord Jagannatha and see Him in a mood of intense separation, in the mood of Radharani, who was parted from her beloved Krsna most of her days.Jagannatha Misra-Krsna's eternal father, Nada Maharaj of Krsna-lila.Jagara-the ecstatic symptom of wakefulness.Jagat-the material universe.Jajmani-system of patron-client relationships.Jana-nivasa-name for Krsna indicating that He is the ultimate resort of all living entities.Jaimini-the atheistic propounder and philosopher of Karma-mimamsa philosophy, and author of the Karma-mimamsa-sūtras, which explain the Vedas in ritualistic terms, and advocate material work as the purpose of life. He theorized that if fruitive activity is performed nicely, then God is obliged to give the results.Jains-religious sect based on impersonalist ideas.Jambavati-the daughter of Jambavan. She is one of the eight principal queens of Lord Krsna.Janaka Maharaja-considered one of the mahajanas, the great self-realized king of Mithila, and the father of Sita-devi, consort of Lord Ramacandra.Janaloka-a heavenly planet.Janamejaya-the son of King Pariksit.Janardana-a name for the Supreme Personality of Godhead meaning "He who is the original abode and protector of all living beings".Janas-see: Janaloka aboveJahgama-narayana-moving Narayana.Janmastami-the celebration of Lord Krsna's appearance in the material world; the eighth lunar day of the dark fortnight in the month of Bhadra (August-September). The festival of Krsna's birthday.Japa-the soft recitation of the Krsna's holy names as a private meditation, with the aid of 108 prayer beads.Jarasandha-the King of Magadha. He was killed by Bhima. (Sabha Parva in Mahabharata)Jara-old age.Jatasura-a Raksasa who disguised himself as a brahmana and tried to kidnap Draupadi and four of the Panḍavas except for Bhima. Bhima challenged him and killed him in single combat.Jatayu-a devotee of Lord Ramacandra who was the king of the vultures, and the brother of Sampati. He fought with the demon Ravana when the latter kidnapped Sita, the consort of Lord Ramacandra.Jata-karma-a purificatory ceremony performed at the birth of a child.Jaya and Vijaya-two doorkeepers of Vaikuntha who were cursed on account of offending the four Kumara Rsis, and who thus both had to take birth three times in the material world as great demons, Hiranyakasipu and Hiranyaksa in Satya-yuga, Ravana and Kumbhakarna in the next yuga, Treta-yuga, and Sisupala and Dantavakra at the end of Dvapara-yuga.Jayadeva Gosvami-a great Vaisnava poet and author of Gita-govinda.Jayadratha-the King of Sindhu. He was killed by Arjuna in the battle of Kuruksetra. (Drona Parva in Mahabharata)Jayanteyas-nine great sages, sons of King Bharata, who were also known as the nine Yogendras.Jayatsena-the son of Jarasandha. He took the side of Duryodhana in the Kuruksetra war and was killed by Abhimanyu. (Drona Parva in Mahabharata)Jaya-a son of Dhrtarastra who was killed by Bhima. (Drona Parva in Mahabharata)Jaya-intelligence.Jaya-an exclamation meaning "All victory to you!" or "All glories to you!"Jhulana yatra-the swing festival beginning on the third day of the month of Shravan (July-August) and lasting for a fortnight. The swings, usually made from gold or silver, are hung in temples on which the Deities are swung during kirtan by the guests and Vaisnavas.Ji-honorific suffix added to almost any name as a term of endearmentJimūta-a wrestler who was killed by Bhima during a wrestling match in the kingdom of Virata.Jirna-sarpa-the fatigued air of life.Jitendriya-one who has conquered the senses.Jiva (jivatma)-the living entity, who is an eternal soul, individual but part and parcel of the Supreme Lord; One of the five tattvas, or Vedic ontological truths: the living entity, or individual soul. See Soul, Tattva.Jiva Gosvami-one of the Six Gosvamis of Vrndavana and the nephew of Rupa and Sanatana Gosvamis. His father, Anupama, died when the boy was very young. He grew up absorbed in the worship of Krsna and Balarama. Lord Caitanya instructed him in a dream to proceed to Navadvipa, and there he toured that sacred place in the association of Sri Nityananda Prabhu. He then went to Benares to study Sanskrit, and from there to Vrndavana to be under the shelter of his uncles. He became a disciple of Rūpa Gosvami and wrote eighteen major works on Vaisnava philosophy, comprising more than 400,000 verses. He is considered by many philosophers and Sanskritists to be the greatest scholar who ever lived.Jiva Jago-wake up sleeping souls.Jiva-bhūta-the living force within matter. Jiva (jivatma)-the living entity, who is an eternal soul, individual but part and parcel of the Supreme Lord.Jiva-himsa-envy of other living entities.Jiva-maya-the living entities.Jiva-tattva-the living entities, atomic parts of the Supreme Lord.Jivan-mukta-a person who is already liberated even while living in his present body.Jnana-sakti-the power to distribute transcendental knowledge.Jnana-kanḍa-the division of the Vedas dealing with empirical speculation in pursuit of truth; also, such speculation itself; the portions of the Vedas containing knowledge of Brahman, or spirit.Jnana-marga-the cultivation of knowledge.Jnana-yoga-the process of approaching the Supreme by the cultivation of knowledge; the predominantly empirical process of linking with the Supreme, which is executed when one is still attached to mental speculation.Jnana-knowledge. Material jnana does not go beyond the material body. Transcendental jnana discriminates between matter and spirit. Perfect jnana is knowledge of the body, the soul and the Supreme Lord.Jnani-one who is engaged in the cultivation of knowledge (especially by philosophical speculation). Upon attaining perfection, a jnani surrenders to Krsna; This Sanskrit term is related in both form and meaning to the English word know via the Greek word gnsis. In Vedic terminology, there is jnana and vijnana. Jnana refers to the knowledge of the self as not the body, whereas vijnana refers to knowledge of the self's relationship to the Supreme Self.Jnanagamya-a name for the Supreme Personality of Godhead meaning "He who is understood through knowledge of the Vedas."Jnana-kanḍa-The path of philosophical speculation. One of the three departments of Vedic knowledge, jnana-kanḍa is taught by the Kumaras. See Apara-vidya, Karma-kanḍa, Upasana-kanḍa.Jnanendriya-The five knowledge-acquiring senses: the ears, the skin, the eyes, the tongue and the nostrils.Jvalita-the stage exhibited by a devotee when more than two or three transcendental transformations are manifest and it is possible to conceal them with difficulty.Jyotir-linga-one of the 12 selfmanifested Siva-lingasJyotiḥ-sastra-the Vedic science of astronomy.