Loka-pratāraka—a pretender.Prabhupada ›Glossary›-L-›Loka-prataraka-a pretender. Loka-prataraka-a pretender. Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/glossary/l/loka-prataraka-a-pretender Previous: Loka-pala-a generic term for the deity presiding over one of the directions: Indra for the east, Agni for the southeast. Yama for the south, Surya for the southwest, Varuna for the west, Vayu for the northwest, Kuvera for the north, and Candra for the northeast. Next: Lokayatikas-a class of philosophers, akin to the Buddhists, who existed when Lord Krsna spoke Bhagavad-gita and who accept that life is a product of a mature combination of material elements.