Pramāda—inattention or misunderstanding of reality.Prabhupada ›Glossary›-P-›Pramada-inattention or Pramada-inattention or misunderstanding of reality. Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/glossary/p/pramada-inattention-or-misunderstanding-of-reality Previous: Pramana-Evidence, proof. The term refers to sources of knowledge that are held to be valid. In the Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya Sampradaya, the school of Vedic knowledge that ISKCON represents, there are three pramanas. They are pratyaksa (direct sense perception), anumana (reason), and sabda (authoritative testimony). Of these three pramanas, sabda is imperative, while pratyaksa and anumana are supportive. See Anumana, Pratyaksa, Sabda. Next: Pramada-woman, to whom a man becomes madly attached.