GLOSSARY

Siva : One of the Hindu Trinity.

Sloka : Couplet or Quatrain in Sanskrit.

Soorya : The Sun God.

Soulabhya : Ease of access.

Sri Krishna : The eighth incarnation of Vishnu, who gave the Bhagavad Gita.

Sruti : Veda, Revelation.

Sukra : The Guru or aachaarya of the Asuras, the planet Venus.

Swarga : Heaven, where the blessed are received after death.

Taamasik : Pertaining to the element of inertia.

Tamasaa : A river flowing into Ganga.

Tapas : Austerities and penances.

Tapasvi : One who does Tapas or penance.

Tapasvini : Feminine of Tapasvi.

Tapasya : Power obtained through Tapas or penance.

Tilaka : A mark put on the forehead of women.

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