Vaibhava-prakâs'a: the perfection of the Lord to expand Himself in more than one form and act simultaneously as happens in 10.33: 20, 10.69: 41, 10.13: 18, and 10.86: 26. Vaikunthha: Krishna's Paradise, which knew no grief or loss. (BV-35) literal: the place where there is no fear. The heavenly abode of the Lord. The ideal planet, the spiritual world. (SSS-II) Vaikunthha is the place or stage of no 'kuntithha' or dullness or stupidity, mutilation or misery.  Vairagi: Monk (RRV2-2) Vairagya: Detachement (Geetha Vahini) Vaisakh: It was the seventh day of the dark half of the moon in the month of Vaisakh on which the coronation of Rama took place (RRV2-12a). Vaishnavas: Devotees of Lord Vishnu. Persons who follow the vidhi's: no meat, fish, eggs, intoxication, illigimate sex or gamble with money, and daily chant 16 rounds japa (= mantra-meditation; praying in the Vedic way: mahamantra plus japa-mala: praying beads). Vaishnava food mantra: One of the mantra's the Vaishnavas use to offer their food to Krishna is: namo brahmanya-devâya go-brâhmana-hitâya ca jagad-dhitâya krishnâya govindâya namo namah 'My obeisances unto the godhead of the brahmins always concerned about the cows, the brahmins and the entire universe, unto Krishna, Govinda, my respects.' Vaivasvata Manu: an original father and law-giver of the human race. There are fourteen Manus appearing in one day of Brahmâ, namely 1. Svayambhuva, 2. Svârocisa, 3. Uttama, 4. Tâmasa, 5. Raivata, 6. Câksusa, 7. Vaivasvata, 8. Sâvarni, 9. Daksa-savarni, 10. Brahma-sâvarni, 11. Dharma-sâvarni, 12. Rudra-sâvarni, 13. Deva-sâvarni and 14. Indra-sâvarni. Vaisya's: Farmers and Merchants; the third Vedic social order. Vajra yoga: A conjunction (in astrological terms) of Indra (Lord of the devas (celestials)). Meaning in Monier Williams: " the hard or mighty one "' , a thunderbolt (esp. that of Indra , said to have been formed out of the bones of the R2ishi Dadhi1ca or Dadhi1ci [q.v.] , and shaped like a circular discus , or in later times regarded as having the form of two transverse bolts crossing each other thus x ; sometimes also applied to similar weapons used by various gods or superhuman beings , or to any mythical weapon destructive of spells or charms , also to %{manyu} , `" wrath "' RV. or [with %{apAm}] to a jet of water AV. &c. &c. ; also applied to a thunderbolt in general or to the lightning evolved from the centrifugal energy of the circular thñthunderbolt of Indra when launched at a foe. N. of a partic. configurations of the planets and stars (in which favourable planets are situated in the 1st and 7th houses and unfavourable in the 4th and 10th) VarBr2S.  A kind of penance (feeding for a month on only barley prepared with cow's urine). A partic. Soma ceremony Shad2vBr.  A partic. posture in sitting Cat. (cf. %{vajrA7sana}). Vali: A great monkey-king; brother and enemy of Sugriva (RRV2-4a) Vâlmîki: (son of Prachetas) the great poet who composed the epic Ramayana, to each canto, Kaanda. Kaanda means water, an expanse of water (RRV-1). Famous Sage visited by Râma while in exile in the forests (RRV-15). (Discourse: God is the Indweller) Vâlmîki: the author of the original Râmâyana. Vâlmîki, the great yogi [from the semen of Varuna] was born from an anthill [hence his name] and indeed were the two sages Agastya and Vashistha [as their common sons] also there from Mitra [the tenth son] and Varuna. (SB, 6: 18-5,6)  Vâmana: [also called Urukrama] The dwarf; the fifth incarnation of Vishnu (RRV-10b) Vâmana: the Lordís incarnation as a dwarf brâhmana boy. (SB 8:18) Vana: forest. (BV-18) Vanaras: Monkey hordes (BV-34), monkey-tribals. (BV-35), (RRV-5a) Varâha: The Boar-incarnation of Vishnu. Varâha: the incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead as a boar. Varna: One of the four Vedic social-occupational divisions of society, distinguished by quality of work and situation with regard to the modes of nature (gunas). See also: Brahmana, Ksatriya, Vaisya and Sudra. Varnasrama-dharma: The Vedic social system of four social and four spiritual orders. Varsha (varsa): area, region, country marked out by mountain ranges. There is a - galactic, universal, transcendental, holistic - central area named Ilâvrta-varsha where Lord Brahmâ sits on mount Meru  and where Lord Shiva gladdens the Supreme Personality. Thereto are eight more varsha's extending to all sides, where Bharata-varsha is also a name for India. (see also dvîpa, Srîmad Bhâgavatam, Canto 5, Hoofdstuk 16 en 17) Varuna: The all-embracing Lord of the universe, with thousand eyes who overlookes the entire universe; the Lord of moral laws. Later on, He gave up His place as King of Gods and gave it to Indra and Prajapati (RRV-8). Varuna: the presiding demigod of the oceans. Vâsanâ's: tendencies and impulses. Tendency on the basis of karma. Obstacle in one's own conditioning and experience, possibly also from former lives. Also the present awareness of previous observations. So also trauma's, recollections etc. Vasat: 'to the Living Being": Thus requested executed the rtvik priest the ceremony, with great attention taking the ghee to commence the oblation to which the brahmin chanted the mantra 'vasat' ['to the Living Being']. (SB 9:1-15)  Vasishta: The Preceptor (Priest) of the Royal Dynasty wherein Rama was born, priest to king Dasaratha (RRV-4) (RRV-17c)  a great sage and rival of Visvâmitra Muni (see SB, C9:7-7).  Vasu: wealth. (BV-1) Vâsudeva: When Vâsudeva enters the heart of man, vasudeva has no longer a place therein. In other words, when the deva of vasu or wealth is seated in the heart, the divine Vâsudeva or Krishna cannot dwell therein. (BV-1) Name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, the Owner of everything, material and spiritual. (vâsu means supreme being of Vishnu dwelling in each, literally: 'God of the Spirit, the Soul or the consciousness') name for Krishna as the son of Vasudeva (his foster father was called Nanda). - Name for Krishna in His manifestation as the cosmic time. - Vâsudeva: the level at which one understands what is God and how one has to act according His different energies. Vâsudeva: literally: the Sweet Lord, the beneficent God, or Lord Krishna as the son of Vasudeva. (SB, C5-12-11) Vasudeva (also known as Ânakadundubhi - SB:9-24, 28-31 and as prajâpati Sutapâ SB:10-3, 32): the father of Lord Krishna. Vâyu: The demigod in charge of the wind. Air, vital energy, movement of the air in the control of the breathing process. In five types: going up (udana), going down (apâna) expanding (vyâ na) balanced (samâna) and higher (prânavâyu). Vedanta: The final part of the Veda in which the true principle of God is described (BV-42) Vedas: [see also Vedas] Sacred scriptures of the Hindu religion. (BV-32). The Sacred scriptures revealed by the Supreme Being, adopted by the Hindus. There are four parts: Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, Atharvaveda. The original revealed scriptures, first spoken by Lord Krishna.  Vedamatha: Providence which revealed the Vedas (SSS-II), the heritage of spiritual treasure (SSS-III) Vedanga: Veda-limb. Six branches of post-Vedic studies revered as auxiliary to the Vedas. Four Vedangas govern correct chanting of the Vedas: 1. Shiksha (phonetics), 2. «handas (meter), 3. Nirukta (etymology), 4. Vyakarana (grammar). The two other Vedangas are 5. Jyotisha Vedanga (astronomy-astrology) and 6. Kalpa Vedanga (procedural canon) which includes the Shrauta and Shulba Shastras (ritual codes), Dharma Shastras (social law) and Grihya Shastras (domestic codes). Veda-samraat: Undisputed Master of the Vedas (SSS-II) "Vedasamrakshana, Vidwathposhana and Dharmasthapana": "All three are interdependent; the Vedas are the bases of Dharma; the Vidwans are the instruments; Dharma is the panacea for the illness of mankind." In the Gîtâ, Lord Krishna has affirmed that He embodies Himself and incarnates among men in order to fulfill the task of Dharmasthapana. The assurance then; the fulfillment now. (SSS-II) "Vedokhilo dharma mulam": "The Vedas are the root of Dharma". (SSS-II) Vena: the demoniac son of King Anga and father of King Prithu. Venkappa Raju: Baba's father, Venka Avadhootha (Venka, who had given up all attachments to earthly things) (SSS). Venkata: Name for Vishnu. He is installed in Tirupati. Vibhishana: Ravana's brother who leaves Lanka to join Rama (RRV2-6b) Vibhut(h)i (Udi): Baba has often spoken of the significance of this Vibhuti. Since it is materialized out of nothing and since the Ash is specifically associated with Siva, it is reverentially known by devotees as Kailasa Vibuthi the sacred Ash of Siva who resides on Mount Kailasa. It is named Vibhuti since it endows one with prosperity; Bhasma - "ashes" because it burns away all sins; Bhasitam - "brightened" because it increases one's spiritual splendor; Ksharam - "destruction" since it removes danger; and Raksha - "protector" for it is an armor against the machinations of evil spirits (SSS). Shirdi Sai Baba gave this ash and Sathya Sai Baba materializes the ash out of His hand to His devotees as a token of blessing or for other purposes. (SSS-II) Vichakshana: Reason, discrimination (SSS-III) Vichara: enquiry (SSS-III) Vidhâta: Lord of Regulation (SB 9:6-62) Vidhi: (of vidha, to get in order) regulative principles: no meat eating (see e.g. 10.1: 4), no illicit sex, no intoxication or gambling. They are derived from the eternal values of respectively dayâ, sauca (or dâna), satya, tapas; compassion, cleanliness or loyalty, truth, and sobriety or penance (see also 1.17: 24 and 12.3: 18). Vidura: a great devotee who heard Srîmad-Bhâgavatam from Maitreya Muni. Vidyâdhara: Name of the sword of the Supreme Lord. Vidya Vihars: "education through joy"; schools for children developed by Sai Baba (SSS-IV) Vidwan Mahasabha: an all India academy of vedic scholars who will strive to awaken humanity to the need to attain the prasanthi (inner harmony and equipoise) which has its nilayam (above) in the Sanathana Dharma, enshrined in the ancient scriptures of India (SSS-II) Vidwathparishath: Assembly of scholars (SSS-II) Vidwathposhana: Fostering of scholarship (SSS-II) Vidya: Learning (Leela Kaivalya Vahini) Vidyamaya: The maya known as vidya has created the cosmos, under the prompting of the Lord. For, she has no innate force of her own. Only while in the presence of the Lord can she create the three-stranded cosmos (Prapancha) (RRV2-2) (SSS-III) Vidyâpati: an author of Vaishnava poetry who was particularly admired by Lord Srî Caitanya Mahâprabhu. Vidya Peeth: public school (SSS-IV) Vijaya: Victory (SSS-II)  also another name for Arjuna Vijaya and Jaya: two doorkeepers of Vaikuntha who were cursed on account of offending the four Kumâra Rishis, and who thus both had to take birth three times in the material world as great demons. Vijayadhvaja Tîrtha:  a Vaishnava spiritual master and commentator on Srîmad-Bhâgavatam in the disciplic succession from Madhvâcârya. Vijaya Dasami Day: The tenth day of the light-half of the month Asvina, day of victory (SSS) (SSS-II) the tenth day of victory (Dasara) (SSS-IV) Vijitâsva: a son of King Prithu. Vikshepa: Ignorance which hides the truth, befogs the intellect, confounds reason, and clothes falsehood with the tinsel that attracts (SSS-III) "Vinasa kale, viparetha buddhi": when disaster is imminent, the intellect turns against (BV-44). Vinaya: Humility. Vinayaka: A name for Ganesha, meaning: the Lord leading everyone and the Lord who clears obstacles (SSS-III)  Vîrabhadra: the demon created by Lord Shiva to destroy the sacrifice of Mahârâja Daksa. Viradha: Viradha had been born as an ogre on earth in consequence of a curse that he had invited upon himself from his divine Master, Kubera. He was one of a group of heavenly angels, Gandharvas, who were serving Kubera. Kubera had, later, taken pity on him and declared that his demonic career would come to an end the moment he met his death through an arrow from the bow of Rama. He could then return as a Gandharva to the Presence of Kubera, it was said. (RRV2-1) Vîrarâghava Âcârya: a Vaisnava spiritual master and commentator on Srîmad-Bhâgavatam in the disciplic succession from Râmânujâcârya. Vîrâsana-vow:  taking the vow to stand all night with a sword to give protection to the cows (SB 9:2-3) Also sitting posture, see SB 4:6-38 Virat-(rupa)-Purusha(Swarupa): The universal form of the Supreme Lord (also called Garbodakasâyî Vishnu) (RRV2-8a) Virya: heroism, bravery (SSS-III) Visarga: Sarga or Creation in a special sense: the proliferation into manifold varieties of beings through the interaction of various oddities and peculiarities in activity, one of the ten characteristics of the Purana's. (BV-34) Vishaya vasana: Attachment of sensual objects Vishnu:  Associated with Creation, He is Brahmâ, with Protection; He is Vishnu, with Dissolution; He is Shiva. (BV-30) The Supreme Lord; Lord Krishna's expansions in Vaikuntha and for the creation and maintenance of the material universes. Vishnu: a name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the creator and maintainer of the material universes. Vishnudûtas: the personal servants of Lord Vishnu. Vishnu-maya: Divine Power to Delude (BV-44). Vishnu is used for God, since it means , 'present everywhere at all times' (SSS-III) Vishnupriyâ-devî: the second wife of Lord Srî Caitanya Mahâprabhu, whom He left to accept sannyâsa, the renounced order of life. Vishravas: Son of Pulasthya and father of Ravana. Visruta: the son begotten by the Pracetâs through Mârisâ. Visvakarmâ: the architect of the demigods. Visvanâtha Cakravartî Thâkura: a Vaisnava spiritual master and commentator on Srîmad-Bhâgavatam in the disciplic succession from Lord Srî Caitanya Mahâprabhu. Visvâvasu: a leader of the Gandharvas, singers in the heavenly planets. Vis'wâmitra: [also Kaus'ika] Sage during the Royal Dynasty wherein Râma was born; went to forest with Râma to kill the demons that were bothering him. (RRV-6). A prominent sage and rival of Vasishthha Muni. (see SB, C9: 7-7) Viswarupadarsana: witnessing Krishna as All (SSS-III) Viswa Vriksha: a World-tree that provides shade and shelter for all humanity (SSS-III) Vittal: This is Vittal incarnate, the merciful Lord of the poor and the helpless (SSS) Vitthala: A name for Vishnu and Krishna. Vivasvân: the presiding demigod of the sun. Viveka: Intelligent discrimination (Leela Kaivalya Vahini). The capacity to reason and see things in proper proportion. Discrimination between the real and unreal, between the permanent and the not, between the beneficial and the not, between truth and falsehood. Vrata: Vow, religious oath. Often a vow to perform certain disciplines over a period of time, such as penance, fasting, specific mantra repetitions, worship or meditation. Vratas extend from the simplest personal promise to irrevocable vows made before God, Gods, guru and community. Vriksha: "to grow", or with , " to root up " , or with, as " that which is felled ", a tree, (esp.) any tree bearing visible flowers and fruit ; but also applied to any tree and other plants , often = wood see comp.) ; the trunk of a tree ; a coffin; the staff of a bow; a frame ;  a stimulant (see also trees) Vrindâvana dâsa Thâkura: a great devotee of Lord Srî Caitanya Mahâprabhu who wrote Caitanya-bhâgavata, a biography of Lord Caitanya. Vrishabhendrapura: the village where Radha lived. (BV-35) Vritra: a great demon killed by Indra. He was actually the of devotee Citraketu who had been cursed by mother Durgâ to take such a low birth. Vrithis: Mental modes or functions. Vyâsa(deva) (also known as Krishna Dvaipâyana; Bâdarâyana, another name for Vyâsa and father of Sukadeva Gosvâmî): [see also Vedas] The incarnation of Lord Krishna, the original compiler of the Vedas, Purânas, Vedânta-sûtra and Mahâbhârata to mankind. (Apântaratamâ,  an old name of Vyâsadeva (SB C6:15, 12-15)). Son of Satyavatî (daughter of a fisherman)  and Parâsara Muni (SB C9:22, 21-24)