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Karma yoga : The path of Work.
Krishn.a : The eighth Avata-r of Lord Na-ra-yan.a. Once
when this earth could not bear the
burden of sinners, she prayed to Lord
Na-ra-yan.a. Na-ra-yan.a came down to this
earth as krishn.a and caused the Maha--
bha-rata war to eliminate the sinners.
Kumbha : The sign Aquarius. The term means a pot.
Kundalini : The coiled spiritual spark that lies
dormant at the base-centre of the
human beings. It is raised by a yogi to
the levels of his head-centre.
LLalita : Goddess as beauty and grace. The highest
concept of the World Mother.
MMadhyama : See Va-k.
Maha-bha-rata : The great epic composed by Ve-davya-sa in
18 books. The Bhagavadgita forms a part
of it.
Maha-para Nirva-n.a :The seventh and the highest of the supra-
cosmic planes. It is called the white
island (Swe-ta Dweepa) and it is the
abode of Lord Na-ra-yan.a.
Makara : The sign of Capricorn.
Ma-rkande-ya : A great sage who is the prototype of a
cosmic principle. He presides over a
consciousness which forms the link
between two major Pral.aya-s.
Matsya Avata-ra : The Fish-incarnation of Lord Vishn.u.
Meena-kshi : A concept of the World Mother. The term