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Devanagari: कारणार्णव ISO15919: kāraṇārṇava also written as karnarnav During maha pralaya, all individual souls remain immersed in karnarnava.  See virja nadi....

Devanagari: कर्ता ISO15919: kartā The doer. Every individual soul (jiva) is akarta but it has been given a mind. That mind is the doer, and so the mind is called karta. LEARN MORE Actions  kartritvabhimana...

Devanagari: कर्तृत्वाभिमान ISO15919: kartr̥tvābhimāna also written as kartritwabhiman The ego of being the doer. It is this ego which causes karmic bondage. LEARN MORE Actions  karta  akarta...

Devanagari: कसौटी ISO15919: kasauṭī A fine-grained dark stone, also known as a touchstone, that is often used to test the purity of gold. A simple test involves rubbing the gold object on the stone, leaving...

Devanagari: कौस्तुभ मणि ISO15919: kaustubha mani A divine jewel which has eternally been worn by Shri Krishna on his chest. In the divine pastime (lila) of churning the milk ocean, fourteen things emerged...

Devanagari: केवला भक्ति ISO15919: kevalā bhakti Unalloyed, single-minded devotion to Shri Krishna. LEARN MORE The term kevala means "only," "whole," or "absolute." Therefore, kevala bhakti denotes single-minded devotion...