________________ 108 A Sadhu's Reminiscences of Ramana Maharshi Kaupina: Narrow strip of cloth carried between the legs, folded back and front in a cloth tied round the waist, worn for modesty by naked Sadhus. Mantra: Sacred word used for repetition or initiation. Math: Hindu monastery. Moksha: Liberation. Mownam: Vow of silence. Pooja: Worship done with flowers, etc. Prarabdha: See Karma. Prasadam: A small portion of anything eatable presented to the Guru or Deity usually returned as a blessed gift. Purna: The Full, Complete, Plenum. Sadhana: Discipline, that which is being practised. Sadhu: A religious aspirant, one who is practising Sadhana. Samadhi: Lit. "bringing into one," Transcendental State, see text. Satsanga: Association with the good. Shankaracharya: Named after the great Shankara. Head of one of the five great Maths founded by Shankara. Siddha: One who has attained powers, spiritual or may be thaumaturgic. Siddha Purusha: Perfect Being. One identified with God Himself. Tapas: Lit. burning away, spiritual austerities. Upadesa: Desa, instruction, Upa. near. Spiritual instruction from the Guru. Vasana: Latent tendencies. These are closely bound with Karma. Vedapatasala: Vedic school.
