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Näbhi	the saintly king who was the father of Lord Åñabhadeva.
Nägas	a race of serpents.
Naimiñäraëya	the sacred forest where [Çrémad-Bhägavatam] was spoken by Süta Gosvämé to a great assembly of sages.
Naiñkarma	another term for [akarma].
Naiñöhika-brahmacäré	one who has been celibate since birth.
Nakñatras	the stars along the path of the moon.
Nalaküvara	a son of Kuvera cursed by Närada Muni to take birth as an [arjuna] tree. He was ultimately liberated by Lord Kåñëa.
Näma-aparädha	an offence against the holy name of the Lord.
Näma-karaëa ceremony	the name-giving ceremony.
Namaskära	"bowing down," a respectful greeting or address.
Nanda	one of the chief personal servants of Lord Näräyaëa in His spiritual abode, Vaikuëöha.
Nanda Mahäräja	the king of Vraja and foster father of Lord Kåñëa.
Nandana-känanas	celestial gardens.
Nanda-nandana	the Supreme Lord, Kåñëa, who is the darling son of Nanda Mahäräja.
Närada Muni	a pure devotee of the Lord who travels throughout the universes in his eternal body, glorifying devotional service. He is the spiritual master of Vyäsadeva and of many other great devotees.
Närada-païcarätra	Närada Muni's book on the processes of Deity worship and [mantra] meditation.
Naradeva	the king, who is an earthly god.
Narädhama	the lowest of mankind.
Nara-Näräyaëa Åñi	an incarnation of the Supreme Lord appearing as two sages to teach by example the practice of austerities.
Narasiàha, Lord (Nåsiàhadeva)	the incarnation of the Lord as a half man, half lion. He killed the demon Hiraëyakaçipu to save Hi s devotee Prahläda.
Näräyaëa, Lord	the Supreme Lord in His majestic, four-armed form. An expansion of Kåñëa, He presides over the Vaikuëöha planets.
Näräyaëa-para	one who has dedicated his life to Lord Näräyaëa, or Kåñëa.
Nañöa-buddhi	bereft of all good sense.
Nañöa-prajïa	bereft of all intelligence.
Navadvépa	the place where Lord Caitanya appeared in this world.
Nimi	a devotee king, ruler of Videha
Nirguëa	without qualities. In reference to the Supreme Lord, the term signifies that He is beyond material qualities.
Nirguëa-brahma	the impersonal conception of the Supreme Truth as being without any qualities.
Nirväëa	freedom from material existence.
Nirviçeña-vädés	impersonalists who accept an Absolute but deny that He has any distinct qualities.
Niñkäma	free from material desires.
Niñkiïcana	having nothing; a renunciant.
Nistraiguëya	the transcendental position above the three modes of nature.
Nitya-baddha	the conditioned soul, bound in the material world since time immemorial.
Nitya-mukta	an eternally liberated soul.
Nityänanda Prabhu	the incarnation of Lord Balaräma who appeared as the principal associate of Lord Caitanya Mahäprabhu.
Nivåtti-märga	the path of renunciation, which leads to liberation.
Niyama	restraint of the senses.
Någa	a king who was cursed to become a snake because of a slight discrepancy in his service to [brähmaëas.] He was delivered by Lord Kåñëa.
Nåsiàhadeva	the half-man, half-lion incarnation of the Supreme Lord, who protected Prahläda and killed the demon Hiraëyakaçipu.
Nyäya-çästras	textbooks of logic.