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Rāga: attachment Rājaṛṣi: king who is also a sage Rājasūya yāga: a great sacrifice performed to celebrate victory of a king who is declared as an emporer over many kingdoms.

Rajas, rajasic: the second characteristic of the three human guṇa or behaviour modes, referring to passionate action

Rāma: Supreme God, 7th main Incarnation of Lord Viṣṇu who appeared in Treta Yuga to re-establish dharma.

Ramaṇa Maharshi: Enlightened Master, Incarnation from Tiruvannamalai

Rāmakṛṣṇa Paramahamsa: Enlightenend Master, Incarnation from Dakṣiṇeśvar, West Bengal, Bharat.

Rāvaṇa: adhārmic (unrighteous) emperor of Lanka with demonic qualitiies, who abducted Devi Sītā, consort of Lord Rāma (ref. Rāmāyaṇa).

Rāsa līlā: divine dance of the gopīs, Kṛṣṇa's devotees

Ṛṣi: a sage who is the seer of Truth

Rudra: another name for Lord Śiva