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Hinduism Glossary of terms - R
| Raga | One of the kancukas of Maya on account of which there is limitation by desire; passionate desire. |
| Rajas | The principle of motion, activity and disharmony-a constituent of Prakrti. |
| Rakti | relish; enjoyment esoteric meaning-'sthiti'- maintenance. |
| Rasa | Flavour; aesthetic rapture. |
| Rasmi | Sakti |
| Raudri | The sakti that induces the pleasure-seeking souls to be confined to their pleasures. |
| Ravi | Pramana (knowledge); prana |
| Rekhini | The sakti that forms a straight line in the formation of the letter. |
| Rig-Veda | One of the four Vedas |
| RiShi, rushi | sage, seer |
| Rodhini | The sakti that obstructs the passage to moksa |
| rudra | A form of Lord shiva, as deva of destruction. One of the trimUrti |
| Rudra (kalagni) | Rudra residing in the lowest plane of Nivrtti kala. |
| Rudrah | The deities that are responsible for manifestation, maintenance of manifestation, and withdrawal of manifestation of the world-process; the souls that have evolved to the status of pati or selves that have realized Siva-consciousness. |
| Rudrah (teachers) | Exponents of 18 Saivagamas who are mukta Siva |
| Rudra pramata | Mukta Siva |
| rudrAxa, rudrAksha | beed held sacrad by shaivtes, appeared fromthe eye of rudra |
| Rudrayamala | intimate union of Rudra and His Sakti |
| Rupa | Form; essence. |
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