Definder - what does the word mean?

What is gouranga?

Gauranga originates from sanskrit, and it means "light/gold limbed". The starter of golden sankirtan movement in India was named Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and he was often named Gaura or Gauranga (He is considered a golden lila-avatara of Krishna).
In popular culture, the word has an accepted meaning of "be happy".

A spate of spam emails have also appeared, and are sometimes known simply as the Hare Krishna spam:

Subject: Gouranga

Call out Gouranga be happy!!!
Gouranga Gouranga Gouranga ....
That which brings the highest happiness!!

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gouranga - video


Gouranga - what is it?

It's a word used in Grand Theft Auto.

When you run over a line of people all in a row, the word "Gouranga!" appears on the screen.
Muchos points.

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What does "gouranga" mean?

In Grand Theft Auto I, six Hare Krishna pedestrians roamed the streets chanting. If you killed all of them simultaneously you would get bonus points and the game would proclaim, "Gouranga!"

Dude, get a Beast GTS, it makes it easier to get gouranga.

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Gouranga - what does it mean?

be happy.

The Hare Krishnas were wandering around the airport chanting "gouranga" repeatedly.

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Gouranga - meaning

is a word that is used by Hare Crishna monks meaning be happy!

EG 1.
happy monk guy- how are you today friend? are you happy?
guy- no! now go away!
happy monk guy- say gouranga it means be happy it will cheer you up
Guy- humph! gouranga...............he your right i feel happy already!

EG2.
when you play gta 1 you can usually find a line of monks (the orange guys) if you kill them all at once gouranga apears in big letters across the screen

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Gouranga - definition

A Hare Krishna word for happiness.

May Gouranga follow you wherever you may go!

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Gouranga - slang

A bonus word and sound that appeared in the original Grand Theft Auto, when you ran over a line of Hare Krishnas, and managed to kill them all. Apparently comes up when you kill a certain number of people in quick succession, but only every witnessed during the Hare Krishna massacre.

Dude!! I just ran over all those Hare Krishnas and got a GOURANGA!

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Gouranga

Gauranga (Gouranga) was a nickname of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, a monk in India who 500 years ago (sorta) founded the Hare Krishna sect.

There were lots of "GOURANGA!" posters in Scotland in the 70's and spam still goes around now. They just want people to be happy!

Call out Gouranga be happy!!!
Gouranga Gouranga Gouranga ....
That which brings the highest happiness!!

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Gouranga

gouranga means golden limbs and refers to the last avartar of god who descended to earth 500 years ago.
This incarnation chaitanya mahaprabhu was golden in complection and so named golden limbs gauranga. he appeared in india and demonstrated how by chanting hare krishna mantra the soul is noticebly cleansed and perfection will be had through this process.
Hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare.

on the bridges the monks put this up they say it means be happy but the name itself is happiness.

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Gouranga

to feel happiness and berwilderment, to raise upwards

motoring upon the tarmacadam of the northern part of the b.isles you raise your tired eyes, seeing gouranga your spirits raise as you look at the heavens,

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