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".
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!!
Subject: Gouranga
Call out Gouranga be happy!!!
Gouranga Gouranga Gouranga ....
That which brings the highest happiness!!
by Tomaz July 9, 2006
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by Ishtar Garanga March 27, 2003
Get the gouranga mug.1. An extremely unique item. Holy, set apart, unparalleled.
2. A word without a rhyme in the same language.
2. A word without a rhyme in the same language.
by unclebobtuc June 15, 2010
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by arnie October 25, 2004
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by Chris Child January 20, 2004
Get the gouranga mug.Skate boarding (slang/cheer). Used as a sort of chant to (mentally/psychologically) (commit to/stick) a gap or difficult trick.
(Also used to give praise to a successfully landed difficult gap or trick; like when pool/vert skaters smack the edge of their boards against the side of the pool or vert ramp when someone completes a difficult trick or run.)
(Also used to give praise to a successfully landed difficult gap or trick; like when pool/vert skaters smack the edge of their boards against the side of the pool or vert ramp when someone completes a difficult trick or run.)
- Roger yelled "guranga taunk!" to prevent his friend Carlos from thinking about bailing in the middle of an eight-stair gap, and he was there fore able to land the gap.
- Carlos landed a 360 flip up a bank, so Roger yelled "guranga taunk!" because it was very impressive for Carlos to land such a difficult trick on an angled surface.
- Carlos landed a 360 flip up a bank, so Roger yelled "guranga taunk!" because it was very impressive for Carlos to land such a difficult trick on an angled surface.
by John Doe blah blah 5 May 28, 2008
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