From the root sīd (to “sit” or “settle”), this term is connected to a metaphor of water settling down and becoming clear, and thus prasāda can often mean “clarity” in the physical sense. This is contrasted with kaluṣa (“turbidity”), which is also used in a metaphorical sense, in this case of looking unfavorably upon someone/something. When we translate it as “good disposition,” or “being well disposed,” it is in contexts where the term has meanings akin to faith and devotion, or generally looking upon someone/something else in a positive light.