Bhakti Siddhant Glossary
Kshirodashayi Mahavishnu (Devanagari: क्षीरोदशायी महाविष्णु ISO15919: kṣīrodaśāyī mahāviṣṇu ) emanates from Garbhodashayi Mahavishnu . He reclines on the Sheshnaga in the Kshirasagar that is why He is called Kshirodashayi . He resides in the heart of each jiva . He notes every thought of each moment of
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary
Atmajnana (Devanagari: आत्मज्ञान ISO15919: ātmajñāna ) means knowledge limited to that of the self. In this context self means jiva . Jnani first does bhakti to master the eligibility criteria to enter the jnana-marg . Then jnani follows the eight fold path of jnana-marg to attain atmajnana . The practice involves
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary
adhyatmika taap (Devanagari: आध्यात्मिक ताप ISO15919: ādhyātmika tāpa ) means personal suffering. One of the three kinds of suffering that every jiva under the control of Maya suffers from. This is of two kinds: * physical suffering caused by illnesses such as fever, dysentery, and so on,
Ultimate Goal of Life
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Surrender
The Shrimad Bhagavad Gita is a Hindu scripture containing 700 verses. These verses were sung over 5,000 years ago, by the supreme Lord Shri Krishna to Arjun in the battlefield of Mahabharat. Hence the compilation of these verses is called the “Bhagavad Gita” which means Divine lyric. This scripture
Practical Sadhana
Before Brahm-TheSupreme God Lord Shri Krishna manifested this Sansar-the material world , He was alone. At the time of creation, Shri Krishna opened His eyes and manifested Himself in the form of Karnarnavshayee MahaVishnu . MahaVishnu looked at Maya -cosmic power and the dormant Maya started bustling with activity. Then, MahaVishnu created
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कर्म ज्ञान साध्य अन्य, गोविन्द राधे ।भक्ति साधना तो भक्ति साध्य दिला दे। karma jñāna sādhya anya, govinda rādhe ।bhakti sādhanā to bhakti sādhya dilā de। The scriptures tell us that there are three
The Grace of God
Question It is said that God is self-complacent, which means that He does not have any unfulfilled desires. If this is true, then why does God perform any action. He performs not simple small actions but even astonishing works such as creating the world, permeating it and sustaining it? When
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Ordinary men in medieval India considered shoe-makers a low caste since cobblers work with animal hides. Yet, God adored Raidas, a shoe-maker. Why? What is so special about Raidas that God loved him? Four paths have been described in the Vedas as a means for spiritual upliftment. Each of these
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary
para dharma (Devanagari: पर धर्म ISO15919: para dharma ) is the unchanging eternal duty of all perform. Para means superior. The superior dharma every jiva is to serve God. This is also referred to by many other names. * gunatita dharma (Devanagari: धर्म ISO15919: dharma ) means duty which is beyond
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary
artha (Devanagari: अर्थ ISO15919: artha ) has many meanings * Wealth; the pursuit of wealth. e.g. the phrase commonly used is those who desire bhakti need to abandon all desires for artha, dharma, kaam, moksha * The goal. e.g. svartha = sva + artha. Sva = I. So svartha means means the goal
In Depth - Bhakti Vocabulary
The five senses in scriptures are called gyanendriya (Devanagari: ज्ञानेन्द्रिय ISO15919: jñānendriya ). It is a blended Sanskrit word created by combining gyan which means knowledge and indriya which means sense. Each of these preceptory subtle senses originate from one panchtanmattra . Each panchtanmattra creates one