In Bhakti Rasamrit Sindhu, Roop Goswami wrote - साघनौघैरनासंगैरलभ्या सुचिरादपि । हरिणा चाश्वदेयेति द्विधा सा अयात्सुदुर्लभा ॥ भक्तिरसामृतसिन्धु 1.1.35 sāghanaughairanāsaṁgairalabhyā sucirādapi । hariṇā cāśvadeyeti
Advait vedanta (अद्वैत वेदान्त, advaita vedānta ) is the philosophy of non-dualism. This is one of the philosophies of advaita. The primary Acharya and propagator of this school of philosophy is Adi Jagadguru Shri Shankaracharya. This is also called Mayavada. According to this doctrine there
Akash (आकाश | ākāśa) is commonly understood as sky or space, but in Vedic terminology it carries deeper meanings depending on context. At the material level, Ākāśa is one of the panch mahabhoot (five gross elements). It represents space—the subtlest of the material elements—and is the first gross
raga (राग, rāga) has a few different means 1. Attachment with favourable feelings. When those favorable feelings are towards the material objects or people it is one of the five afflictions (panchklesh). On the contrary if this raga is for God then it attracts divine grace. 2. A symphonic
Gyan Yog is the perfected state of the path of knowledge. After attaining Atma-Gyan, the seeker performs Bhakti of God and, through Divine Grace, attains Brahm-Gyan and liberation from Maya.
Understanding Yogakshema Question: In Gita Shri Krishna said, "I bear Yogakshem of surrendered souls". What does "bearing Yogakshem " mean? Answer: Yogakshema (योगक्षेम; yōgakṣēma) is a compound Sanskrit word found in Bhagavad Gita 9.22, where Shri Krishna declares: अनन्याश्चिन्
In March 2020 the world was under the grip of COVID-19 a highly infectious respiratory disease. It was caused by a newly discovered species of Corona virus. This disease was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province. By the end of
In Sanatan Dharma the path to spiritual upliftment is explored through six schools of philosophy. Collectively these are referred to as Darshan shastra (दर्शन शास्त्र darśana śāstra) which translates to the 'science of definitive insight,' as they aim to provide an absolute, accurate, and
Jagat (जगत् | jagat) is the infinitely large material creation. The literal meaning of the word is the one that continuously is slipping downward. The material world continuously keeps slipping downwards. When it reaches the bottom then God puts it back up on the top. This is the home of all
kalaa (Devanagari: कला ISO15919: kalā ) has many meanings. Listing a couple here. * A single phase of the wanning and waxing moon is called kalaa. Total they are sixteen in number. * A talent. Shri Krishna has countless talents. Moreover each of His kalaa is personified. He can reveal them whenever he
Anshavatara (अंशावतार | aṁśāvatāra ) means avatar of God where only a few powers are revealed. God is perfect and unchanging. All of His avatars are also God and have all of His powers. Yet, the need of the hour determines how many powers are exhibited by the avatar.
Akarm means action performed without egoistic attachment to doership or desire for personal reward. Such action does not bind the soul in karmic reaction.