Bhakti Siddhant Glossary apara | अपरा Apara (Devanagari: अपरा ISO15919: aparā) means inferior. Maya is called apara shakti (Devanagari: अपरा शक्ति ISO15919: aparā śakti). It is inferior power of God because it is inert. Also written as apara shakti LEARN MORE * Maya-Cosmic Power * Jad * Chetan REFERENCE Who am I? Who is Mine? Vol. 1, Ch.
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary anuraga | अनुराग Also written as anuraag Attachment or love of the mind directed towards God.
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary anubhavananda | अनुभवानंद Also written as anubhavanand The divine bliss of Paramatma that is experienced by the yogis. The bliss of the Personal Form of God, devoid of any pastimes of His associates. Reference: Nishkam Prem, Ch. 3
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary antaranga shakti | अंतरंगा शक्ति Same as yogamaya shakti. Also written as antarang shakti. REFERENCE Bhakti Shatak - Hundred Gems of Devotion - an in-depth analysis
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary aana | आना Also written as ana A former momentary unit of British India equal to one sixteenth of a rupee.
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary anjana | अंजन Also written as anjan The same as surma, a cosmetic of antimony or lead sulphide applied to the eyes: collyrium. REFERENCE Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 2, Ch. 14
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary angasangini sakhi | अंगसंगिनी सखी Divine personalities and eternal associates of the Divine Couple in the form of Shri Radha Krishna's clothes and ornaments that are conscious entities. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 2, Ch. 11
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary andaja | अंडज Living beings born from eggs (birds, reptiles). LEARN MORE * Type of life forms REFERENCE Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 1, Ch. 3
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary anchala | आँचल Also written as aanchal The border or hem at the loose end of a sari (chunari or lehenga) which comes over the shoulder and is sometimes used to cover the head. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 1, Ch. 7
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary anahada-nada | अनहद-नाद Also written as anahad-naad, anahadnada, anhad-naad A divine sound heard when the soul merges with the Absolute in the path of jnana. Reference: Practise Powerful Meditation, Ch. 8
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary anasanga bhakti | अनासंग भक्ति anasanga bhakti (Devanagari: अनासंग भक्ति ISO15919: anāsaṁga bhakti) meaning "detached devotion," refers to performing acts of devotion—using actions like performing arti, visiting places of pilgrimage, or singing kirtans—without heartfelt remembrance or love for God. It is one of the two forms of bhakti
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary alapa | अलाप Also written as alaap, alap Modulation of the voice as a prelude to singing. REFERENCE Shyama Shyam Geet - Love Songs of Shri Radha Krishna
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary alakha alakha | अलख अलख Also written as alakh alakh The slogan of the yogis that means, "Brahm (the supreme power) is unperceivable; Brahm is unperceivable." Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 1, Ch. 3
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary aishvaryananda | ऐश्वर्यानंद aishwaryanand (Devanagari: ऐश्वर्यानन्द ISO15919: aiśvaryānanda) is majesty filled divine bliss of Paramatma. This is experienced by the yogis after attaining perfection of their path. It is the less sweeter version of svarupa shaktyananda where His majesty and opulence is predominant and sweetness is secondary. It is
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary aishvarya bhakti | ऐश्वर्य भक्ति Also written as aishwarya bhakti A type of devotion wherein the devotee is motivated to engage in devotion by contemplating upon the almighty aspect of God. The dominant sentiment is awe and reverence. In such devotion, feelings of remoteness from God and the need to maintain propriety of conduct is
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary aishvarya | ऐश्वर्य Also written as aishwarya God's majestic power of Godliness. LEARN MORE * Bhagavana-Shri Krishna REFERENCE Bhakti Shatak - Hundred Gems of Devotion - an in-depth analysis
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary ahirini | अहीरिनी The feminine form of ahira. REFERENCE Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary agni-hotra yajna | अग्नि-होत्र यज्ञ A ritualistic fire sacrifice described in the Vedas. LEARN MORE * Karmakanda * Vedic Karma
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary agantuka dharma | आगन्तुक धर्म Material or physical dharma (scripturally prescribed duties). See Varnashrama dharma. REFERENCE Bhakti Shatak - Hundred Gems of Devotion - an in-depth analysis
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary advaya jnana tattva | अद्वय ज्ञान तत्त्व advaya jnana tatva (Devanagari: अद्वय ज्ञान तत्त्व ISO15919: advaya jñāna tattva) is an epithet which is used ONLY for The Supreme Lord Shri Krishna. advaya means no second. The defining criteria for an entity to be accepted as advaya are * if it is self-existent and
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary abhyasa | अभ्यास abhyasa (Devanagari: अभ्यास ISO15919: abhyāsa) means practise or a concerted and persistent effort to change an old habit or develop a new one. Shri Krishna revealed to Arjun the two-fold method to train the monkey mind - abhayas (of focusing on God) and vairagya. Also written as abhyas
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary chit | चित् chit (Devanagari: चित् ISO15919: cit) means consciousness. chit is one of the attributes of God and it encompasses sat attribute as well. LEARN MORE * sacchidananada * anand REFERENCE Who am I? Who is Mine? Vol. 1, Ch. 2
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary braja vasi | ब्रज वासी The residents of Braja who have intimate relationship with Shri Krishna. Also written as brajavasi, brajawasi, brajwasi, brajbasi, brajvasi LEARN MORE * Bhava REFERENCE Shyama Shyam Geet - Love Songs of Shri Radha Krishna
