Bhakti Siddhant Glossary manvantara | मन्वन्तर Manvantar (Devanagari: मन्वन्तर ISO15919: manvantara) is a period of 306 million, 600 thousand years. This is equal to 74 cycles of the four yugas, that is, 4,320,000 x 74. Reference: Radha Govind Geet, Vol. 1, Ch. 5 LEARN MORE Vedic Time
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary manushya | मनुष्य All descendants of Manu are collectively called manushya (Devanagari: मनुष्य ISO15919: manuṣya). Also, called * manav (Devanagari: मानव ISO15919: mānava) * nara (Devanagari: नर ISO15919: nara ). LEARN MORE * yoni * karma yoni * You make human form boon or bane REFERENCE Satsang - Association with Saints, Ch. 2
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary mantra | मंत्र Hymns of Vedas are called mantra (Devanagari: मंत्र ISO15919: maṁtra). These hymns are also referred to as Vedic richa (Devanagari: ऋचा ISO15919: r̥cā). Each mantra has a devata, a rishi and verse called a chhand (Devanagari: छंद ISO15919: chaṁda). These rishi did not compose those verses.
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary manomayi | मनोमयी Bhagavatam lists 8 ways of creating a form of your Deity. On of those is a mental murti. That mental form of your Deity is called manomayi murti (Devanagari: मनोमयी मूर्ती ISO15919: manomayī mūrtī). Out of all the ways of creating a form of God creating such
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary manomaya kosha | मनोमय कोष manomaya kosha (Devanagari: मनोमय कोष ISO15919: manōmaya kōṣa) is the mental sheath consisting of the mind and pancha jnanendriya. It is one of the five coverings or sheaths of the mind bound by maya. See panchakosha. Also written as manomaya kosha LEARN MORE * Five sheaths REFERENCE Who am
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary manini | मानिनी A gopi who has, due to her selfless love, earned the right to show divine resentment and sulk (do maan) and is appeased by Shri Krishna. It is also an epithet of Shri Radha. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 2, Ch. 16
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary maniharini | मनिहारिणी A female bangle-seller. Reference: Shyama Shyam Geet - Love Songs of Shri Radha Krishna
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary mandara | मंदार A native plant or flower in Braja. Reference: Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary manasi seva | मानसी सेवा Serving God in the mind. LEARN MORE * tanuja * vittaja * ashta yami seva
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary saguna | सगुण saguna (Devanagari: सगुण ISO15919: saguṇa) mean having qualities. These qualities can be material or divine. e.g. God is abode of countless divine qualities. LEARN MORE REFERENCE Shyama Shyam Geet - Love Songs of Shri Radha Krishna
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary rasala | रसाल A mango tree having juicy fruit, rasa. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary Ramayana | रामायण Ramayana (Devanagari: रामायण ISO15919: rāmāyaṇa) is the story of Lord Rama. The Valmiki Ramayana by Sage Valmiki contains 24,000 verses is also commonly known as Ramayana. The more popular version of the Ramayana is Rama Charita Manasa. It was written in a dialect of Hindi by Saint
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary raga bhakti | राग भक्ति raga bhakti (Devanagari: राग भक्ति ISO15919: rāga bhakti) is the fifth level of siddha bhakti. At this stage, devotees always look for ways to serve and make their Beloved happy. They cannot go even a moment without doing so. LEARN MORE * Perfect devotion REFERENCE Prema Rasa Siddhanta -
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary pancha karmendriya | पंच कर्मेन्द्रिय The five organs of action: anus, genitals, hands, legs and voice. LEARN MORE * jnanendriya * Karmendriya * Pancha Jnanendriya REFERENCE Radha Govind Geet, Vol. 1, Ch. 8
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary pancha mahabhuta | पंच महाभूत Pancha mahabhuta (Devanagari: पंच महाभूत ISO15919: paṁca mahābhūta) are the five gross elements of creation: air, earth, fire, space and water. LEARN MORE * bhuta * Five gross elements REFERENCE Main Kaun? Mera Kaun? Vol. 1, Ch. 13
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary pancha jnanendriya | पंच ज्ञानेन्द्रिय The knowledge acquiring senses are called jnanendriya (Devanagari: ज्ञानेन्द्रिय ISO15919: jñānēndriya). These are the faculties through which we comprehend physical things and acquire knowledge. There are five senses and each resides in an organ in the body e.g. * the sight live inside the
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary nastika darshana | नास्तिक दर्शन The atheistic philosophies are called nastika darshan (Devanagari: नास्तिक दर्शन ISO15919: nāstika darśana). They do not accept existence of God. There are some nastika darshan which accept Vedas as the authority e.g. Nyay darshan. Also, there are nastika darshan that do not accept Vedas as
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary manasananda | मानसानंद manasanand (Devanagari: मानसानंद ISO15919: mānasānaṁda) is the sweetest form of divine love bliss. Both Shri Krishna and the devotees enjoy this sweetness. When God forgets His Godliness and the devotee completely forgets his own infinitesimally small existence then both are totally lost in love. This is the
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary manana | मनन Also written as manan 1. Contemplation. 2. One of the four limbs of jnana. See jnanayoga. Reference: Prema Rasa Siddhant - Philosophy of Divine Love
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary maan | मान Maan (Devanagari: मान ISO15919: māna ) is an elevated state of divine love where the lover discards all formalities and reservations. Even though love is brimming the lover expresses a fake resentment towards the beloved. To do maan means to sulk or display resentment or anger. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira
Maharaj Ji's Poetic Dictionary mallika | मल्लिका Jasmine flower. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary malini | मालिनी A female flower-seller. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 2, Ch, 12
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary malhara | मल्हार malhara (Devanagari: मल्हार ISO15919: malhāra) is name of a melodic pattern called raga in Indian music. It is sung during the monsoon season. Also written as malhar REFERENCE Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 2, Ch. 14
Maharaj Ji's Poetic Dictionary Malaya | मलय Also written as Malay The name of a mountain range in the south of India abounding in sandal trees. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 2, Ch. 16
