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Bhakti Siddhant Glossary

champaka | चम्पक

Same as champa.

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champa | चंपा

Yellow fragrant flowers. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 1, Ch. 5

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chakravaka | चक्रवाक

The ruddy sheldrake or Brahminy duck: a large orange-brown duck also called chakai, chakava or chakvai, traditionally supposed to be separate from its mate at night. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 1, Ch. 7

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chakora | चकोर

Also written as chakor The name of a bird said to derive its nourishment from moonbeams: a type of partridge whose gaze remains fixed on the moon. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 1, Ch. 4

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bandhuka | बंधुक

A red flowering shrub: a flower of this shrub resembling a hibiscus, also known as the noon plant because of its love for the sun. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 2, Ch. 10

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bandanavara | बंदनवार

A flower chain attached to a crown. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love

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balihara(i) hai | बलिहार (री) है

To sacrifice oneself on someone or something. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 2, Ch.12

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balaiya lena | बलैया लेना

To will that someone’s misfortune comes on oneself. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 1, Ch. 8

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bajubanda | बाजुबंद

An ornament worn on the arm by Radha Rani. Reference: Braj Ras Madhuri Vol. 2

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badhai | बधाई

Celebratory songs. Reference: Shyama Shyam Geet - Love Songs of Shri Radha Krishna

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baba | बाबा

A term of endearment used for father or of respect for a holy man. Reference: Who am I? Who is Mine? Vol. 1 Ch. 8

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abira gulal | अबीर गुलाल

Also written as abir, abeer A traditional name given to coloured powders used for some Hindu rituals, particularly the Holi festival, commonly red in colour. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Ch. 18

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abhinivesha | अभिनिवेश

Also written as abhinivesh The fear of death: one of the five types of afflictions. See panchaklesha. LEARN MORE * Five afflictions REFERENCE Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love, Ch. 8

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abhisheka | अभिषेक

abhisheka (Devanagari: अभिषेक ISO15919: abhiṣeka) is a sacred Vedic ritual in which people honour the Deity by bathing them with water or panchamrita. Lovingly prepare the water by adjusting the temperature to be weather appropriate and then adding various fragrances to it. This water or panchamrita is then

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abhidheya | अभिधेय

abhidheya (Devanagari: अभिधेय ISO15919: abhidhēya) refers to the means to attain the ultimate goal. Every jiva seeks the ultimate goal which is eternal bliss. Scriptures describe three paths to attain it: karma, jnana and bhakti . To determine the validity of a path, we must examine which path fulfils

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abhedvadini | अभेदवादिनी

Also written as abhedavadini, abheda-vadini Mantras in the Vedas that state there is one entity: everything is God. There is nothing else. One of the four kinds of mantras found in the Vedas. See bhedvadini, nirgunvadini, sagunvadini. Reference: Main Kaun? Mera Kaun? Vol. 3, Ch. 54

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abhanapadaka avarana | अभानापादक आवरण

Abhanapadak avarana Maya covers the jeev with three veils. Abhanapadak avarana (Devanagari: आभानापादक आवरण ISO15919: ābhānāpādaka āvaraṇa) is the second of the three veils. In sat yug, treta yug, dwapar yug a practical jnani, who practiced spiritual discipline for thousands of lifetimes, could transcend it. After transcending

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abala | अबला

Abala (Devanagari: अबला ISO15919: abalā) has two meanings * a powerless lady. * a (अ) is a name of Shri Krishna. So abala also means a lade whose strength is Shri Krishna. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love LEARN MORE * Bhagawan - Shri Krishna

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aarti | आरती

Aarti (Devanagari: आरती ISO15919: āratī) is fire circumambulation of your Beloved Deity. While doing aarti create a feeling of imbuing His energy in the kindled lamp. When done with circumambulation, then runs your hands over the flame and touch your eyes and head with those hands. This is called take

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jiva | जीव

Also written as jeeva, jeev, jivatma Living being. Individual soul. That which itself is alive and gives life to another. Reference: Who am I? Who is Mine? Vol. 1, Ch. 1 LEARN MORE * atma * Soul REFERENCE Who am I? Who is Mine? Vol. 1, Ch. 1

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roopdhyan | रूपध्यान

Roopdhyan (Devanagari: रूपध्यान ISO15919: rūpadhyāna) means practice of absorbing the mind in loving remembrance on a self-created form of God. This loving remembrance can be accompanied by chanting His names, qualities, divine pastimes to focus on the Lord's divine form . LEARN MORE * Roopdhyan - Devotional

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avatara | अवतार

Also written as avatar, avtar A descension or manifestation of God in the material world for a particular purpose. Reference: Who am I? Who is Mine? Vol. 1, Ch. 3 LEARN MORE Vedic time Worshipping multiple deities Worship the loving form of Mother Durga Does Hinduism have many Gods?

In Depth - Bhakti Vocabulary

Bhav — Devotional Sentiments

Though all jeev are eternal servants of God, He has given us permission to serve Him with any of the following devotional sentiments. These sentiments are called bhav (Devanagari: भाव ISO15919: bhāva).  Also, He promised to reciprocate every bhav in intensity and sentiment. 1. Shant Bhav 2. Dasya Bhav