Practical Sadhana
ahaituki (Devanagari: अहैतुकी ISO15919: ahaitukī ) means to be devoid of desires for one's own happiness. This is one of the pillars of bhakti described in Shrimad Bhagavata Mahapurana . Further Reading and References * Related Concepts * apartihata * Pillars of sadhana bhakti * References: Main Kaun? Mera Kaun? Vol. 3,
Forms of God and Descensions
Shri Radha Rani has eight most intimate eternal friends. They are called asht maha sakhi (Devanagari: अष्ट महासखी ISO15919: aṣṭa mahāsakhī ). They are eternal personal associates and confidantes of Shri Radha. They are swansh of Shri Radha. Means they are expansions of Shri Radha. Their spiritual status is
Bhaktiyog
Ragatmika bhakti (Devanagari: रागात्मिका भक्ति ISO15919: rāgātmikā bhakti ) is the spontaneous love for Shri Radha Krishna. It is found exclusively in the swansh of God. It is of two types: sambandha rupa and kama rupa . They are the guides of devotees of raganuga bhakti. LEARN
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary
svartha (Devanagari: स्वार्थ ISO15919: svārtha ) means one's ultimate goal. Those who consider themselves to be body follow preya marga to accumulate worldly possessions. On the other hand those who consider themselves to be jiva pursue shreya marga to attain God. Also written as swarth LEARN
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary
Pancham Purushrtha (Devanagari: पंचम पुरुषार्थ ISO15919: pañcama puruṣārtha) means the fifth goal of life . This goal is to fully realize one’s eternal relationship with Shri Krishna and to live in that awareness at all times. The Bhagavat advises the jiva (soul) to pursue this
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary
When the mind is devoid of all material attachments then Guru makes the mind divine. He removes the veil of Maya and Guru bestows the ultimate bliss that the jeev had been stiving for. This ultimate grace is called adbhut kripa (Devanagari: अद्भुत कृपा ISO19519: adbhuta kr̥
Karma
Broadly speaking, all things in the world are categorized as being either good or bad. Even the karma that one performs, is categorized as: * Good actions or sukarma (Devanagari: सुकर्म ISO15919: sukarma ) and * Bad actions or kukarma (Devanagari: कुकर्म ISO15919: kukarma ) Within the spiritual realm, the
The Saint
Question Shri Maharaj Ji has told us that, “due to Their oneness with God, the words spoken by the Saint , are the same as those of God”. Saint Kabir was a God-realized Saint. And he has said जो करै सो हरि करै, होत कबीर कबीर । jō karai
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary
raddhanta (Devanagari: राद्धांत ISO15919: rāddhāṁta ) means goal. jiva has one and only one goal: to attain anand . That anand is God. So, the ultimate goal or param charam raddhant (Devanagari: परम चरम राद्धांत ISO15919: parama carama rāddhāṁta ) of every jiva is to attain God.
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary
Anadi (Devanagari: अनादि ISO15919: anādi ) means which has no beginning. For example Brahm , jiva and Maya are eternal entities. They did not come into being one day. So they are all anadi . The samsara was revealed one day means it has a beginning. So, samsara is sadi (Devanagari: सा
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary
apratihata (Devanagari: अप्रतिहता ISO15919: apratihatā ) means continuous. Continuously do bhakti of God. The commitment to perform bhakti is so strong nothing and no one poses as an obstacle in doing so. This is one of the pillars of bhakti described in Bhagavata . LEARN MORE * ahaituki * Pillars of sadhana
In Depth - Bhakti Vocabulary
Mystical supernatural powers are called siddhi (Devanagari: सिद्धि ISO15919: siddhi ). This Sanskrit word which also means perfection. So, attaining any of these psychic powers is also called s iddhi . There are many kinds of s iddhis . All s iddhis, which are attainable by jeev , can be classified into