In Depth - Bhakti Vocabulary
Cessation of all activities is called pralaya (Devanagari: प्रलय ISO15919: pralaya ). The Sanskrit word pralay means dissolution or annihilation. There are many types of pralay . Naityik Pralay Vedas say when God embraces the jeev . That embrace is so full of bliss that it overwhelms the mind. Mind cannot bear
In Depth - Bhakti Vocabulary
In Vedas The Supreme God is called Daharakash (Devanagari: दहराकाश ISO15919 : daharākāśa ). The science of Daharakash is called Daharakash Vigyan (Devanagari: दहराकाश विज्ञान ISO15919 : daharākāśa vijñāna ). It is also referred to as Dahara vidya (Devanagari: दहर विद्या ISO15919: dahara vidyā ). This
bhuta (Devanagari: भूत ISO15919: bhūta ) has a few different meanings * Evil spirit or ghost. * one of the gross elements of pancha mahabhuta * jiva is also referred to as bhuta Also written as bhut, bhoot, bhoota LEARN MORE * Soul Reference: Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love
aham chetana (Devanagari: अहं चेतना ISO15919: ahaṁ cetanā ) means the false ego. It is also called dehabhiman (Devanagari: देहाभिमान ISO15919: dehābhimāna ) means false pride generated since the jiva considers itself to be a material body. The cause of this disillusion is Maya . See the references
Minute: meaning it is very subtle. In reference to the individual soul ( jiva ). LEARN MORE * Soul Reference: Who am I? Who is Mine? Vol. 1, Ch. 3
Revered as the 'Fifth Veda' and a beacon of devotion, the Shrimad Bhagavata Mahapurana (Devanagari: श्रीमद् भागवत महापुराण , ISO15919: śrīmad bhāgavata mahāpurāṇa ), often simply called the Bhagavata, stands as the most vital among the eighteen Puranas. At its heart, the Bhagavata champions
Seva (Devanagari: सेवा ISO15919: sevā ) means to serve. There are three ways to do seva: physically , mentally and financially . The nature of the jiva is to serve. The purpose of seva is to make the Master happy. Jiva can serve either The Supreme God or Maya . Per the divine
In Depth - Bhakti Vocabulary
There are places where sinners are sent to suffer terrifying recompense after death. These abodes are collectively referred to as narak (Devanagari: नरक ISO15919: naraka ). Narak is also the abode of Yamaraj , the god of death. This lok is located beneath the earth, in the southern part of the brahmand
Dvaita vada (Devanagari: द्वैत वाद ISO15919: dvaita vāda ) is the philosophy of dualism. According to this doctrine jiva is separate from The Supreme God . Also jiva is eternal servant of the Supreme God . It is an eternal doctrine and all acharyas pactising bhakti follow this principle. Still,
In Depth - Bhakti Vocabulary
Those who are submerged in exclusive love for Shri Radha Krishna are termed as Rasik saints (Devanagari: रसिक संत ISO15919: rasika saṁta ). A jeev can be in the following three categories- * The Supreme soul (परमात्मा): The Supreme God * The great soul (महात्मा): The soul,
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Bhakti means love. Love can be expressed in uncountable ways. So , bhakti is also of uncountable types. In only one scripture Bhagavat dozens of types of bhakti are mentioned. Listing a few ways mentioned in the scriptures and as described by Shri Maharaj Ji. A classification Bhakti is of three
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