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Raganuga Bhakti — The Followers

Spontaneous love for Shri Krishna aroused in the heart of a most fortunate jiva is known as raganuga bhakti (Devanagari: रागानुगा भक्ति ISO15919: rāgānugā bhakti ) . Those who follow the precepts of raganuga bhakti are not ruled by the scriptures at all. Still, beware, disobeying or dishonoring

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Types of Bhakti

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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Names of Shri Krishna

Vedas assert that Shri Krishna is The Supreme Brahm. Vedas also proclaim that nothing about Him is finite. He has countless names, countless forms, countless lilas , countless attributes, countless lok and countless saints. An attempt to enumerate His names is laughable. Yet, there might be some sadhaks who want to

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bhikshu pada prasarana nyaya | भिक्षु पाद प्रसारण न्याय

bhikshu pada prasarana nyaya (Devanagari: भिक्षु पाद प्रसारण न्याय ISO15919: bhikṣu pāda prasāraṇa nyāya ) is a philosophy from the book of Nyay . It is literally translated as beggar stretching legs philosophy and best described with a short story. In the end we describe

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aja kripaniya nyay |अजा कृपाणीयन्याय

aja kripaniya nyay (Devanagari: अजा कृपाणीयन्याय ISO15919: ajā kr̥pāṇiyanyāya ) is another rule in the book of rules called Nyay Shastra. Word by word these are the synonyms aja = goat | kripaniya = sword | nyay = rule It simply means being in the wrong place at the wrong

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Anadi | अनादि

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

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Pillars of Sadhana Bhakti

The castle of sadhana bhakti stands mainly on the following four pillars. There are three supporting pillars as well Roopdhyan Roopdhyan (Devanagari: रूपध्यान ISO15919: rūpadhyāna ) means remembering a form of God. You can take the help of a particular picture of your Ishta Dev to improve upon

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apratihata | अप्रतिहता

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

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Siddhi — Mystical Powers

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

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akarta | अकर्ता

akarta (Devanagari: अकर्ता ISO15919: akartā ) means the non-doer. Every jiva is akarta but it has been given an eternal servant called mind. Jiva wants limitless, everlasting, ever-increasing ananda . So, mind keeps striving to find ananda . Since, mind is material it performs tamasik , rajasik , sattvik karma and keeps getting entangled

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karta | कर्ता

karta (Devanagari: कर्ता ISO15919: kartā ) means the doer. Every jiva is akarta but it has been given a mind. That mind is the doer. So mind is called the karta. LEARN MORE * Karma — Actions * akarta * Kartritvabhimana

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Rasik saint

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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dvaita vada | द्वैत वाद​

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,

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Karma — Actions

The word karma (Devanagari: कर्म ISO15919: karma ) is used in a couple of different ways * Every action human beings perform is called karma . These actions bear fruits in present life and also carries over to future lives. * The path of karma called karma marg (Devanagari: कर्म मार्

The nature of God

Uniqueness of Krishna’s divine form

Question What is special about Shri Krishna’s divine form, that who so ever sees Him gets mesmerized? Answer You must have heard lots glories being sung of Shri Krishna's divine form like अनुपम रूप नीलमणि को री । उर धरि कर करि हाय! गि

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Srishti — Creation

As you read through this article about the “Process of creation” you might find it so contradictory and complicated that you might shake your head in disbelief and say “this is impossible”. Nevertheless, though it is beyond human comprehension yet, since some people have asked for this information, I would

Essentials

Bhakti-Devotion

Sanskrit word for devotion is bhakti (Devanagari: भक्ति ISO15919: bhakti ). Bhakti is the innermost divine power of God. Bhakti is the essence of divine love. The sweetness of this divine love is unparalleled. It is not only sweeter than all material forms of bliss but it is sweetest of

The Saint

Guru - Spiritual Master

Vedas proclaim Guru (Devanagari: गुरु ISO15919: guru ) is essential for spiritual growth of every jiva . Such a person should * know all the scriptures and * should have realized God. Surrender to such a saint. Accept him as your spiritual master and serve him whole-heartedly. They further warn to choose a

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Narak — Hellish abodes

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

PanchMahabhoot-Five gross elements

Panch Mahabhoot (Devanagari: पन्च महाभूत  ISO15915: panca mahābhūta ) are the primary gross elements. They are five in number and the cosmic world is made from these five elements. They are also referred to as panch tattva (Devanagari: पन्चतत्त्व ISO15915: pancatattva ). Each of these elements

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Panchtanmatra — Five Subtle Elements

At the time of creation tamas guna of Maya creates five subtle elements. Together these are call panchtanmatra (Devanagari: पंचतन्मात्रा ISO15919: paṁcatanmātrā ). Each of these elements creates one of the Panch mahabhoot . The originating subtle element becomes the quality of the originated gross element. The five

The Soul, Material world and detachment

Is being born in Kaliyug a misfortune?

Seeing the tribulations in our present day society, people often say, "it is ghor Kaliyug " means " Kali yug has reached its peak". And these words seems to be validated by the news on TV, newspapers etc. So are we unfortunate to be present be living in

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Kaal — Vedic Time

According to our invaluable scriptures, mainly Mahabharata, Manu Smriti and Shrimad Bhagvatam etc. the concept of eternal and cyclical time is a very important aspect of philosophy. Kaal (Devanagari: काल ISO15919: kāla ) has a few meanings in Sanskrit language. For various other meanings please refer to kaal . In this

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ahaituki | अहैतुकी

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 . LEARN MORE * apartihata * Pillars of sadhana bhakti REFERENCE Main Kaun? Mera Kaun? Vol. 3, Ch. 50

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yogini | योगिनी

A female practitioner of the path of yoga . Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 2, Ch. 14 LEARN MORE * Yogmarg — Path of yoga