Bhakti Siddhant Glossary rasa | रस Rasa (Devanagari: रस ISO15919: rasa) means bliss. Vedas say Shri Krishna is rasa. Reference: Bhakti Shatak - Hundred Gems of Devotion - an in-depth analysis LEARN MORE * Bliss
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary rakshasi | राक्षसी A feminine form of rakshasa. REFERENCE Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary pyari | प्यारी A female beloved of Shri Krishna. A name of Shri Radha. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 1, Ch. 7
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary pushti marga | पुष्टि मार्ग The path of devotion to Shri Krishna as established by Vallabhacharya: a devotee (depending on the grace of Shri Krishna) humbly surrenders and dedicates his whole being for the service of Shri Krishna, and Shri Krishna takes his full responsibility. Reference: Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love, Ch.
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary pushti | पुष्टि Spiritual nourishment: that which manifests divine love in the heart and its basis is divine grace. Reference: Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love, Ch. 10
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary purusha | पुरुष Purusha (Devanagari: पुरुष ISO15919: puruṣa) is a term used for all of these * jiva * Mahapurush * Avatars * The Supreme God LEARN MORE * creation * Kshirodashayi * Garbhodashayi * Karanarnavashayi Mahavishnu REFERENCE Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary Puranas | पुराण Just like Vedas Puranas (Devanagari: पुराण ISO15919: purāṇa) are also eternal. They convey the knowledge of the Vedas through stories that highlight universal values, such as non-violence, charity, penance, compassions, and so on. These stories demonstrate adherence to righteous conduct despite upheavals in the lives of the characters
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary punya | पुण्य Punya (Devanagari: पुण्य ISO15919: puṇya) virtuous karma as defined by the Vedas. Reference: Guru Mantra - The Guru and the Disciple, Ch. 3 LEARN MORE * Paap * Science of karma
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary puja | पूजा Ritualistic worship. Reference: Guru Kripa - The Grace of the Guru, Ch. 3
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary preyavadi | प्रेयवादी Those who pursue the inferior path of preya are called preyavadi (Devanagari: प्रेयवादी ISO15919: preyavādī) . LEARN MORE * asatayananda REFERENCE Who am I? Who is Mine? Vol. 1 Ch. 7
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary preya/preya marga | प्रेय / प्रेय मार्ग preya/preya marga (Devanagari: प्रेय / प्रेय मार्ग ISO15919: preya / preya mārga ) is the inferior path of providing pleasure to the senses. This is one of the two paths in existence since eternity. LEARN MORE shreya/shreya marga REFERENCE Who am I? Who is Mine?
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary preraka brahm | प्रेरक ब्रह्म Vedas refer to God as preraka brahm (Devanagari: प्रेरक ब्रह्म ISO15919: preraka brahma). It means the inspirer. Inert Maya shakti creates this awe-striking world by Brahm-The Supreme God's Yogmaya-shakti. Also, He gives life to jiva to perform all actions. So, He is the ultimate
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary premika | प्रेमिका A female lover. REFERENCE Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary premananda | प्रेमानन्द Shri Krishna has three aspects - Brahm, Pramatma, Bhagavan. This bliss received from loving the Bhagavan aspect is called premananda (Devanagari: प्रेमानन्द ISO15919: premānanda) This is the sweetest bliss of all. LEARN MORE * brahmanand * svarupananda * svarupa sahktyananda * aishvaryananda REFERENCE Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary prema rasika | प्रेमा रसिका A connoisseur of the nectar of divine love. Reference: Sadhan Sadhya - The Way to God's Love, March 2023
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary prema bhakti | प्रेमा भक्ति Prema bhakti (Devanagari: प्रेमा भक्ति ISO15919: premā bhakti) is the first stage of Siddha bhakti. LEARN MORE * Perfect Devotion REFERENCE Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love, Ch. 12
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary prema | प्रेम Divine love. Reference: Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love, Ch. 12
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary prayojana | प्रयोजन Every action has an intent behind it. That intent is called prayojana (Devanagari: प्रयोजन ISO15919: prayojana). Jiva performs bhakti of Shri Radha Krishna. The prayojan is to attain the favor of Shri Radha Krishna to please Them by serving Them. REFERENCE Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary pratyahara | प्रत्याहार pratyahara (Devanagari: प्रत्याहार ISO15919: pratyāhāra) means withding of the mind from external objects and concentrating it on God. This is one of the eight processes of Patanjali's yoga. LEARN MORE * ashtanga yoga * Darshan shastra REFERENCE A Journey Towards Divine Love (6th Issue)
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary pratibimbavada | प्रतिबिम्बवाद bimba-pratibimbavada (Devanagari: बिम्ब-प्रतिबिम्बवाद ISO15919: bimba-pratibimbavāda) is the doctrine of reflection. Followers of Jagadguru Shankaracharya refuted the prior versions of advait-vada propounded by Jagadguru Shankaracharya and his followers. They came up with bimba-pratibimbavada. It states that just like the sun, moon, stars cast a
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary prasada | प्रसाद After God and Guru have used the things then devotees partake those as sacred remnants. These are called prasada (Devanagari: प्रसाद ISO15919: prasāda). Those sacred remnants can be food , clothes or any other object. Uddhav, childhood friend of Shri Krishna, declared that he will overcome the invincible Maya
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary prarabdha karma | प्रारब्ध कर्म Jiva is eternal. In all the past human lives jiva has performed countless actions called karma. God decides a few of those fruits to be born in the present life. Those are called prarabdha karma (Devanagari: प्रारब्ध कर्म ISO15919: prārabdha karma) or simply prarabdha. This what
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary prapti | प्राप्ति prapti (Devanagari: प्राप्ति ISO15919: prāpti) is a supernatural power by which one could procure anything from anywhere in the entire universe. LEARN MORE * siddhis * Mystical powers REFERENCE Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love, Ch. 6
