Bhakti Siddhant Glossary pranaya bhakti | प्रणय भक्ति pranaya bhakti (Devanagari: प्रणय भक्ति ISO15919: praṇaya bhakti ) is the fourth level of siddha bhakti . In this stage the devotee feels so much intimacy with Shyam Sundar that they can't distinguish between lover and beloved. LEARN MORE * bhakti * Devotion * Prefect Devotion * Devotional Sentiments * Name of Shri
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary pranayama | प्राणायाम pranayama (Devanagari: प्राणायाम ISO15919: prāṇāyāma ) means disciplining the breath by various breathing techniques according to the Yoga Sutras of Sage Patanjali: one of the eight processes of yoga . LEARN MORE * ashtanga yoga * Darshan Shastra * Path of y oga * Five vital airs * Schools of Philosophy REFERENCE A
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary prapatti | प्रपत्ति prapatti (Devanagari: प्रपत्ति ISO15919: prapatti ) means complete surrender. Constantly thinking favourably about God, rejecting everything unfavourable and surrendering to His will. A term was coined by Jagadguru Shri Ramanujacharya. LEARN MORE * sharanagati REFERENCE Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love, Ch. 10
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
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 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 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 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 raas / raas lila | रास / रास लीला Shri Radha is the only Supreme Goddess of raas lila (Devanagari: रास लीला ISO15919: rāsa līlā ). It is often referred to simply as raas (Devanagari: रास ISO15919: rāsa ). The Supreme God Shri Krishna puts His crown at the lotus feet of Shri Radha to seek permission for
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary romancha | रोमान्च Horripilation or goosebumps: one of the eight symptoms of divine love ecstasy. LEARN MORE * ashta sattvic bhava * Ecstasy of Divine Love REFERENCE Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love, Ch. 6
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary sakama bhakti | सकाम भक्ति sakama bhakti (Devanagari: सकाम भक्ति ISO15919: sakāma bhakti ) is devotion to God which is inspired with the desire to attain material pleasures. This type of bhakti is called rajasi or tamasi bhakti. This bhakti is performed for one's own happiness. A few examples of this type
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary sakha bhava | सखा भव sakha bhava (Devanagari: सखा भाव ISO15919: sakhā bhāva ) is the attitude of the cowherd boys of Braj . They consider Shri Krishna as their sakha (Devanagari: सखा ISO15919: sakhā ). they dont have an inkling of His Godliness. They are part of His lilas . LEARN MORE * bhava * Devotional Sentiments REFERENCE Prema
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary salokya | सालोक्य Salokya mukti (Devanagari: सालोक्य ISO15919: sālokya ) desire to live in the abode of Maha Vishnu. LEARN MORE * moksha * Liberation REFERENCE Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 1, Ch. 3
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary samadhi | समाधि Complete absorption of the mind in the object of meditation is called samadhi (Devanagari: समाधि ISO15919: samādhi ). This state is reached in jnana marg , jnanayoga , yoga marg and also bhakti marg . The experiences in samadhi in each path of spiritual upliftment are significantly different. LEARN MORE * Path of yoga
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary samanjasa rati | समंजसा रति A devotee sees Shri Krishna as her beloved. She is mostly selfless, but occasionally she thinks about her own happiness. This kind of love is called madhurya bhava of samanjasa rati (Devanagari: समंजसा रति ISO15919: samaṁjasā rati ). Leading example of such a personality is eternal consort of Shri Krishna
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary samartha rati | समर्था रति A devotee sees Shri Krishna as her beloved and Shr Radha as her Ladyship. She is completely selfless and desires to serve her beloved at all times in any and every way. The thought of her own happiness doesn't even cross her mind. This kind of love is
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary Samkhya Darshan | सांख्य दर्शन Sankhya darshan (Devanagari: सांख्य दर्शन ISO15919: sāṁkhya darśana ) is one of the six philosophical systems of Hinduism accepting the Vedas as supreme, written by Sage Kapila. It accepts existence of God so it is an astika darshana . It describes the evolution of the universe and emphasises attaching
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary samnyasa ashrama | संन्यास आश्रम samnyasa ashrama (Devanagari: संन्यास आश्रम ISO15919: saṁnyāsa āśrama ) is the last of the four aged-based stages of Vedic life. This phase of life starts at seventy-five years and lats till demise. In this phase one lives a renounced order of life in pursuit of God and
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary santosh | संतोष santosh (Devanagari: संतोष ISO15919: saṁtoṣa ) means contentment. In the eight limbs of Ashtang yoga niyama is the second limbwhich consists of twelve rules, one of which is Santosh —the practice of being satisfied and at peace with what one has. LEARN MORE * yoga * Path of yoga REFERENCE Prema
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary Saptarishis | सप्तर्षि Saptarishis (Devanagari: सप्तर्षि ISO15919: saptarṣi ) are the seven great sages created from the will of Lord Brahma, the Creator. They are all God-realized souls beings and hold a status far greater than the gods and goddesses of s varga . LEARN MORE * Seven sages REFERENCE Radha Govind Geet -
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary sarshti mukti | सार्ष्टि मुक्ति sarshti mukti (Devanagari: सार्ष्टि मुक्ति ISO15919: sārṣṭi mukti ) means attaining equality with God in opulence. This is one of the five kinds of liberation. LEARN MORE * moksha * liberation REFERENCE Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 1, Ch. 3
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary sarupya mukti | सारूप्य मुक्ति sarupya mukti (Devanagari: सारूप्य मुक्ति ISO15919: sārūpya mukti ) means having the same four-armed form as God: one of the five kinds of liberation. LEARN MORE * moksha * Liberation REFERENCE Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 1, Ch. 3
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary sattva / sattvika / sattva guna | सत्व / सात्विक / सत्त्व गुण Sattva guna (Devanagari: सत्त्व गुण ISO15919: sattva guṇa ) is the material mode of purity and goodness. Also written as sattvic guna (Devanagari: सत्त्विक गुण ISO15919: sattvika guṇa ) LEARN MORE Maya REFERENCE Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love, Ch. 2
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary satvika bhava | सात्विक भाव The ecstasy symptoms of divine love visible only in divine body are called satvik bhava (Devanagari: सात्विक भाव ISO15919: sātvika bhāva ). Also written as satvic bhavas, satvik bhava, satvik bhav LEARN MORE * ashta satvik bhava * Ecstasy of Divine Love REFERENCE Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary satya | सत्य 1. Truthfulness. A part of niyama , the first of the eight disciplines of yoga . 2. Truth or Divine: God and His Saints alone are called satya . LEARN MORE * Path of yoga REFERENCE Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love, Ch. 14
