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 prapancha | प्रपंच prapancha (Devanagari: प्रपंच ISO15919: prapaṁca) means worldly entanglement in the five types of desires stemming from the five knowledge acquiring senses - ears, nose, eyes, tongue and skin. REFERENCE Nishkam Prem, Ch. 5
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 yoga * Five vital airs * Schools of Philosophy REFERENCE A Journey
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 pranamaya kosha | प्राणमय कोष pranamaya kosha (Devanagari: प्राणमय कोष ISO15919: prāṇamaya kōṣa) consists of the five pranas and pancha karmendriya: one of the five coverings or sheaths on the antahkarana of the jiva bound by Maya. Also written as pranamaya kosh, pranmay kosh, pranmaya kosh, pranamay kosh LEARN MORE * panchakosha * Five
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary pranam | प्रणाम pranam (Devanagari: प्रणाम ISO15919: praṇāma) means humbling yourself before someone. LEARN MORE * Guru * Guru - Spiritual Master REFERENCE Guru Kripa - The Grace of the Guru, Ch. 13
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary prana pratishtha | प्राण प्रतिष्ठा A consecration ceremony: a 3-day Vedic ceremony to infuse life into a deity and divinize it, after which the Lord resides in the Deity in His personal form. Prior to this ceremony, a deity is considered a stone sculpture, but afterwards it is regarded as a personified form of God,
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary prana | प्राण Pran (Devanagari: प्राण ISO15919: prāṇa) means vayu - air - that pervades body and enables it to function properly. LEARN MORE * Five vital airs
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary pramana | प्रमाण Praman (Devanagari: प्रमाण ISO15919: pramāṇa) is proof or evidence. LEARN MORE * pratyaksh pramana * anuman pramana * shabda pramana REFERENCE Who am I? Who is Mine? Vol. 1 Ch. 1
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary pramada | प्रमाद pramada (Devanagari: प्रमाद ISO15919: pramāda) means carelessness or inattention of the mind: one of the four defects found in compositions of material human beings. LEARN MORE * dosha * krita grantha REFERENCE Who am I? Who is Mine? Vol. 1, Ch. 8
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary prakritik pralaya | प्राकृतिक प्रलय Life of Creator Lord Brahma is 100 brahm years. In human terms it is 311 trillion, 40 billion years long. At the end of Lord Brahma's life span His brahmanda is totally annihilated. This is called prakritik pralaya (Devanagari: प्राकृतिक प्रलय ISO15919: prākr̥
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary prakriti | प्रकृति prakriti (Devanagari: प्रकृति ISO15919: prakr̥ti) is same as maya shakti. Primordial form of energy; maya. REFERENCE Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love, Ch. 1
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary pralaya | प्रलय Pralaya (Devanagari: प्रलय ISO15919: pralaya) has a more popularly known means and an obscure meaning. 1. Dissolution. this is the common use of this word. It is a part of the cyclical process of creation. See srishti. 2. A state of devastation resulting in unconsciousness: one of the eight
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary prakamya | प्राकाम्या prakamya (Devanagari: प्राकाम्या ISO15919: prākāmyā) a supernatural power by which one can acquire any material object one desires: one of the eight sattvic powers or siddhis of yoga. LEARN MORE * siddhi * Mystical powers REFERENCE Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 1,
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary pracharak | प्रचारक An exponent of a Guru's Vedic teachings. Reference: Sadhan Sadhya - The Way to God's Love, March 2023
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary prabhava deha | प्राभव देह God is omnipresent in His divine form in every particle. That divine form of the Lord is called prabhava deha (Devanagari: प्राभव शरीर ISO15919: prābhava deha). LEARN MORE * Uniqueness of Shri Krishna's form REFERENCE Who am I? Who is Mine? Vol. 1, Ch. 6
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary pitta | पित्त pitta (Devanagari: पित्त ISO15919: pitta) is an energy that governs digestion, metabolism, and transformation in the body. Pitta controls the body's digestive fire, or jatharagni (Devanagari: जठराग्नि ISO15919: jaṭharāgni). Imbalance of pitta causes physical ailments. LEARN MORE * tridosha * Three suffereings
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary Pitriloka | पितृलोक Pitrilok (Devanagari: पितृलोक ISO15919: pitr̥loka ) also known as Bhuvah lok (Devanagari: भुवः लोक ISO15919: bhuvaḥ loka ) is the space between earth and the sun. There are many smaller planets in this space. Together they are referred to as Pitrilok. LEARN MORE * brahmanda * Cosmic egg
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary pitri rina | पितृ ऋण The debt to the forefathers: one of the five debts to be repaid to attain liberation. See pancha rina. Reference: Bhagavad Bhakti - True Devotion, Ch. 7
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary pithasana | पीठासन pithasana (Devanagari: पीठासन ISO15919: pīṭhāsana) is a low height stool to seat on for eating or while praying. For kings an queens in ancient India it would be made of sandal wood. It would be decorated with intricate carving and studded with precious gems. REFERENCE Prema Rasa Madira
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary pitambara | पीताम्बर The ankle-length yellow silken garment worn by Shri Krishna. Sometimes also a shawl-like upper garment. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 2, Ch. 9
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary phalgu vairagya | फल्गु वैराग्य Phalgu vairagya (Devanagari: फल्गु वैराग्य ISO15919: phalgu vairāgya) means false renunciation. The word phalgu means false. The phrase phalgu vairagya comes from the fact that Phalgu river - in the holy city of Gaya in Bihar, India, runs dry on the surface. Yet, if you dig
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary phaguna/phalguna | फागुन/फाल्गुन The last month of the Hindu calendar: roughly March, just after spring. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 2, Ch. 18
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary paurusheya | पौरुषेय In Vedas The Supreme God is referred to as Purush. Vedas emerged from God's breath. So, Vedas are called paurusheya (Devanagari: पौरुषेय ISO15919: pauruṣeya). Vedas are also referred to as apaurusheya. LEARN MORE * The Supreme God REFERENCE Main Kaun? Mera Kaun? Vol. 3, Ch. 54
