Bhakti Siddhant Glossary satyakaam | सत्यकाम One whose desires immediately come to fruition is said to have to power of satyakamah (Devanagari: सत्यकाम ISO15919: satyakāma ). It is one of the eight divine powers of God bestowed upon one who attains God-realisation . LEARN MORE * Daharakash vigyan REFERENCE Bhagavannama Mahatmya - The Glories of the Divine
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary savan | सावन In the Hindu calendar savan (Devanagari: सावन ISO15919: sāvana ) is fifth month. It is the first month of monsoon season and typically falls in the months of July-August. It is also known as Shravan Maas (Devanagari: श्रावण मास ISO15919: śrāvaṇa māsa Also written as saavan , sawan
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary shabda pramana | शब्द प्रमाण shabda pramana (Devanagari: शब्द प्रमाण ISO15919: śabda pramāṇa ) means evidence of those words ( shabda ) which are irrefutable. Only Vedas offer the shabda pramana as they are the eternal law of God. So, Vedas are the final evidence. Other scriptures Puranas , Smritis , Darshan Shastra , Itihas etc can be
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary shamadi shata sampatti | शमादि शट् संपत्ति shamadi shata sampatti (Devanagari: शमादि शट् संपत्ति ISO15919: śamādi śaṭ saṁpatti ) are the six requisites for tranquility of the mind. This is one of the four compulsory qualifications a candidate must have to set foot on the path of jnana . LEARN MORE * jnana-marga * Path of gyan REFERENCE
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary shanta bhava | शांत भाव shanta bhava (Devanagari: शांत भाव ISO15919: śāṁta bhāva ) is the passive relationship of loving God as your king. This is the first of the five bhava related to specific relationships towards God. It includes awe, reverence and fear of God more than loving intimacy. LEARN MORE * devotional sentiments
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary sharat purnima | शरत पूर्णिमा The full moon night in the month of October when Shri Krishna performed the raas with the gopis . Also written as sharata poornima, sharad poornima LEARN MORE * Sharad Poornima REFERENCE Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 3, Ch. 19
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary shastra | शास्त्र shastra (Devanagari: शास्त्र ISO15919: śāstra ) are scriptures. In Sanatan Dharma (Hinduism), there are many authentic scriptures which were revealed by God and God-realized saints.
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary shuddhadvaita | शुद्धाद्वैत The philosophy of shuddhadvaita (Devanagari: शुद्धाद्वैत ISO15919: śuddhādvaita ) is the doctrine of pure dualism. It was propagated by Swami Vallabhacharya. Swami Vallabhacharya established the pushti marg (Devanagari: पुष्टि मार्ग ISO15919: puṣṭi mārga ) as a means to attain bhakti of The Supreme
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary shudra | शूद्र Vedic caste system has four classes. The people who do not have any particular skill are placed in the shudra (Devanagari: शूद्र ISO15919: śūdra ). They support the other three classes in fulfilling their duties. LEARN MORE * varna * Vedic caste system REFERENCE Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary siddhi | सिद्धि The supernatural powers attained through the practice of yoga are called siddhis (Devanagari: सिद्धि ISO15919: siddhi ). These eight divine personalities always stay in service of God and God-realized saints. To a limited extent these siddhis can be attained by accomplished yogis as well. 1. Anima to become tinier
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary smrita / smrita grantha / smriti | स्मृत / स्मृति ग्रंथ / स्मृति When God realized saints write scriptures, which are based on their experience those scriptures are called smiriti (Devanagari: स्मृति ISO15919: smr̥ti ) e.g. Manu wrote the Manu smriti. Gita is also called Smriti . LEARN MORE * krita grantha * vinirgrata grantha REFERENCE Who am I? Who is Mine? Vol.
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary smriti prasthana | स्मृति प्रस्थान smriti prasthana (Devanagari: स्मृति प्रस्थान ISO15919: smr̥ti prasthāna ) means examining the spiritual facts for validity using Gita as the evidence. LEARN MORE * shruti prasthana * smriti prasthana * prasthana trai * pratyaksha pramana * anumana pramana Reference: Who am I? Who is Mine? Vol. 1 Ch. 2
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary sutra | सूत्र Sutra (Devanagari: सूत्र ISO15919: sūtra ) is an aphorism found in some Sanskrit scriptures like Vedant darshan . LEARN MORE * Schools of Philosophy REFERENCE Who am I? Who is Mine? Vol. 1, Ch. 4
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary svamsha | स्वांश svamsha (Devanagari: स्वांश ISO15919: svāṁśa ) means personal expansions of Shri Krishna. All avatars of God are His svamsha. They are endowed with all powers of Shri Krishna and are governors of Yogamaya shakti . Yet, they exhibit only the powers that are needed in the moment. Also written as
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary svara bhanga | स्वर भंग svara bhanga (Devanagari: स्वर भंग ISO15919: svara bhaṁga ) means faltering of the voice or voice gets totally changed. This is one of the eight symptoms of divine love ecstasy. LEARN MORE * sattvika bhava * Ecstasy of Divine Love REFERENCE Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love, Ch. 6
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary svarga | स्वर्ग svarga (Devanagari: स्वर्ग ISO15919: svarga ) are the abodes located above the earth in the brahmanda . They are all within the material realm yet their luxuries far exceed those on the Earth. Some of these abodes are made of gross liek the earth where as others are subtle abodes.
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary svarupa shaktyananda | स्वरूप शक्त्यानंद The Supreme Lord has two aspects: Impersonal form and personal form . The sweetness of His Personal form is called svarupa shaktyananda (Devanagari: स्वरूप शक्त्यानंद ISO15919: svarūpa śaktyānaṁda ). This is the special sweetness that Shri Krishna enjoys through His devotees. Shri Krishna is both honey
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary svayam siddha | स्वयं सिद्ध svayam siddha (Devanagari: स्वयं सिद्ध ISO15919: svayaṁ siddha ) means the one who does everything with His own shakti . One and only svayam siddha personality is Shri Krishna. He is the cause of all causes, He has no beginning and no end. He is the ultimate source of
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary tattvajnana | तत्वज्ञान To achieve any goal one needs basic theoretical knowledge. The knowledge includes knowing the goal, the benefit of attaining the goal and the path to achieve the goal. Such knowledge of concepts and principles needed to achieve your goal is called tattvajnana (Devanagari: तत्वज्ञान ISo15919: tatvajñāna ). Tattvajnana
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary trigunatita | त्रिगुणातीत Trigunatita (Devanagari: त्रिगुणातीत ISO15959: Devanagari: त्रिगुणातीत ISO15919: triguṇātīta ) means one who transcends the three gunas of Maya . The God and God-realized saints are trigunatita. LEARN MORE * Jeev * Bhagavan - Shri Krishna * Recognizing saints
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary trikarma | त्रिकर्म Also written as trikarm The three types of fruits of actions: prarabdha - the fruits of a portion of one's past actions awarded as one's destiny in this life, kriyamana - fruits of actions in one's current life due to the exercise of one&
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary trimuti | त्रिमूर्ति The three governors of each cosmic system, brahmanda , appointed by the Supreme Lord are Brahma, Vishnu, and Shankara are collectively called Trimuti (Devanagari: त्रिमूर्ति ISO15919: trimūrti ). Also called the Trinity. LEARN MORE * Cosmic egg
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary trisharira | त्रिशरीर The three types of bodies: * sthula sharira - the gross body, * sukshma sharira - the subtle body, * karana sharira - the causal body. LEARN MORE * Three bodies REFERENCE Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love, Ch. 8
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary vasana | वासना vasana (Devanagari: वासना ISO15919: vāsanā ) means having an intense desire for the material world. LEARN MORE * The material world REFERENCE Who am I? Who is Mine? Vol. 1, Ch. 7
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary vatsalya bhava | वात्सल्य भाव vatsalya bhava (Devanagari: वात्सल्य भाव ISO15919: vātsalya bhāva ) means having maternal love for Shri Krishna. This is the fourth of five devotional sentiments one could have for Shri Krishna. LEARN MORE * bhava * Devotional Sentiments REFERENCE Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love, Ch. 12
