Bhakti Siddhant Glossary mundamala | मुंडमाल The garland of skulls worn by Lord Shiva. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 1, Ch. 7
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary muktahala | मुक्ताहल Same as besara, the only difference being that it has a pearl pendant (mukta). Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 2, Ch. 10
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary mrityuloka | मृत्युलोक Planet Earth. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 2, Ch. 9
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary mridanga | मृदंग A double-headed barrel-shaped drum. Reference: Sadhan Sadhya - The Way to God's Love, March 2023
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary moksha laghutakrta | मोक्ष लघुताकृत Devotion makes the bliss of liberation insignificant in comparison: the third of six qualities of bhakti described by Rupa Gosvami in Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu. See bhakti. LEARN MORE * Liberation Reference: Nishkam Prem, Ch. 3
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary mukti | मुक्ति mukti (Devanagari: मुक्ति ISO15919: mukti) means freedom or liberation. e.g. a person committed a crime and was imprisoned for it. After serving his sentence he is free to walk away. In spiritual context, jiva has been defying the divine laws since beginning-less time. So, jiva has been
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary mohana mahabhava | मोहन महाभाव The modan mahabhava in separation is called mohana mahabhava (Devanagari: मोहन महाभाव ISO15919: mohana mahābhāva). Sometimes, in this state divyonmada is visible in Shri Krishna and Shri Radha when They are in separation from each other. LEARN MORE * Modan Mahabhava * Madan Mahabhava * Perfect Devotion REFERENCE Prema Rasa
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary mithya | मिथ्या mithya (Devanagari: मिथ्या ISO15919: mithyā) means * false * non-existent or illusion * not ever lasting Some advait vedanti refer to the world as mithya or illusion. That is incorrect interpretation. The material world was created by God and it exists. The material world does not does not last forever. That
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary Mimansa | मीमांसा Also known as Purva Mimansa, one of the six philosophical systems of Hinduism written by Sage Jaimini. It's 12 chapters describe ritualistic duties and ceremonies contained in the Vedas. Its subject matter deals with rightful conduct for attaining enjoyment in the present life and luxuries in the celestial
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary megha malhara | मेघ मल्हार megha malhara (Devanagari: मेघ मल्हार ISO15919: megha malhāra) is the name of a raga which when sung brings showers. REFERENCE Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Ch. 14
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary mayic | मायिक Also written as mayika That which is related to maya. Reference: Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love, Ch. 9
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary mayavada | मायावाद Mayavada (Devanagari: मायावाद ISO15919: māyāvāda) has a couple of meanings 1. The doctrine of illusion. The philosophy propagated by Adi Jagadguru Shri Shankaracharya that states there is only one entity, Brahm. The entire world doesn't really exist. It is a mere illusion. 2. Jagadguruttam Swami
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary mayateet | मायातीत mayateet (Devanagari: मायातीत ISO15919: māyātīta) beyond the influence of Maya. There are some jiva who have eternally turned towards God. Maya has never dominated them. Also, some jiva were once mayadhina but one day by the grace of Guru and God they attained God. Both of these
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary mayadhisha | मायाधीश Mayadhisha (Devanagari: मायाधीश ISO15919: māyādhīśa) mean controller of Maya. This epithet is used only for God. Also written as mayadhish, mayadheesh LEARN MORE * yogamaya shakti * svansha * Jeev REFERENCE Reference: Who am I? Who is Mine? Vol. 1, Ch. 2
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary mayadhina | मायाधीन There are some jiva who have eternally turned away from God. Maya dominates those jiva. Such jiva are called mayadhina (Devanagari: मायाधीन ISO15919: māyādhīna). Also written as mayadheen, mayadhin LEARN MORE * Jeev REFERENCE Reference: Who am I? Who is Mine? Vol. 1, Ch. 2
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary maya / maya shakti | माया / माया शक्ति Maya shakti (Devanagari: माया / माया शक्ति ISO15919: māyā / māyā śakti) or simply Maya (Devanagari: माया ISO15919: māyā) is one of the three primary powers of The Supreme Lord - Shri Krishna. It is the external insentient power of God through which He creates this material world.
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary Manu | मनु When it is time to introduce human beings in the srishti God by His will creates Manu (Devanagari: मनु ISO15919: manu) and his wife. They are the progenitors of humankind. There are fourteen Manus in a single day (kalpa) of creator Lord Brahma. LEARN MORE * Creation * Vedic Time
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary manvantara | मन्वन्तर Manvantar (Devanagari: मन्वन्तर ISO15919: manvantara) is a period of 306 million, 600 thousand years. This is equal to 74 cycles of the four yugas, that is, 4,320,000 x 74. Reference: Radha Govind Geet, Vol. 1, Ch. 5 LEARN MORE Vedic Time
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary manushya | मनुष्य All descendants of Manu are collectively called manushya (Devanagari: मनुष्य ISO15919: manuṣya). Also, called * manav (Devanagari: मानव ISO15919: mānava) * nara (Devanagari: नर ISO15919: nara ). LEARN MORE * yoni * karma yoni * You make human form boon or bane REFERENCE Satsang - Association with Saints, Ch. 2
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary mantra | मंत्र Hymns of Vedas are called mantra (Devanagari: मंत्र ISO15919: maṁtra). These hymns are also referred to as Vedic richa (Devanagari: ऋचा ISO15919: r̥cā). Each mantra has a devata, a rishi and verse called a chhand (Devanagari: छंद ISO15919: chaṁda). These rishi did not compose those verses.
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary manomayi | मनोमयी Bhagavatam lists 8 ways of creating a form of your Deity. On of those is a mental murti. That mental form of your Deity is called manomayi murti (Devanagari: मनोमयी मूर्ती ISO15919: manomayī mūrtī). Out of all the ways of creating a form of God creating such
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary manomaya kosha | मनोमय कोष manomaya kosha (Devanagari: मनोमय कोष ISO15919: manōmaya kōṣa) is the mental sheath consisting of the mind and pancha jnanendriya. It is one of the five coverings or sheaths of the mind bound by maya. See panchakosha. Also written as manomaya kosha LEARN MORE * Five sheaths REFERENCE Who am
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary manini | मानिनी A gopi who has, due to her selfless love, earned the right to show divine resentment and sulk (do maan) and is appeased by Shri Krishna. It is also an epithet of Shri Radha. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 2, Ch. 16
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary maniharini | मनिहारिणी A female bangle-seller. Reference: Shyama Shyam Geet - Love Songs of Shri Radha Krishna
