Explains the spirit in the meanings of the Vedic words, as explained by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj in his preaching and poetry for Radha Krishan devotees.
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Raas is a divine dance in which only Shri Radha Krishna and the Gopis of Samartha Rati level of divine love, can participate. The goal of such deserving gopis is exclusively to please The Divine Couple . The happiness of Shri Radha Krishna is their happiness. These gopis do not desire
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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
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Pran (Devanagari: प्राण ISO15919: prāṇa ) means vayu - air - that pervades body and enables it to function properly. LEARN MORE * Five vital airs
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A shady alcove with sides and a roof formed by trees or climbing plants (an arbour) in the dense forests of Vrindavan is called a nikunja (Devanagari: निकुंज ISO15919: nikuṁja ). This is a special meeting place of Shri Radha Krishna for intimate pastimes in Vrindavan. Only by the
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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
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The eternal personal associates, confidential aides, of Shri Radha, eight in number and topmost of all the sakhis . They relish Shri Radha Krishna's intimate pastimes of love, and their service is to enhance the mutual love of the Divine Couple. Also called parama-preshtha sakhis . LEARN MORE * Shri Radha&
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Kalpataru (Devanagari: कल्पतरु ISO15919: kalpataru ) is a wish fulfilling tree in swarg . It grants all material desires. In the divine world Shri Krishna is the Kalpataru . He fulfills all wishes of God-realized devotees. It is also called kalpavriksha (Devanagari: कल्पवृक्ष ISO15919: kalpavr̥kṣa ). Reference: Bhakti Shatak
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atmarati (Devanagari: आत्मरति ISO15919: ātmarati ) is another epithet used for Shri Krishna. It means He who is self-contented, needs nothing from outside, perfect in all aspects, self-entertained, enchanted by self and performs pastimes with His own self. This moniker is applicable only to Shri Krishna for He is advai
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Brahmaloka (Devanagari: ब्रह्मलोक ISO15919: brahmaloka ) is the abode of creator Lord Brahma. This is the situated highest in the brahmanda . Also, this is the place of maximum opulence in the brahmanda . Also written as Brahmlok, Brahmaloka LEARN MORE * C osmic Egg * Bliss REFERENCE Prema Rasa Siddhanta -
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The composite word vairagya (Devanagari: वैराग्य ISO15919: vairāgya ) is made from vigat (Devanagari: विगत ISO15919: vigata ) and raga (Devanagari: राग ISO15919: rāga ). The following two conditions have to be fulfilled to call it vairagya * giving up the aspiration of acquiring worldly matters AND * renunciation of
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In satyug people had to perform severe penance for long periods of time to grow spiritually. That penance was called tapa (Devanagari: तप ISO15919: tapa ). This is one of the aspects of niyama in ashtang yoga LEARN MORE * yoga * Path of yoga LEARN MORE * Vedic time REFERENCE * Guru Mantra -
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sadhana bhakti (Devanagari: साधना भक्ति ISO15919: sādhanā bhakti ) is preliminary devotion. Sadhana bhakti is the means to cleanse the antahkarna , so that Guru can bestow siddha bhakti . Sadhana bhakti is mainly of two kinds: * vaidhi bhakti * raganuga bhakti The most acclaimed and widely accepted practices to practise sadhana