Bhakti Siddhant Glossary premananda | प्रेमानन्द Shri Krishna has three aspects - Brahm, Pramatma, Bhagavan. This bliss received from loving the Bhagavan aspect is called premananda (Devanagari: प्रेमानन्द ISO15919: premānanda) This is the sweetest bliss of all. LEARN MORE * brahmanand * svarupananda * svarupa sahktyananda * aishvaryananda REFERENCE Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary prema rasika | प्रेमा रसिका A connoisseur of the nectar of divine love. Reference: Sadhan Sadhya - The Way to God's Love, March 2023
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary prema | प्रेम Divine love. Reference: Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love, Ch. 12
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary pratyahara | प्रत्याहार pratyahara (Devanagari: प्रत्याहार ISO15919: pratyāhāra) means withding of the mind from external objects and concentrating it on God. This is one of the eight processes of Patanjali's yoga. LEARN MORE * ashtanga yoga * Darshan shastra REFERENCE A Journey Towards Divine Love (6th Issue)
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 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 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 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 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 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 pattika | पट्टिका A golden chain-like ornament worn at the hairline just above the forehead. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 2, Ch. 10
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary paropakara | परोपकार Doing good to others. Reference: Bhakti Shatak - Hundred Gems of Devotion - an in-depth analysis
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary parikrama | परिक्रमा Walking and dancing joyously while chanting God's name with love: one of the three ways to perform sankirtan. Reference: Sadhan Sadhya - The Way to God's Love, March 2023
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary parijata | पारिजात A celestial flower (tree) in celestial god Indra's garden with yellowish pure white flowers with a very special fragrance. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 3, Ch. 20
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary parasa | पारस Also written as paras Touchstone: a very rare and presently non-existent gem that can convert iron into gold simply by touching it.
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary Paramatma | परमात्मा The Supreme Soul: the aspect of the Lord who resides in all living beings, endowed with qualities and form, but only a partial manifestation of powers. REFERENCE Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love, Ch. 6
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary paramapara| परम्परा 1. A social or family tradition. 2. Disciplic succession.
