Bhakti Siddhant Glossary asat ananda | असत् आनंद Every jiva wants bliss. If jiva tries to achieve that bliss from Maya then the bliss is temporary is called asat ananda (Devanagari: असत् आनंद ISO15919: asat ānaṁda). It is also called asatyananda (Devanagari: असत्यानंद ISO15919: asatyānaṁda) which means false happiness. LEARN MORE * Bliss REFERENCE Who
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary asana | आसन Physical postures for discipling the body: one of the eight processes of yoga. LEARN MORE * ashtanga yoga * Path of yoga REFERENCE A Journey Towards Divine Love (6th Issue)
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary artha | अर्थ artha (Devanagari: अर्थ ISO15919: artha) has many meanings * Wealth; the pursuit of wealth. e.g. the phrase commonly used is those who desire bhakti need to abandon all desires for artha, dharma, kaam, moksha * The goal. e.g. svartha = sva + artha. Sva = I. So svartha means means the goal
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary archana | अर्चना Deity worship. LEARN MORE * Navadha bhakti * Nine practises of bhakti REFERENCE Lila Samvaran - The Disappearance of Jagadguruttam
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary apavarga | अपवर्ग Also written as apvarg Liberation. Reference: Satsang - Association with Saints, Ch. 2
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary aptakama | आप्तकाम aptakama (Devanagari: आप्तकाम ISO15919: āptakāma) means self contented. They are oblivious to the external world. They don't love anyone no matter if other love them or not. Also written as apta-kama, apta-kaam REFERENCE Raas Panchadyayi
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary aprakata lila | अप्रकट लीला aprakata lila (Devanagari: अप्रकट लीला ISO15919: aprakaṭa līlā) of Shri Radha Krishna happen all the time in Golok. His divine associates have the privilege of organizing these and also participating in them. These lilas happen all the time in the divine abode, yet they cannot be witnessed by
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary apsara | अप्सरा apsara (Devanagari: अप्सरा IS)15919: apsarā) are women whose body is made of tej the fire element of panch mahabhuta. Apsaras are also material beings and their bodies are taijas (Devanagari: तैजस् ISO15919: taijas) means they are made of tej element. So, they are always considered clean. Like,
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary apaurusheya | अपौरुषेय apaurusheya (Devanagari: अपौरुषेय ISO15919: apauruṣēya) refers to eternal scriptures that are not composed by jiva or God. While The Supreme Lord was sleeping in Yoganidra the Vedas emerged from His breath. Vedas are eternal. They were composed neither by God nor by jiva. That is why only
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary aparigraha | अपरिग्रह Not coveting wealth and pleasure beyond what is necessary: a part of yama, the first of the eight disciplines of yoga. See yoga. LEARN MORE * Path of yoga Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 1, Ch. 3
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary apara dharma | अपर धर्म Apara dharma (Devanagari: अपर धर्म ISO15919: apara dharma) is same as varnashrama dharma. LEARN MORE * Karmakand Reference: Bhakti Shatak - Hundred Gems of Devotion - an in-depth analysis
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary apara | अपरा Apara (Devanagari: अपरा ISO15919: aparā) means inferior. Maya is called apara shakti (Devanagari: अपरा शक्ति ISO15919: aparā śakti). It is inferior power of God because it is inert. Also written as apara shakti LEARN MORE * Maya-Cosmic Power * Jad * Chetan REFERENCE Who am I? Who is Mine? Vol. 1, Ch.
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary anuraga | अनुराग Also written as anuraag Attachment or love of the mind directed towards God.
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary anuchit | अणुचित anuchit (Devanagari: अणुचित ISO15919: aṇucita) means having limited consciousness. Jiva is anuchit since jiva provides consciousness to only the body in which it resides. LEARN MORE * Soul * Vibhuchit
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary anumana pramana | अनुमान प्रमाण anumana pramana (Devanagari: अनुमान प्रमाण ISO15919: anumāna pramāṇa) is inferential evidence based on previous experience. LEARN MORE * pratyaksh pramana * shabda pramana Reference: Jagadguruttam - The Supreme Spiritual Master - A Biography
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary anubhavananda | अनुभवानंद Also written as anubhavanand The divine bliss of Paramatma that is experienced by the yogis. The bliss of the Personal Form of God, devoid of any pastimes of His associates. Reference: Nishkam Prem, Ch. 3
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary anu | अणु Minute: meaning it is very subtle. In reference to the individual soul (jiva). LEARN MORE * Soul Reference: Who am I? Who is Mine? Vol. 1, Ch. 3
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary antaranga shakti | अंतरंगा शक्ति Same as yogamaya shakti. Also written as antarang shakti. REFERENCE Bhakti Shatak - Hundred Gems of Devotion - an in-depth analysis
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary aana | आना Also written as ana A former momentary unit of British India equal to one sixteenth of a rupee.
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary anjana | अंजन Also written as anjan The same as surma, a cosmetic of antimony or lead sulphide applied to the eyes: collyrium. REFERENCE Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 2, Ch. 14
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary angasangini sakhi | अंगसंगिनी सखी Divine personalities and eternal associates of the Divine Couple in the form of Shri Radha Krishna's clothes and ornaments that are conscious entities. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 2, Ch. 11
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary andaja | अंडज Living beings born from eggs (birds, reptiles). LEARN MORE * Type of life forms REFERENCE Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 1, Ch. 3
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary anchala | आँचल Also written as aanchal The border or hem at the loose end of a sari (chunari or lehenga) which comes over the shoulder and is sometimes used to cover the head. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 1, Ch. 7
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary anartha nivriti | अनर्थ निवृत्ति anartha nivritti (Devanagari: अनर्थ निवृत्ति ISO15919: anartha nivr̥tti) means dissipation of anartha. There are many stages of dissipation. This process starts from the stage of sadhana bhakti and completes at the time of God-realization. anartha nivritti starts happening at the fourth step in the natural
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary anartha | अनर्थ Jiva continues to breach the divine laws. These offences are called anartha (Devanagari: अनर्थ ISO15919: anartha). There are four kinds: * sukritajata anartha - anarth due to desire to enjoy the pleasures of the celestial abodes, * dushkritajata anartha - anarth born from sin, * aparadha janya anartha - the offences we
