Bhakti Siddhant Glossary udbhija | उद्भिज udbhija (Devanagari: उद्भिज ISO15919: udbhija) are living beings born from earth such as plants and trees. LEARN MORE * Types of life forms REFERENCE Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 1, Ch. 3
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary tapashcharya | तपश्चर्या Severe austerities, penance. Reference: Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love, Ch. 12 Same as tapa.
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary tanuja | तनुजा tanuja (Devanagari: तनुजा ISO15919: tanujā) means serving someone physically. Our senses (jnanedriya) are naturally drawn outward. When we use our body, senses, and mind to serve Hari (God) and Guru, it helps us avoid distractions and stay focused on God. In the early stages of devotion, this is a
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary tandava | तांडव The dance style of Lord Shiva is called tandava (Devanagari: तांडव ISO15919: tāṁḍava). He performs this dance only in a state of transcendental ecstasy. He performs is before pralaya and also in elation u[on obtaining the darshana of Shri Radha or Shri Krishna. LEARN MORE * Uniqueness of Krishna&
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary taan | तान taan (Devanagari: तान ISO15919: tāna) is a technique used in the vocal performance of a raga in Hindustani classical music. It involves singing melodic notes using vowels very rapidly e.g. often the long "a" as in the word "car". REFERENCE Shyama Shyam Geet -
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary tamala | तमाल An evergreen tree, garcinia xanthocymus, with dark bark and white flowers: a source of gum resin and yellow dye. REFERENCE Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 2, Ch. 11
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary tala tree | ताल वृक्ष The palm tree, fan palm. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 3, Ch. 20
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary tala | ताल tala (Devanagari: ताल ISO15919: tāla) has a couple of meanings * in Indian music tala means rhythmic cycle or beat structure. * tala is palm tree. Also written as taal LEARN MORE * malhara * tamala * rasala REFERNCE * Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love * Prema Rasa Madira - The
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary tama / tamoguna / tamasic | तम / तमोगुण / तामसिक tama (Devanagari: तम ISO15919: tama) means darkness. tamoguna (Devanagari: तमोगुण ISO15919: tamoguṇa) is the material mode of demonic dark tendencies. tamasic (Devanagari: तामसिक ISO15919: tāmasika) is an adjective which is used to describe the things that influence the mind to have dark tendencies. LEARN MORE * guna/
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary sagunvadini | सगुणवादिनी Some Vedic mantra narrate divine virtues and attributes of God. Those verses are called sagunvadini richa (Devanagari: सगुणवादिनी ऋचा ISO15919: saguṇavādinī r̥cā). One of the four types of mantras in the Vedas. LEARN MORE * abhedvadini * bhedvadini * nirgunvadini. REFERENCE Main Kaun? Mere Kaun? Vol. 3, Ch. 54
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary sadhu | साधु A holy man, sage, ascetic. Reference: Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love, Ch. 9
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary sadhana | साधना Spiritual practice as prescribed in the scriptures or by a Saint. Reference: Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love, Ch. 1
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary sadhaka | साधक sadhaka (Devanagari: साधक ISO15919: sādhaka ) means a person engaged in spiritual practise. Also written as sadhak LEARN MORE * Sadhana * Sadhana bhakti * Daily Devotion REFERENCE Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love, Ch. 6
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary rasiya | रसिया One who appreciates the fine nuances of amorous love; an epithet of Shri Krishna. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary rasika | रसिक Also written as rasik A Saint who has attained selfless divine love and relishes the fine nuances of love in the loving exchange between Shri Radha Krishna and Their topmost devotees. A connoisseur of divine love bliss. Reference: Sadhan Sadhya - The Way to God's Love, March 2023
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary rajasa / rajoguna / rajasic | राजस / रजोगुण / राजसिक The material mode of passion which inspires material activity and the desire for sense gratification. Also written as rajas REFERENCE Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love, Ch. 2
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary panchamrita | पंचामृत A devotional offering of milk, curd, honey, sugar and ghee that is poured over a Deity and later consumed by devotees. LEARN MORE * bhoga REFERENCE Sadhan Sadhya - The Way to God's Love, March 2023
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary paan | पान Also written as pana Betel leaf spiced with various ingredients like betel nut, lime, fennel, and vegetable extracts which is then folded and serves as a mouth freshener. The betel nut remnants of Shri Radha Krishna are especially prized by Rasika Saints. REFERENCE Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary pallava | पल्लव The tender new leaves of a mango tree have a reddish hue. (Devanagari: पल्लव ISO15919: pallava). REFERENCE Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary palasha | पलाश A tree: butea frondose, Flame of the Forest. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 3, Ch. 19
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary pada | पद pada (Devanagari: पद ISO15919: pada) is * a poem on a single topic. It follows rhyme schemes where every line is uniform in meter and ends in the same letter. * Feet are also called pada e.g. pada-arvind mean lotus-feet. REFERENCE Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love,
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary navadha bhakti | नवधा भक्ति navadha bhakti (Devanagari: नवधा भक्ति ISO15919: navadhā bhakti) are the nine ways of devotion as described by Prahlada and accepted by Vaishnava spiritual masters (Bhagavatam 7.5.23): * shravanam – hearing * kirtanam – solo or congregational chanting of God's names, forms etc * smarana – remembrance * dasya – servitude * sakhya – friendship * archana
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary naradi vidya | नारद विद्या The art of causing a dispute or misunderstanding between two parties to create a fresh pastime: the special expertise of Sage Narada. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 1, Ch. 3
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary nara lila | नर लीला When God descends on earth as a human being and performs actions like us that is called nara lila (Devanagari: नर लीला ISO15919: nara līlā). LEARN MORE * lila * Why does God descend? * God descends to impart love to Jnanis * The real reason for God's descension REFERENCE Bhakti
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary naimittika | नैमित्तिक Same as vyavaharika, that is, God’s pastimes which take place outside of Braja in which actions are performed to set a proper standard of behaviour in the world: the first of two categories of God’s pastimes. See vastaviki Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine
