Bhakti Siddhant Glossary abhisheka | अभिषेक abhisheka (Devanagari: अभिषेक ISO15919: abhiṣeka) is a sacred Vedic ritual in which people honour the Deity by bathing them with water or panchamrita. Lovingly prepare the water by adjusting the temperature to be weather appropriate and then adding various fragrances to it. This water or panchamrita is then
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary abhedvadini | अभेदवादिनी Also written as abhedavadini, abheda-vadini Mantras in the Vedas that state there is one entity: everything is God. There is nothing else. One of the four kinds of mantras found in the Vedas. See bhedvadini, nirgunvadini, sagunvadini. Reference: Main Kaun? Mera Kaun? Vol. 3, Ch. 54
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary abala | अबला Abala (Devanagari: अबला ISO15919: abalā) has two meanings * a powerless lady. * a (अ) is a name of Shri Krishna. So abala also means a lade whose strength is Shri Krishna. Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love LEARN MORE * Bhagawan - Shri Krishna
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary aarti | आरती Aarti (Devanagari: आरती ISO15919: āratī) is fire circumambulation of your Beloved Deity. While doing aarti create a feeling of imbuing His energy in the kindled lamp. When done with circumambulation, then runs your hands over the flame and touch your eyes and head with those hands. This is called take
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary roopdhyan | रूपध्यान Roopdhyan (Devanagari: रूपध्यान ISO15919: rūpadhyāna) means practice of absorbing the mind in loving remembrance on a self-created form of God. This loving remembrance can be accompanied by chanting His names, qualities, divine pastimes to focus on the Lord's divine form . LEARN MORE * Roopdhyan - Devotional
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary Featured Bhagavan | भगवान् Also written as Bhagawan, Bhagvan, Bhagwan The Supreme Lord: the Personal Form of God with names, forms, attributes and associates. The performer of pastimes possessing all powers fully manifest. LEARN MORE * Bhagawan-Shri Krishna Reference: Bhakti Shatak - Hundred Gems of Devotion - an in-depth analysis सर्वोच्च भगवा
Bhakti Siddhant Glossary Featured banamala / vanamala | बनमाला / वनमाला Also written as banmala / vanmala The knee-length garland worn by Shri Krishna which is prepared with five kinds of flowers: basil leaves (tulsi), jasmine (kunda), the coral tree flower (mandara), lotus (kamala) and parijata flowers (from the celestial parijata tree produced at the churning of the milk ocean). LEARN MORE
