Prayashchit Karm (प्रायश्चित कर्म)
Prayashchit Karma refers to scripturally prescribed acts of atonement performed to reduce or neutralize the consequences of certain sins.
Latest
Varna (वर्ण)
The four Vedic classifications of human society, their prescribed duties, and their origin as described in the Rigveda.
Avatar (अवतार)
Avatar is a Divine descension of God. His body is Divine, His descensions are countless, and every Avatar is God.
Dasya bhav (दास्य भाव)
Dasya Bhav is loving Shri Krishna as Master, with the devotee's loyalty and desire to serve directed toward His happiness.
Jeev Shakti (जीव शक्ति)
Jeev Shakti is one of God's three primary powers. All jeevs belong to this power, whether they are under Maya or beyond her.
Sadharani Rati (साधारणी रति)
Sadharani Rati is love for Shri Krishna as the Beloved in which the devotee also desires her own happiness.
Yogi (योगी)
A Yogi (योगी | yogī) is a male practitioner of the path of Yoga. What It Means A Yogi practices the Ashtang Yog of Patanjali to: * gain control over the mind * prevent it from running toward the world * redirect it toward God Key Insight Being a Yogi means having control
Brahmanand (ब्रह्मानंद)
Brahmanand is the transcendental bliss experienced through realization of the Impersonal Brahm, beyond Maya yet distinct from Premanand.
Bhog Yoni (भोग योनि)
Bhog Yoni refers to life forms in which the Jeev primarily experiences the results of actions performed in previous human lives.
Anartha Nivriti
Anarth Nivritti refers to the dissipation of unwanted tendencies and impurities that obstruct devotion. * anartha — that which is not meaningful or beneficial for the soul * nivṛtti — removal or cessation It is the stage in Bhakti where inner obstacles begin to weaken and fall away. What It Is Anarth Nivritti is
Brahmin (ब्राह्मण)
A Brahmin traditionally studies and teaches the Vedas and performs prescribed rituals, while the term also has a spiritual meaning.
Loka (लोक)
An abode or realm that may be material or divine. Material lokas are temporary, while divine lokas are eternal.
# See all