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• Mrta-Asoucha (मृताशौचम्)
  *whether death was of a family (maternal or paternal) member or of a relative ...ed has undergone has undergone any samskara such as Namakarana, Chudakarma and specifically the Upanayana samskara
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• Brahma (ब्रह्मा)
  ...ibed as part of its cosmology, he is a mortal like all gods and goddesses, and dissolves into the abstract immortal Brahman when the universe ends, therea ...and destruction) in our daily existence is to be found in birth, life, and death. These correspondences occur not only at a physical level, but at psychic l
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• Gautama Dharmasutra
  ...d likely one of the oldest whose manuscripts have survived into the modern age. ...utras have been lost to history. The text belongs to [[Samaveda]] schools, and its 26th chapter on penance theory is borrowed almost completely from Samav
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• Chaulam (चौलम्)
  ...s rituals, it was also supported by the medical texts of Acharyas Sushruta and Charaka.<ref name=":12">Pandey, Raj Bali. (1949) ''Hindu Samskaras, A Socio ...ch the purpose is making a "Cūḍā" (tuft / Śikhā) is called Caulam (चौलम्), and also Cauḷam (चौळम्).
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• Mrutyu (मृत्युः)
  ...ses of differences in life span of individuals, role of karma and types of death. Charaka samhita (चरकसंहिता), the treatise on Ayurveda de .../blockquote>Meaning: Dissociation of link between Sharira, Indriyas, Atman and manas is called as Mrutyu. ह्
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• Kalamana (कालमानम्)
  ...depending on the needs of particular topics in astronomy, different scales and units of time are used. On the macrocosmic scale, the Yuga system has been ...re common in all parts of India, some calculations such as of the day or a year are set variously by people of different cultures of India.
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• Chandogya Upanishad (छान्दोग्योपनिषतद्)
  ...Hinduism. It is one of the most cited texts in later ''Bhasyas'' (reviews and commentaries) by scholars from the diverse schools of Hinduism. It has gain
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• Veera Narayana Temple, Belavadi, Chikmanguluru, Karnataka
  ...e Hoysalas, based at Halebidu. They also built the famous temples at Belur and Halebidu. [[File:Veera Narayana Temple, Belavadi, Chikamagaluru, Karnataka. ...tates of present day Bharat namely West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka.
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• Panchagnividya (पञ्चाग्निविद्या)
  ...लकः)|Uddalaka Aruni]] (उद्दालक-आरुणिः). It was vested with the Kshatriyas and Uddalaka Aruni was the first Brahmana to receive this knowledge. Pravahana ...kara's Commentary, Fourth Volume.'' Madras:The India Printing Works.</ref> and the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad (Chapter 6.2).
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• Namakaranam (नामकरणम्)
  ...144)</ref> To give individual identity in relation with the father, family and society, a name is selected for the child with care. ...e>“Name is the primary means of social intercourse, it brings about merits and it is the root of fortune. From name man attains fame. Therefore, naming ce
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• Vamana Avatara (वामनावतारः)
  ...rworld and Svarga with his three strides. He then sent Raja Bali to Sutala and gave the worlds to Indra. The names, Aśanā and koṭarā also are used in the Purāṇas for vindhyāvalī the wife of mah
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• Rajodharma (रजोधर्मः)
  ...acred celebration, from yoga perspective, as in Ayurveda, the restrictions and attitudes involved.<ref name=":6" /> ...followed by women and not following them is said to cause garbha (uterine and related) doshas.<ref name=":4">''Sanskarprakash'' by Gita Press, Gorakhpur.
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• Puranas (पुराणानि)
  ...ratas, medicine, architecture, and even poetry among the many other things and actions associated with Sanatana Dharma. |description=Talk on The Puranas: An introduction and interpretation
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• Pakayajnas (पाकयज्ञाः)
  ...or obligatory activities of a grhastha. They are the yajnas for individual and his extended family. The technical term Pakayajna is used to refer to Grhya ...has thus existed and persisted in our jivana vidhana, unfortunately nature and mother earth are being plundered indiscriminately with the loss of such val
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• Ramanujacharya (रामानुजाचार्यः)
  ...neage of teachers, the Alwars who composed prabandhas, authoritative works and esoteric concepts passed on by oral tradition. == Birth and Family ==
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• Aranyaka (आरण्यकम्)
  ...he several Brahmanas, but on account of their distinct character, contents and language deserve to be reckoned as a distinct category of literature. The ...A-Structural-Profile-3.aspx http://www.esamskriti.com/essay-chapters/Vedas-and-Upanishads~-A-Structural-Profile-3.aspx, Part c] </ref>
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• Svasthavrtta (स्वस्थवृत्तम्)
  ...y discussed topic under Ayurveda. Various aspects of preventive healthcare and public health are discussed under Svasthvrttam in Ayurveda literature. It i ...tance, their union functions well and results in generation of good health and wellbeing of that individual.
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• Dharma and Women’s Rights
  ...and consequently, it is the woman who suffers irreparable physical, mental and socio-economic damage.  In particular, sexual assault is the most heinous ...and in particular in men through adhyatmik education right from inception and at all levels of education. Thus, right to protection of women was a cheris
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• Vidyarthi's Qualities (विद्यातुराणां लक्षणानि)
  ...owed the rules of etiquette and good manners towards their seniors, equals and inferiors. These rules afforded an imperceptible but effective help in the ...tudent should have given in texts like Smritis, Mahabharata, Chanakyaneeti and later day sources like Subhashitas.
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• Shad Vedangas (षड्वेदाङ्गानि)
  ...i Yaska, the Jyotish of [[Lagadha]] and the Kalpas (Shrauta, Grhya, Dharma and Shulba) belonging to the authorship of various Rishis. ...expounded [[Vedic Terminology|vedic terminology]] on the basis of legends and ancient lore. Manu, the Law giver of ancient Bharatavarsha, laid down certa
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