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• Srirangam
  ...lur/ Mayavaram.<ref name=":0">Prof. S. Narayanan (April 2004), 108 Temples of Azhvars, Volume 1, Maharashtra: Sri Ramanuja Mission.</ref> ...hkarini (pond). And it is mostly, geographically, situated in the vicinity of a river.
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• Brahmavidya (ब्रह्मविद्या)
  ...ience of everything from the standpoint of मोक्षम् || mokhsham (Liberation of आत्मा || Atma (soul) from birth and death cycle). ...the power of the inner being, by a kind of identification with the object of knowledge is Jnana.
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• Deva (देवः)
  ...s to "heavenly, divine, anything of excellence (सर्वोत्कृष्ट तत्त्व)", one of the terms for '''deity''' in Sanatana Dharma literature. Deva is masculine, ...by the synonym Devatas (देवताः) are the subject matter (प्रतिपाद्य विषयः) of the Vedic mantras and occupy a very important place in all traditions. Deva
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• Vedanta (वेदान्तः)
  ...refers to various philosophical traditions based on the three basic texts of Hindu philosophy, namely the Principal Upanishads, the [[Brahma Sutras]] an ...38</ref> There are at least ten schools of Vedanta,{{sfn|Raju|1992|p=177}} of which [[Advaita Vedanta]], [[Vishishtadvaita]], [[Dvaita]] and [[Bhedabheda
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• Panchamahabhutas (पञ्चमहाभूतानि)
  ...s. Dominance of mahabhutas decide the final quality or nature and behavior of that matter in this world. ...<ref>http://indianethos.com/what-is-this-cosmos-made-of-and-its-5-elements-of-nature/ By Rajneesh Chaturvedi</ref>
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• Yajurveda (यजुर्वेदः)
  ...ve.org/details/puranavolvii015193mbp/page/n12/mode/1up?view=theater Sakhas of the Yajurveda in the Puranas], Purana (Vol 7, No. 1), Varanasi: All-India K .... Accordingly, in the 28th Dvapara yuga, Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa (the son of Rishi Parashara) divided the Veda into four.<ref name=":7">Manmath Nath Dut
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• Kratu (क्रतु)
  ...edic sacrifice in which oblations are offered in the sacred fire. The name of this maharshi is thus exceptionally symbolic and indicates the reverence co ...new cycle of creation. He is also believed to have spring from the vision of his father's left eye. These mind-born sages were the original progenitors.
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• Agastya Gita (अगस्त्यगीता)
  ...lated by Rshi Durvasas to the hunter-turned Rshi Satyatapas in the context of enumerating the dvadashivratas that were performed by Mother Earth to pleas The exposition of Moksha Dharma given by Rshi Agastya on the request of Raja Bhadrashva is designated as Agastya Gita.
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• Vasanta Rutucharya (वसन्त ऋतुचर्या)
  ...sets in. Hence this is the transition period from cold of winters to heat of summers. Therefore the diet, lifestyle regime, do's and dont's for this sea == वसन्तमासाः॥ Months of Hindu calendar for Vasanta rtu ==
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• Puranas (पुराणानि)
  ...vas and siddhantas of Brahman, yajnas, dharmas, lineages of rulers, origin of creation, numerous ancedotes about deities and celestial beings, tirthas, r ...woven the cultural threads among different peoples across the far corners of our country.
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• Shad Darshanas (षड्दर्शनानि)
  ...ya darshana granthas have been intensely emphatic on practical realization of truth as against the Western Philosophy which is essentially an intellectua ...irect, intermediate and intuitive vision of Reality, the actual perception of Truth, and also includes the means which lead to this Realization.<ref name
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• Grahas (ग्रहाः)
  And addition of the Sun [See. S3Br. iv , 6 , 5 , 1 and 5 MBh. xiii , 913 ; xiv , 1175 ] and Graha-gaṇa, as, m. the whole number of planets taken collectively. The planets collectively are also called as ग
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• Yama Deva (यमदेवः)
  ...he Karma (deeds) and the knowledge attained by a Jiva or soul, the records of which are maintained by Yama. Yama though is associated with Dharma, is also feared as the god of death. Following are a few important aspects about Yama as given in various
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• Matsya Avatara (मत्स्यावतारः)
  ..., Krshna (Sri Krshna), Kalki (Yet to come). These are the ten incarnations of Janardana.<ref>Vettam Mani (1975), Puranic Encyclopaedia, Delhi: Motilal Ba ...the time of this Manu that Vishnu incarnated as a Matsya (fish). The story of Matsyavatara occurs in the Shatapatha Brahmana, Mahabharata, Agni Purana an
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• Dhanurveda (धनुर्वेदः)
  ...available. But in most of the other scriptures, one can find some essence of this particular scripture. {{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biX0GdULc ...: Jnana Mandala Ltd.</ref> Archery or military science is an integral part of Dhanurveda. In other words, Dhanurveda can be considered as a synonym for I
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• Sharada Rutucharya (शरद ऋतुचर्या)
  ...a (कार्तिक) masas (मासाः months) comprise of this season. It is the period of the year that coincides with October heat period. Therefore the diet, lifes == शरदमासाः॥ Months of Hindu calendar for Sharada rtu ==
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• Varnashrama Dharma (वर्णाश्रमधर्मः)
  ...tmika life became complete.<ref name=":4">Swami Krishnananda, The Heritage of Indian Culture ([https://www.swami-krishnananda.org/heritage/heritage_4.htm ...nsiders four aspects which form inseparable ingredients of the very notion of perfection viz.
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• Swaramanjari (स्वरमञ्जरी)
  ...e the three-eyed God Shiva with auspicious features who has many different names and protects the people of the worlds.
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• Luminous insights by Swami Vivekananda, Sri Aurobindo and Pandit ddendayal Upadhyay about our nation and the mission: where they coincided or differed
  '''LUMINOUS WORDS OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA, SRI AUROBINDO, PT. DEENDAYAL AND OTHERS….''' 1. SHALL INDIA DIE? .. ‘NO’ ASSERTED THE ARCHITECHCTS OF INDIAN RENAISSANCE
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• Agni (अग्निः)
  ...y human civilizations evolved and plays an important role in the evolution of man and this fact is explicit in the [[Vedas (वेदाः)|Vedas]] as A ...veda (ऋग्वेदः)|Rigveda]] are devoted to describing and praising Agni. Some of the attributes are summarized as follows<ref name=":1">Vettam. Mani, (1975)
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