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• Vaidika Vangmaya (वैदिकवाङ्मयम्)
  ...such as creation, [[Kala (कालः)|Kala]], [[Dana (दानम्)|Dana]], information on subjects like Dharma and Polity etc) similar to the Puranas. ...ananda, All about Hinduism</ref> A few instances of topics of dharma dwelt on by Ramayana include : '''Rajadharma''' in Balakanda, Adhyaya 7, Ayodhyakand
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• Rivers in Rigveda (ऋग्वेदे नदीनां विवेचनम्)
  ...nt to the fact that the Harappan and Indus valley civilizations flourished on the banks of rivers flowing in the northwestern region of India and they re ...a French geographer, Louis Vivien de Saint-Martin. He proposed this based on the surveys of the Thar Desert by British topographers, who reported the pr
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• Deva (देवः)
  ...ranas and the Itihasas these divine beings, the Devas, are explained based on their nature and specific powers. ...yana, Rigvedabhashya Bhumika Page 114)</blockquote>The mantras throw light on the nature of a particular deity but the knowledge about them can only be o
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• Vedic Terminology
  ...uranas has been made in the Brahmanas, smrti says Puranas are commentaries on vedas, while Mahabharata has used the Purana to mean stories about devas an ...ns. They include an enormous collection of texts and include those written on vedic foundation. They are the primary source and ultimate authority for [[
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• Vaidika Kala Mapana (वैदिककालमापनम्)
  ...te>''soma rājanpra ṇa āyūṁṣi tārīrahānīva sūryo vāsarāṇi ॥7॥''</blockquote>On the analogy of a civil day, a lunar day was also sometimes reckoned from on ...in general use at the time of composition of the Atharva Jyotisha - a work on Jyotisha belonging to the later vedic period.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":5
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• Manusmrti (मनुस्मृतिः)
  ...ers of [[Bharatavarsha (भरतवर्षम्)|Bharata]]. Bharatiya society is founded on, and governed by, the laws made by these three great rishis. The granthas t ...lar lines as the Manusmrti and the two are accepted as authoritative works on law all over Bharata.<ref>Swami Sivananda (1999), [http://www.dlshq.org/dow
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• Vidyarthi's Qualities (विद्यातुराणां लक्षणानि)
  '''Sushrusha (शुश्रूषा)''' is yet another unique concept, on par with [[Dharma (धर्मः)|Dharma]] and as a principle followed ev ...ved for say how to observe the soil for tilling or predict the rains based on movement of the celestial bodies. The tattva or reasoning behind the action
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• Upanayana (उपनयनम्)
  The object of these ceremonies is to prepare the young men for entering on the active duties of citizenship. The importance of the community is realiz ...amilies in society where it was not performed for a generation or two. If, on the other hand, during the course of his education, he had to go to a diffe
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• Samkhya Darshana (साङ्ख्यदर्शनम्)
  ...tattva-kaumudi_1934.pdf The Tattva-Kaumudi, Vachaspati Mishra's Commentary on the Samkhya Karika.]'' Poona : Oriental Book Agency</ref> ...as the eternal principle which the fire cannot burn, wind cannot dry etc. On the other hand, Brahman is presented as changing principle and manifests in
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• Charvaka Darshana (चार्वाकदर्शनम्)
  ...tively later composed layers of the Rigveda, while substantial discussions on the Charvaka is found i'''n post-Vedic literature'''. ...s Universe. Give precedence to that which meets the eye and turn your back on what is beyond our knowledge. (2.108.17)''"</blockquote>Profuse references
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• Dharma (धर्मः)
  ...ved as that foundational principle for people of all traditions that arose on Bharatavarsha. Madhavacharya in his commentary on Parashara Smrti, has briefly and precisely explained the meaning of Dharma
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• Pranayama (प्राणायामः)
  ...ugh an intuitive and experiential understanding of prana and its influence on the human mechanism at various levels. The agency of the breath was used to The breath being the medium of pranayama, the system is based on the three stages of respiration:
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• Bharatiya Samskrtika Parampara (भारतीयसांस्कृतिकपरम्परा)
  ...rahmana, Aranyaka and Upanishads for each Veda) called Shrutis, are passed on to generations of students and are memorized by hearing the mantras from th ...accidentally be committed during the yajnas. Atharvaveda contains mantras on many subjects such as socio-political aspects, medicine, agriculture etc al
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• Asoucha (आशौचम्)
  ..., is used to denote yet another unique concept which involves restrictions on a person (who has the Asoucha) from participating in certain rituals, [[Sam ...tion in which one has to conform to a certain place with some restrictions on one's personal activities and socialising for a certain period of time. The
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• Bhumavidya (भूमविद्या)
  ...ce of snakecharming and fine arts) - All these are the name only. Meditate on the Name. He who meditates on the Name as Brahman, becomes independent as far as the Name reaches.
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• Shad Darshanas (षड्दर्शनानि)
  ...धान्तः । theory). Bharatiya darshana granthas have been intensely emphatic on practical realization of truth as against the Western Philosophy which is e |description=Talk on Indian Philosophical Systems: A Synthetic Appreciation
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• Samadhi (समाधिः)
  ...yāna. Contemplation helps to concentrate longer and to fix one’s attention on any object for a length of time with ease and in an effortless manner. When Meaning: Dharana is holding the mind on to some particular object. An unbroken flow of knowledge to that object is
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• Rights of Women (स्त्रीत्वाधिकारः)
  The Bharatiya Parampara enumerates various [[Values Based On Dharma (धर्माधिष्ठितगुणाः)|virtues]] as f ...acknowledgement of their great importance to the happiness of the family. On the whole, the above verses impress that any person who wants happiness at
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• Shira (शिरस् or शिरः)
  ...ukha strotasa (channel of passage for various body elements having opening on outer surface of body) along with 5 other such openings situated in head. T The benefits of Nasya are described as follows which also include its effect on headache and disorders affecting head.
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• Kala (कालः)
  ...dimensions. Secondly, Kala refers to the shorter and relative time periods on earth, the days and nights, paksha, masa (months), ayana (uttarayana and da ...ient days had different versions of what time period constituted the yugas on the macroscopic scale of time.
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