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• Dasavathara Stotra (दशवतार स्तोत्रम्)
  ...unish evil people , Who would take care of good people who s is strong and who is Achyutha.
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• Varahapurana (वराहपुराणम्)
  *यमलोकस्थपापिवर्णनम् (Vara. Pura. 195) where he describes the people पापिनः who go to Naraka to taste the पापकर्मफलं || fruits of his b ...h great rishis and divine grandeur. Dharmarajapuri is the seat of the devi who is worshiped by Yama and also seen there is Kaala, ferocious and ever youth
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• Chakreshvara Mahadeva Mandir
  ...nam'', ''pratiṣhṭha'' of a ''Rām Mandir'' near-by and blessed a ''śiṣhya'' who undertook a ''sajīva samādhi'' at this very place. ...ve now) were able to see the baba riding on a horse (in the left picture), who resembles Lord ''Śiva''.
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• Snataka (स्नातकः)
  ...on in the [[Brahmacharyashrama (ब्रह्मचर्याश्रमः)|brahmacharyashrama]] and who are awaiting their entrance into the responsibilities of the [[Grhasthashra ...cating the graduation of the student from the Gurukula. And such a student who has had the ritual abulation after completion of his study is called a Snat
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• Rajasuya Yajna (राजसूययज्ञः)
  ...ef cattle “raid.” There is a telling of the tale of [[Shunahshepa]], a boy who was nearly sacrificed to [[Varuna]] on behalf of the sonless king [[Harishc ...a healthy "ox". There are special fees that should be given to the priests who are performing this yaga for the king . <ref name="test1">[http://sacred-te
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• Brahmin (ब्राह्मणः)
  ...o the first varna namely Brahmana. He is governed by Brahmana dharmas. One who has the following occupations are Brahmanas according to Mahabharata<blockq ...sa brāhmaṇa iti smr̥taḥ ॥180.21॥''</blockquote>Meaning: Oh Nagaraja, those who have the good qualities of truthfulness, charity, forgiveness, virtuous cha
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• Upadhi (उपाधिः)
  * अपरविद्योपासना ॥ Aparavidyopasana : Some who meditate on ब्रह्मन् ॥ Brahman with less importance to th
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• Ayurveda in Yajurveda (यजुर्वेदे आयुर्वेदः)
  ...ne with whom there is abundance (of knowledge of) of aushadhi or herbs and who has knowledge to cure various diseases. (yaj.12.8) The one who cures the disease from its root cause.
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• Daharavidya (दहरविद्या)
  ...e auspicious qualities of Brahman which are the objects of desire; the man who knows Brahman obtains, together with Brahman, all qualities of Brahman.<ref ...ed in this world and those acquired through virtues in the next. For those who have realized the Self there is freedom of movement in all the worlds. Then
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• Tvashtra (त्वष्ट्रा)
  ...e universe. The ''[[Purusha Sukta]]'' refers to the [[Purusha]] as Tvastr, who is the visible form of creativity emerged from the navel of the invisible [ ...in Hinduism|Yami]]. He is also the father of ''Visvarupa'' or [[Trisiras]] who was killed by Indra, and in revenge Tvaṣṭṛ created [[Vritra|Vrtra]] a
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• Vaidya (वैद्यः)
  ...In today’s time this title can be used by licenced Ayurveda practitioners who have completed 4.5 years course of Bachelor of Ayurveda Medicine & Surgery ...o is proficient in theoretical as well as practical knowledge of Ayurveda, who is experienced in performing various Ayurveda treatments, and possesses dex
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• Panchagavya (पञ्चगव्य)
  ...it is coming from the Rushis and considered as transcendental rasa and one who understands this way, Saraswati svarupini, the personification of Saraswati ...o you and please enjoy the madhu and by this please protect the brahmacari who like a son to father.
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• Vaishampayana (वैशम्पायनः)
  ...India|ancient India]]. He was an [[History of India|ancient Indian]] sage who was the original teacher of the ''Krishna [[Yajurveda|Yajur-Veda]]''. The ' ...e), which formed the Yajus descension, came to the custody of Vaisampayana,who was also the custodian of Mahabharata. Vaisampayana was unique to have obta
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• Acceptor (प्रतिग्रहीता)
  ...gift made to one's parents, guru, friend, to a well conducted man, to one who has laid the donor under obligation, to the poor, the helpless, those endow ...ot receive one in the future. To such a person one has to give but not one who is blessed with abundance.<ref name=":2" />
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• Suvaleshvara Swami Mandir
  ...ola kings. The main deity is Lord Shiva with the name ''Suvaleśvara'' (One who controls māya) and consort as shri ''Kāmākṣhi'' devi.
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• Dharmawiki Users
  Dharmawiki is a platform for one and all who what to learn, contribute, discuss and reflect on the traditional viewpoint Authors who contribute on this portal are essentially like-minded registered users with
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• Adhiratha (अधिरथः)
  ...Mahābhārata)]]. They both had a son named Shon after [[Karna]]'s adoption, who became his younger foster brother.
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• Arundhati (अरुन्धती)
  ...I should not look at anybody except my husband with sexual desire. The man who looks at me with sexual desire should lose his manliness and become a herma ...righteousness be obstructed. (Rodha means obstruction. So Arundhati is one who cannot be obstructed).
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• Pratishta (प्रतिष्ठा)
  The sankalpa is recited by the donor in favour of the donee, who is mostly a brahmana. The thing or property to be donated is at hand physic ...ी). In order to escape this hell, you should have donated at least a cow, who will help cross this hell.<ref name=":022" />
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• Guest Author
  The DharmaWiki website is now open for the guests who would like to author their own articles. A Guest Author can [[Special:Reque * You are an '''academician''' who wants to discuss your traditional viewpoint with other scholars on the subj
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• Acharya Kashyapa (आचार्य काश्यपः)
  ...erson. This prefix was used by him to differentiate between other scholars who go by the same name “jivaka”.
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• Bakasura (बकासुरः)
  ...ain on the town. But this was not the entire story. He used to eat the man who delivered the supplies too, alive. Everyone was afraid of him and wanted to
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• Chitrasena (चित्रसेनः)
  ...sed Arjuna to remain a eunuch for life, it was Chitrasena along with Indra who mediated with her to reduce the tenure of her curse to a single year. Chitr
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• Hanuman (हनुमान्)
  ...lliant rising sun, and mistaking it to be some delicious food. He saw Rahu who was standing near the sun and made a leap towards him. When he came near, h
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• Acharya Madhavakara (आचार्य माधवकरः)
  A historian named Vrinda Madhava who composed “Siddha Yoga Sangraha” lived around the 9^th Cent CE ...fact, Acharya Madhava who lived in the Vanga region, and Acharya Vagbhata who lived in the Sindhu region must have experienced similar knowledge gap. Thu
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• Vysadi-Rshi Parampara (व्यासादिऋषिपरंपरा)
  ...a, Vishwamitra, Chyavana, Jamadagni belonged to along with the many others who are enlightened and whose vision has led us through the ages. In their deep ...of ancient vedic civilization. From Maharshi came rshis, followed by Gurus who brought along the Guru-shishya parampara. We are the descendents of such gr
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• Nru Yajna (नृयज्ञः)
  * Who is considered a guest ? Who is entitled to hospitality ? ...of food given to the fire in the form a Brahmana's mouth (vipra mukhagni), who is endowed with learning and austerities, saves one from great difficulties
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• Devaki (देवकी)
  ...Subsequently, Krishna freed his parents, and his grand-uncle [[Ugrasena]] (who had also been locked up).
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• Madhuvidya (मधुविद्या)
  ...s expertise and profession and because everything is there for him. Anyone who creates something for himself, can he, make it useless? For a gambler the e ...tar in the neem tree also and that madhu is none other than the paramatma, who has appeared as madhu rupa. ayameva soyah yamatma idam amritham idam brahma
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• Acharya Charaka (आचार्य चरकः)
  A physician who wanders from one place to another providing medical advice and treatment is == Who Was Acharya Charaka? ==
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• Sampradayasiddha Vishaya (संप्रदायसिद्धविषयः)
  ...s (mindset) and Karma (activities) for many generations of Bharatiyas. One who does not have the proper experience due to lack of upbringing (with these c ...in the present times. A similar situation is seen in the case of a student who picks up very important books in a library and hides them in a place to mak
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• Jagruteshvara Mahadeva Mandir
  '''About the Temple:''' This is a very ancient temple of Lord ''Śiva'', who is here in the name of ''Jāgṛuteśwar''. Interestingly, the ''yoni'' of
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• Dharma Yuddha (धर्मयुद्धम्)
  ...ow warriors were to deal with noncombatants. No one should attack an enemy who has temporarily lost or dropped their weapon. The lives of women, prisoners * No warrior may kill or injure a warrior who has surrendered. (Violated when Satyaki slew an unarmed Burishravas).
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• Simhika (सिंहिका)
  Kasyapa had 21 wives who were: Aditi, Diti, Danu, Arista, Surasa. Khasa, Surabhi, Vinata, Tamra, Kro SAIMHIKEYA (S). The Asuras (Demons) who were the sons of Simhika.. Two sons named Hiranyaksa and Hiranyakasipu and
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• Vagdevi (वागदेवी)
  Who is this Vagdevi? What are her activities? And what is her nature? <bl ...am the the master of all that in the Rasthra and all wealth. I am the one who realies Param Brahman. In the context of the Yagna, I am the main devata. I
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• Kongahalli Mallikarjuna
  ...ing villages,towns, cities of the Districts from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, who are expected to attend. ...deity here is Mallikarjuna Swamy, the contemporary of Mahadeshwara Swamy who is worshiped all over the border area . The "udbhava murthy" is in the for
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• Paroksha (परोक्षम्)
  ...'') e.g. "''The eye, O Emperor, is the Supreme Brahman''" or "''This being who is in the right eye is named Indha. Though he is Indha , he is indirectly c ...er of the field, Brahman who exists but transcends all verbal expressions, who cannot be expressed in terms like existence and non-existence.
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• Bharat's Scholarly Views (धार्मिक विद्वत्समीक्षा)
  ...Williams was with the object of "exposing the roots of Hinduism" to people who believe in the Vedas and to prove to them that there is nothing of worth or ...ues, for there came about the distorted versions of it. Sir William Jones, who translated Shakuntala into English, had little opportunity to learn rudimen
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• Bali Chakravarti (बलिचक्रवर्तिः)
  ...famous donation of land in Hindu tradition is that by the Danav King Bali, who was the master of the entire Earth. He was asked for three paces of land by
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• Jivdani Mata Mandir
  ...ī'' impressed by ''mahar'', says: “with the ''puṇya'' of serving this cow, who is none other than ''kāmadhenu'', you can cross this un-crossable ''vaitar ...man rather than her alone! The Devi then gave a boon that any barren woman who offers beetle nut near my cave will be blessed with children. Thus the anci
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• Yuktivyapashraya Chikitsa (युक्तिव्यपाश्रया चिकित्सा)
  ...iate application of these factors is always considered superior than those who know just dravyas (द्रव्याणि medicines). ...(required to identify and recollect medicines having desired activity) and who knows what to do if any unexpected situation arises, can provide treatment
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• Vak (वाक्)
  ...svins. In the Brahmanas and other Vedas, Vak is identified with Sarasvati, who is the goddess of learning, wisdom and inspiration. ...rb, upasarga and nipata. They are seen by manishins (मनीषिणः who are those who have controlled their mind).<ref name=":12">Sastri. Subrahmaya. P. S. (1944
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• Mrta-Asoucha (मृताशौचम्)
  *whether the person who died has undergone has undergone any samskara such as Namakarana, Chudakarm ...े विप्रो योऽग्निवेदसमन्वितः । (Para. Smrt. 3.5)<ref name=":2" /> A Brahman who has studied the Veda, and likewise keeps the sacred household fire, is rest
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• Khandavadaha (खाण्डवदाहः)
  ...with Sri Krshna. When the heat became unbearable there, Arjuna and Krshna, who were none other than the incarnations of Nara and Narayana, came to the ban
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• Vaatsalya Vatika (वात्सल्य वाटिका)
  ...in the book Shishuvatika Tattva evam Vyavahar by Sushri Indumati Katdare, who, 35 years ago was an active teacher and saw that across India, the field of ● The person who gives his/her time as a teacher at Vaatsalya Vatika is a certified and trai
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• Prayers to sacred rivers of India
  ...d shine , Who wears the fish like ear globes made of several shining gems, Who carries the flag and a diamond goad and has a shining lotus like feet. And ...one who cannot be defeated, I am the deathlessness, I am forever, I am one who never wavers, I am shapeless and imperishable , I am the form of divine joy
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• Vajikaran (वाजीकरणम्)
  ...diseases and who indulges in sexual activity everyday, who is youthful and who has determination, gets sex vigor with women.
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• Vrtrasura (वृत्रासुरः)
  ...ween  Asuras (demons) and the Suras (devas). There is no other personality who is given more importance than Vrtra in the Vedas and there is no other symb ...hita]</ref> </blockquote>Meaning : Vrtra is the one who grows circularly, who goes in circles and occupies the worlds.  
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• Skanda Upanishad (स्कन्दोपनिषद्)
  ...(soul), are destroyers. The "imperishable" ([[Achyuta]], a name of Vishnu) who discerns between consciousness and inertness is identified with ''[[jnana]] ...kanda then pays his respects to Shiva, who is a form of Vishnu and Vishnu, who is a form of Shiva. Further, Vishnu is said to dwell in the heart of Shiva
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• Rantideva (रन्तिदेवः)
  ...avamsha. Known for his hospitality, he was the kindest, most liberal rajas who ruled ancient Bharatavarsha. ...According to it the lineage of Rantideva begins with Vitatha (Bharadvaja) who had a son Manyu.<blockquote>वितथस्य सुतान् मन
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• Putrakameshti (पुत्रकामेष्टिः)
  ...rformed the Putrakameshti Yaga under the supervision of Rshyashringa Muni, who was an expert in [[Yajurveda (यजुर्वेदः)|Yajurveda]], whi
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• Cow in Vedas (वेदेषु गौः)
  ...ed in the Shastras as the Mother of all cows. She is a miraculous provider who fulfills the desires of her owner. Kamadhenu's lineage including he daughte ...rukti, the legacy of that Nirukti is the evidence. Now who is the Sun? and who is the cow?
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• Adharma (अधर्मः)
  ...tataḥ sapatnāt jayati samūlastu vinaśyati ॥''</blockquote>Meaning : Those who indulge in adharma attain immediate success and secure fulfillment of their ...hagavata Purana (Skandha 7, Adhyaya 15) enumerating on Adharma says, those who have knowledge of righteous principles (true dharma), should steer clear of
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• Kaupineshvara Mandir
  The temple was built by the Silhara dynasty kings who ruled Thane between 810 and 1240 AD. The ''lingam'' is ''swayambhu'' and ap
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• Kalyana Venkateshvara Swami
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• Virochana (विरोचनः)
  ...eflection that you see in water or mirror is the Atman (soul)." Virochana, who mistook what the Prajapati said as truth immediately took his bath, put on ...ains from speaking truth knowingly a thousand cords of death will fall. He who tells falsehood will have to perform many a deed of duty to attain heaven."
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• Ajagara Gita (अजगरगीता)
  ...dequacy. Thus, it is useful not only to renunciates but also to old people who, after fulfilling their familial responsibilities, wish to lead a life of h ...sannyasis by recounting the conversation between Raja Prahlada and a sage who had adopted the mode of life of a python (or ajagara).<ref>A.C.Bhaktivedant
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• Hiranyagarbha Sukta (हिरण्यगर्भसूक्तम्)
  ...ice) to that person, by making themselves very pleasing, then why can’t we who are insignificant, not offer ourselves to Him?   He is the one, by his pow ...name is undesirable. Therefore, Suktas have called the Lord “ka," means who is he?
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• Vrshabha (वृषभः)
  ...battle of Bharata, this Vrsabha, with his five brothers, attacked Iravan, who killed the five brothers. Vrsabha alone escaped death. (M.B. Bhlsma Parva, VRSABHA III. A Yadava King who was the son of Anamitra. This Vrsabha married Jayanti, the daughter of the
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• Krshna Upanishad (कृष्णोपनिषद्)
  ...Baba|Nanda]] and [[Yashoda]] were Bliss and [[Moksha]] (salvation). Those who underwent ''[[Tapas (Sanskrit)|tapas]]'' were born as trees in Gokul. ''Pra ...aksha, Kardama, Priya-vrata and Uttanapada. It is these, asserts the text, who procreated all life in the universe.
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• Vidura (विदुरः)
  ...rse of Mandavya, Dharma was born a son of a Sudra woman. It was this child who later on became the renowned Vidura of the Mahabharata.<ref>M.B., Adi Parva
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• Air Conservation (वायुसंरक्षणम्)
  ...ng: O Air and [[Surya (सूर्यः)|Sun]], both of you together set aside those who are wrongful, dangerous and trouble others. Endow us with physical and spir
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• Sampati (सम्पातिः)
  Sampati's mother was Mahasveta and father was Surya. His brother was Jatayu, who fought against Ravana while he was abducting Sita from Dandakaranya. Sampati's son is Suparshva who tended to him and maintained him for a long time.<ref name=":0" />
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• Ayu (आयुः)
  ...e sensory organs, riches and various luxurious articles for enjoyment, and who can achieve whatever they want and roam as they please are said to lead a h ...life (solitude), who have full adhyatmik knowledge and are devoted to it, who work both for the present as well as for the next life, and are endowed wit
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• Gandiva (गाण्डीवः)
  ...s so heavy, very few people could truly wield it (Besides Arjuna, the ones who were believed to be worthy of wielding it were Krishna, Karna, [[Bhima]], [ ...ng for multiple days. Wielding Gandiva, Sabyasachin Arjuna, vanquished all who stood before him.
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• Joint Family (संयुक्तकुटुम्बम्)
  ...e motherland. Cow, Tulsi, and Ganga are revered as the mothers. The people who come to listen to the lecture in the meeting hall are 'my dear sisters and ...handra, the moon which represents medicinal plants and food, and Gangadevi who represents the life source namely water, both decorate the braids of Shiva.
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• Brahmana and House-lizard Samvada (विप्रगृहगोधिका-संवादः)
  ...it is worthless, available everywhere hence what is the merit to the donor who gifts it (water)?" He reasoned that there is merit in gifting away what is
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• Angirasa (अङ्गिरसः)
  ...anic individuals. Descendants of Angirasa are called Aangirasa (आङ्गिरसः), who are credited with the darshana of many [[Rigveda|Rig vedic]] mantras. ...on needed|date=September 2017}} One of his sons was Brihaspati (Aangirasa) who, according to another version along with Sage Atharvana, is credited to ha
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• Gautama (गौतमः)
  ...She lacked nothing). She was a divya Soundarya Murty. Brahmadeva wondered who derserved to be the Bharta of this apuurva Gunavati. He decided that a pers ...ya, a person who has no garvam, a person who has upakaara-buddhi, a person who has Indriya Nigraham”.'''
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• Panis (पणिकाः)
  ...s. These panis can be classified as the ancestors of Vanika of later times who formed the Vaisya caste in Aryan conception.<ref name=":1">Prasad, Prakash *Maharshi Yaska describes that panis are वर्तकः || varthaka (business people) who sell things for profits.
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• Sri Ramalingeshvara Devalayam
  ...ngs:''' Pujari visits the temple once in a day, but there are some Saadhus who open the doors on request.
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• Dronacharya (द्रोणाचार्यः)
  ...ihaspati, the celestial seer and preceptor of the gods. His wife was Kripi who was the sister of Kripacharya. He had a son named Asvatthama. Although a br ...that seed Droṇa was born. As a child Droṇa had been friends with Drupada, who had come to study at Bharadwaja's hermitage.
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• Ekalavya (एकलव्यः)
  ...abharata (महाभारतम्)|Mahabharata]], Eklaivan was the son of Hiranyadhanus, who was [[Jarasandha|King Jarasandha']]s army commander and leader of the Nisha ...]. When Jarasandha planned to besiege [[Mathura]], he was aided by Eklavya who was a skillful archer. Eklavya also helped Jarasandha and [[Shishupala]] by
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• Vagambhrniya Sukta (वागाम्भृणीयसूक्तम्)
  ...[Ahamkara (अहंकारम्)|ego]], she has identified herself with the Paramatman who is none other than the Devi, the all-pervasive sacchidananda ie. of the for ...as the creator of the universe and expresses the understanding that those who know Vak become one with Vak in tune with the notion, ब्रह्मव
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• Shvetaketu (श्वेतकेतुः)
  ...hvetaketu was the son of the sage Aruni or [[Uddalaka (उद्दालक)|Uddalaka]] who was born in the Gautama clan. Shvetaketu had a sister named Sujata. [[Astav
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• Atithi Satkara (अतिथिसत्कारः)
  ==आतिथ्याधिकारी ॥ Who is entitled to hospitality ?== ...110, 111)<ref name=":22" /> Others also, that is the friends and the rest, who may come to his house out of affection, he should feed on food specially pr
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• Chinta (चिन्ता)
  ...es to mind so as to disturb and destroy him because worry cannot reach him who refuses to worry.<ref>{{cite book|title=Vivekcoodamani|publisher=Chinmaya M ...who are aware of the existence of Truth, and the enlightened one are those who have in their own way personally experienced, both know about the true natu
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• Kashyapa Samhita (काश्यप संहिता)
  ...c Gynecology, Obstetrics and Pediatrics). It was authored by Vrddha Jivaka who learned this subject from Acharya Kashyapa and tried to preserve and transf ...ntra and got popular as Kashyapa Samhita. Samhita was redacted by “Vatsya” who was a descendant of “Bhrigu” and “Vriddha Jivaka”. Kashyapa Samhita
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• Varuthini and Pravara (वरूथिनी प्रवरश्च)
  ...daughter of Menaka, the celestial apsara, and Pravara was a pious Brahmana who lived in Arunaspada, a janapada on the banks of Varuna. This story is allud ...as and Vedangas; always gracious to guests, he was the refuge to all those who arrived at night to his residence. <blockquote>कश्चिद् द्
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• Rishi Nibhandhanar (ऋषि निभन्धनर)
  Who is that young beautiful maiden? What is that huge Python? What are the rats .... This is often narrated by men who have achieved ‘peace’ and  ‘Truth’ and who have attained.” “Bhogavathi, the mother of Nibhandhanar, immediately re
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• Gomedha Yajna (गोमेधयज्ञः)
  ...ossibility of performing the yajnas perfectly for want of expert brahmanas who are able to conduct such yajnas. Therefore, Gomedha yajna is completely pro ...killing but an act of great benefit.Formerly there were powerful brahmanas who could make such experiments using Vedic hymns, but now, because of the Kali
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• Kutsa Angirasa (कुत्स अङ्गिरसः)
  ...vedic rites and customs in the Brahmanas and the Vedangas.  Kutsa Angirasa who is the rushi of Usha sukta in the Rg Vedic hymns. 1) This is the omniscient who knows the law of our being and is sufficient to his works; let us build the
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• Achara Rasayana (आचार रसायनम्)
  One who adopts such behavioral practices is believed to gain all benefits of [[Rasa ...lidity of the knowledge of the Vedas), and persons having self-control and who regularly study scriptures, get the best out of rejuvenation therapy. If pe
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• Asteeka (आस्तीकः)
  ...son who was a part of Narayana (Visnu). Since he was the son of Manasadevi who had deep devotion to the Guru and to the Gods, the boy was named Astika. Th ...rother. Astika grew up there under the care of Vasuki. It was Cyavana Muni who taught Samgavedas to Astika, at this time. (M.B., Adi Parva, Chapter 48, Ve
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• Mandavya (माण्डव्यः)
  ...and then vanished. Several Munis in the shape of birds came near Mandavya who was lying on the trident and made enquiries about him. The King came to kno ...rse of Mandavya, Dharma was born a son of a Sudra woman. It was this child who later on became the renowned Vidura of the Mahabharata. (M.B., Adi Parva, C
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• Gayatri (गायत्री)
  ...tain heaven should recite it a thousand times each day; and that a person, who daily repeats the Gayatri hymn 3000 times for one month, shall be freed fro
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• Dasa (दासः)
  ...'das'', also means a "[[servant of God]]", "devotee," "[[votary]]" or "one who has surrendered to God". Dasa may be a suffix of a given name to indicate a ...ord ''dasa'' may refer to enemies, in other contexts it may refer to those who had not adopted the Vedic beliefs, and yet other contexts it may refer to m
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• Hayagriva Upanishad (हयग्रीवोपनिषद्)
  ...om sins and grants adhyatmik and material wealth. Brahma declares that one who "masters" the [[mantra]]s of [[Hayagriva]] learns the wisdom of the scriptu ...d'' ends by mentioning the merits of the text. The canon declares that one who recites the ''Hayagriva Upanishad'' on [[ekadashi]] (11th lunar day, which
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• The doctrine of trivarga
  ...the public interest which means the interests the of all other individuals who constitute the society or Nation concerned and includes all humanity. It de ...tter. Still others declare that Dharma is the best. There are also persons who declare Artha alone secures happiness.
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• Sadhana Saptaka (साधनसप्तकम्)
  ...y Sri Ramanujacharya in his Sribhasya (1.1.1). He who quotes the Vakyakara who describes that firm memory is the outcome of discrimination and other such
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• Ayurveda in Smrtis (स्मृतिषु आयुर्वेदः)
  * One should not keep company with their enemies and those who do not follow “Dharma” ...ile explaining philosophical views a surgeon is correlated with pradvivaka who is a legal advisor to the king. As a surgeon finds out and removes a deeply
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• Srikalahasti
  ...urthy, who promised Vasishtha that He will stay back and bless the Bhaktas who come. ...Raja-aasthaana-pandita. There lived a temple archaka in the same kingdom, who was a great Bhakta too. For a long time he managed to some how offer Naived
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• Surasa (सुरसा)
  ...ne of those wives. (Bhagavata, 10th Skandha ). It was this Kasyapa himself who was reborn as Vasudeva and Aditi became Devaki. Surasa was born as Rohini, ...jump across the ocean. Though many a monkey tried to do so it was Hanuman, who succeeded in crossing the sea. At one jump he reached the heights of Mahend
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• Adityas (आदित्याः)
  ...ieve that the all-powerful Deva of the Rgveda and the vain, glorious Indra who lives in fear of men doing penance are one and the same person?"''</blockqu ...divided consciousness. Danu or Diti being the mother of Aditi is the deity who is integral and extensive. She is bright and luminous. She is the supporter
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• Vaikhanasa Agama (वैखानस-आगमः)
  ...to have come from Vishnu himself. It is the followers of the Sage Vikhanas who are called Vaikhanasas. This is how the community traces their origin direc ...does not evacuate his bowels or expel flatulence, while in the temple. One who is sick must not enter a temple.
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• Anavrtti (अनावृत्तिः)
  ...which exists ever as an already established fact; the non-return of those who take refuge in the qualified Brahman becomes a fact only because they too h ...comes to inhabit a bony tenement? And if a man did not know this himself, who has ever moved out of himself and gone to the wise man to receive illuminat
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• Article Structure
  ...it easy on the eyes along. Audio clips and videos make it easier for those who prefer listening to reading (for example while driving). Hence we add image ...are providing scope to elaborate content as well as outreach to the masses who want to explore our traditional subjects.
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• Adishesha (आदिशेषः)
  ...ta Cultural Index). ananta is the reposing bed of viṣṇu. It is this ananta who dislodged mandara mountain at the time of Kṣīrābdhi mathana (churning o Bhīṣma told Duryodhana that Vāsudeva Janārdana created the divine Śeṣa who is known as Ananta 6. 63. 10. (Mahabharata Index)
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• Donor (दाता)
  ...thing/substance/item (eligible for dana) to another person (or community) who accepts mentally, vocally or physically the thing or material from the dono Scriptures have not laid any restrictions as who can take the sankalp of donation and be a donor. Any person irrespective of
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• Rtvik (ऋत्विक्)
  Rtvik or Rtvij (Samskrit : ऋत्विक् / ऋत्विज् ) are professional priests who play an important role in conducting [[Yajna (यज्ञः)|yajnas]] (us * ऋतौ यजतीति । ''r̥tau yajatīti'' one who performs yajnas in all the six seasons (vasanta, grishma, varsha, sharad, h
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• Yajnavalkya and Janaka (याज्ञवल्क्यः जनकश्च)
  ...Maharaja (Samskrit: (याज्ञवल्क्यः जनकश्च) are two important personalities who played a crucial role in bringing out the nature of Brahman as we study tod ...has participated in the event. Janaka Maharaja had a great desire to know "who among these vedic scholars is the most erudite of all?" He had a thousand c
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• Ashvamedha Yajna (अश्वमेधयज्ञः)
  ...y or culture{{Fact or opinion|date=23 January 2019}}.  But kshatriya means who is meant to protect{{Citation needed}}. ...nd tra and one who frees{{Citation needed}}. Therefore kshatriya means one who frees others from difficulty. Sri Rama told mother Sita in Ramayana about h
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• Ancient universities of Bharat
  founder of the Sharma traditions of Tibetan Buddhism who also revived Chinese traveler Itsing who visited this university during the 7th
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• Tretagni (त्रेताग्निः)
  ...hire ...॥2॥''</blockquote>Summary : The sign of yajna, the earliest priest who brings all the other devatas and seats them along with him, this Agni is ki One who worships the three Agnis is called a "'''Srauti'''" and if he worships the
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• Soma (सोमः)
  ...Sun as it is seen as the dispeller of darkness and provider of light, one who spreads his rays towards the earth and Sky. Soma enhances our speech and pronunciation just as the boatman who plies the boat in the waters seamlessly, and is therefore known as Vachaspa
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• Dadhichi (दधीचिः)
  Dadhichi, was given the horse-head by Ashvinikumaras, who learnt Madhuvidya from him. Dadhichi received this vidya from Indra on cond ...armor (of Narayana Kavacha mantras) controlled by Me (Vishnu) to Tvashtra who in turn gave it to Visvarupa. He in his turn delivered this armor of Naraya
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• Sutikagara (सूतिकागारम्)
  ...(सूतिकागारम्) refers to the the specially designed labour room for a woman who is about to deliver a baby in few months or has just delivered a baby. This Sutika (सूतिका)- This refers to a woman who has just delivered a baby or a parturient woman or a woman in lobour.
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• Walkeshvara Mandir
  ...banganga. Thanks to the efforts of the Gaud Saraswat Brahmins, because of who we are able to worship this ancient Śiva lingam that was once worshiped by
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• Atri (अत्रिः)
  ...rajasuya yajna, which was initiated by Raja Soma. He was one of the sages who witnessed Parashurama's austerities. ...father of Sati Devi who married Shiva and as the father-in-law of Chandra (who married the 27 nakshatras).
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• Somaka-Jantu Upakhyana (सोमकजन्त्वोरुपाख्यानम्)
  ...dly. Hearing the tumult in the women's section of the palace, Raja Somaka, who was attending the court along with his ministers, sought inquiry and hurrie ...ha, who endured the punishments of narakaloka for the sake of his Rajaguru who performed a kamya karma to protect the lineage of his Raja, even though he
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• The Player of Buddhi Yoga
  ...onely and frustrated.  Those of us who are “unaware of our consciousness”, who are living in “avidyā” or ignorance are like Pārvati.  We, like Pār Who plays, when we play?  The bird on the lower branch, our “saguna self”,
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• Ashvini Kumaras (अश्विनीकुमारौ)
  ...ri is granted a son by each Ashvin and bears the twins Nakula and Sahadeva who, along with the sons of Kunti, are known as the Pandavas. ...s (पुराणानि)|Puranas]], relate that the Ashwini Kumar brothers, the twins, who were Raja-Vaidya (Royal Physicians) to Devas during Vedic times, first prep
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• Harishchandra (सत्यहरिश्चन्द्रः)
  Harishchandra introduced himself as a king who was very benevolent and generous. He requested sage Vishwamitra to ask for
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• Matsarya (मात्सर्यम्)
  ...is, acharas, agamas (स्मार्तशिष्टागमयोश्श्रुत्यानुमानविदः). Thus he is one who, having understood the dharmas defined by the shastras, applies and execut
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• Acharya (आचार्यः)
  ...he story of the [[Saptarshis (सप्तर्षयः)|Saptarshis]] and Raja Vrshadarbhi who insisted on giving dana to them which they refused at all costs. ...most common yet significant terms used in Sanatana Dharma regarding those who impart and seek knowledge. It is unfortunate that such sacred terms as the
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• Vidyarambha (विद्यारम्भः)
  According to Kautilya, the Vidyrambha for a prince who was duly tonsured (vritta-chaulakarma) was to engage in learning Writing (L ...hi.<ref name=":1" /> Altekar confirms to it and cites few more authorities who have similar opinion. It could be delayed owing to circumstances but not un
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• Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga (राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोगः)
  ...escription of the nature of the Supreme being. For, it is said that, those who are ignorant of this knowledge are caught helplessly in the cycle of birth ...le director, sustainer and supervisor of the Cosmic Prakrti. He is the one who creates everything, sustains everything, and when final dissolution takes p
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• Kumaragara (कुमारागार)
  ...hould build the Kumaragara. Thus a specialist in the field of architecture who is conversant with science of building should construct a dwelling place fo ...aged and experienced family members who can properly guide and only those who have care & affection in heart for the child. A vaidya should have access t
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• Vishvedevas (विश्वेदेवाः)
  ...eva. 5.36)</blockquote>It also provides names of about forty Rigveda seers who had understood or realized the nature of Vishvedevas. There are various versions about the number of Vishvedevas who are collectively named so. In the Rigvedic texts they are described to be a
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• Rudra Gita (रुद्रगीता)
  ...at it is only those devotees who have caught hold of the Lord’s lotus feet who are free from all fear.<ref>http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2019/04/rudra- ...rshis like Narada, Sanatkumara and Rudra, when Rshi Agastya enquired as to who should be offered the yajna, Rudra elaborated on various things including t
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• Acharya Sushruta (आचार्य सुश्रुतः)
  Everyone around the world who practices surgery remembers the pioneering contributions of Acharya Sushrut ...less than four centuries. Acharya Sushruta was the disciple of “Deivodasa” who was the King of Kashi. (Kashi is considered one of the oldest cities, known
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• Atman (आत्मन्)
  ...orm as Hiranyagarbha (the conditioned form) presides all over the deities, who are none other that Its manifestations, are described in the Kenopanishad. ...he help of the name tadvanam (तद्वनं). All creatures surely pray to anyone who meditates on It in this way.<ref name=":3">Swami Gambhirananda (1989 Second
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• Haviryajnas (हविर्यज्ञाः)
  ...ng his vows of celibacy and secrecy until his graduation as a Snataka (one who has bathed and was ready for the life of a householder or an apprentice).
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• Apaurusheya (अपौरुषेयम्)
  ...s disseminated the knowledge. The Vedic Rishis were great realised persons who had direct intuitive perception of Brahman or the Truth.<ref name=":0" />
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• Durvasa (दुर्वासा)
  ...osited into Anasuya, a child was born, who was named 'Durvasa' (lit. ''one who is difficult to live with''). Because he was born of Shiva's anger, he had ...ce to propitiate the [[Supreme Being]] in order to obtain a son by Anasuya who would be just like Him. Pleased with him, [[Brahma]], [[Vishnu]] and [[Shiv
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• Maharshi Vishvamitra (महर्षिः विश्वामित्रः)
  He was also one of those who tried to stop the Kuruksetra war. ...ti, and Kusha's son was the powerful and verily righteous Kushanaabha. One who is highly renowned by the name Gaadhi was the son of Kushanaabha, and Gaadh
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• Sanat Kumaras (सनत्कुमाराः)
  The '''Kumaras''' are the four rishis, who are eternally in the form of children, named as Sanaka, Sanatana, Sanandana ...sts the Kumaras among the twelve ''Mahajanas'' (great devotees or bhaktas) who although being eternally liberated atmaas from birth, still became attrac
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• Ayurveda in Puranas (पुराणॆषु आयुर्वेदः)
  ...d 18 minor puranas which date back to the 7th century BCE. Maharishi Vyas, who narrated Mahabharat, is considered the compiler of the Puranas along with h ...a. It is well known that the knowledge of Ayurveda originated from Brahma, who then further passed down this knowledge to Daksha and so on, but according
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• Asuras (असुराः)
  ...ogy; the only thing that distinguishes "Asura who become Deva" from "Asura who remain Asura" is intent, action and choices they make in their mythic lives ...the "Asuras who remain Asuras" question, challenge and attack the "Asuras who become Devas" to loot and get a share from what Devas have and they don't,
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• Shibi Chakravarti (शिबिचक्रवर्ती)
  ...low only a maximum of four persons to complete the journey, please tell us who has to get down” The King who raised the query initially, again asked “Who has to get down, if this chariot allows only three persons to travel to Hea
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• Vishnu Stuti by Dhruva (ध्रुवस्य विष्णुस्तुतिः)
  * Salutation to that being whose form is pure, subtle, all-pervading, who surpasses nature, void of qualities. ...of yours, oh supreme, who is one with [[Brahman (ब्रह्मन्)|Brahman]], and who is the being that transcends all the world.
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• Stri Dharma (स्त्रीधर्मः)
  ...speech, careful, pious, affectionate - thus she should serve her husband who is not fallen (by committing any of the five major papas, viz. murder of a
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• Samidadhana (समिदाधानम्)
  ...acchatu ॥1॥''</blockquote>A bachelor placing the samidha in Jatavedas (one who knows all beings by birth) prays to him to grant shraddha and medhas. ...are in a lofty position, who know all objects originating in the world and who place all your worshippers in lofty states. I have offered this Samit with
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• Srisailam
  ...m with two children: Nandi, and Parvata. All of us know the story of Nandi,who went on to become the Vaahanam of Shiva. ...hiva-aikyam)”. Then Parvata went on to ask that Shiva must bless all those who come to this mountain.
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• Narada Sanatkumara Samvada (नारदसनत्कुमारयोः संवादः)
  ...ya Upanishad is another famous conversation between Narada and Sanatkumar, who are both Lord Brahma's manasaputras and highly enlightened maharshis. This ...avid (being situated in atma). I have heard that people like you, that one who knows the Self passes beyond sorrow and have transcended misery. So I am in
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• Acharya Sharngadhara (आचार्य शार्ङ्गधरः)
  According to certain historians, there was a scholar named Sharangdev, who was also known as Sharangdhar, he might be the author of Sharangdhar Samhit ...me periods, historians claim that Sharangdev could be Sharngadhara Acharya who wrote Sharandhar Samhita referring to his father’s treatise “''Gadanigr
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• Garuda and Nagas (गरुडः नगाः च)
  # Surya, who travels in a chariot, is the sun # Garuda, the son of Vinata, who ended her slavery, was a bird
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• Brahma (ब्रह्मा)
  ...rom Brahman. Brahma is a male deity, in the post-Vedic Puranic literature, who creates but neither preserves nor destroys anything. He is envisioned in so Manvantara is Manu’s cycle, the one who gives birth and govern human race. Each Manvantara has four divisions, four
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• Sandhyavandana (सन्ध्यावन्दनम्)
  ...alled Sandhyā or Sandhyāvandanam (salute of Sandhyā). All the Dvijas (i.e. who have undergone Upanayanam) have to perform Sandhyā. For Śūdras and ladie ...ormed even during Aśaucam (impurity) due to birth of a child and by those, who for some reason or the other, cannot perform the complete Sandhyāvandanam.
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• Venkateshvara Mandiram
  ...too. Vasumati, the avatar of Lakshmi, was the daughter of King Dharmasena who belonged to the lineage of the great king Dilipa. Vasumati was a great bhak ...The temple has a big pushkarini and is aptly named Hṛtpāpanāśini. Bhaktas who take a holy dip in the pushkarini are relieved of all paapas including thos
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• Shreyas and Preyas (श्रेयः प्रेयः च)
  ...ure of sons, wealth, cattle and kingdoms. What are these to a sensible man who realises that worldly pleasures are transient in nature?" ...ver, Shreya brings about wellness to him who accepts it among the two. One who chooses Preya (pleasure) falls down from the eternal supreme goal.
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• Dasha Avataras (दशावताराः)
  * [[Kalki (The hero riding on a white horse, who is to come at the end of the Kali-Yuga)]]
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• Valakhilyas (वालखिल्याः)
  ...khilyas would not be fruitless and that as a result of their penance a son who would overpower Indra would be born to Vinata. Accordingly a son was born t Garuda (Eagle) who went to the realm of devas (gods) for Amrta (ambrosia) took rest on the bra
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• Dhanvantari (धन्वन्तरिः)
  ...es named [[Sushruta Samhita (सुश्रुतसंहिता)|Sushruta Samhita]], any person who is skilled in the science and art of Surgery has been called as Dhanvantari ...vantari does not necessarily mean Lord Dhanvanatari but, a skilled surgeon who has mastered the art and science of Surgery. Dhanwantari is also referred t
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• Jnana Karma Sannyasa Yoga (ज्ञानकर्मसन्न्यासयोगः)
  ...the pairs of opposites like joy and grief, success and failure. Also, one who has true union with the Supreme is not subject to rebirth. He attains immor ...ding to Sri Krishna, should be sought at the feet of a liberated Guru, one who has realised the Truth. The aspirant should approach such a sage in a spiri
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• Kubera (कुबेरः)
  Kubera is called Pingalaksha (पिङ्गलाक्षः) as he looked at Parvati, who was seated on the left thigh of Shiva, with jealousy. She cursed him to bec ...h their seva, Vishravas granted each of them sons according to their wish, who are as mighty with immense strength equal to that of lokapalakas.
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• Aila Gita (ऐलगीता)
  ...ind and lead to attachment to life-forms and sense-objects. However, those who take shelter of the Supreme Being become free from the trigunas and attain ...Gunas, abandons the body and attains the Supreme Being. And such a person who is released from the body and from the Gunas which arise in the mind, being
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• Dharma and Constitution
  ...'''"</blockquote><blockquote>"There is hardly an individual in this world, who on his own, is pure in his conduct. ...lso depended on the manner in which the king functioned, because it was he who was responsible for its enforcement. There was also a specific provision wh
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• Life Movements in Plants
  ...siology, and of psychology converge and meet. And here will assemble those who would seek oneness amidst the manifold. Here it is that the genius of India It was a woman in the Vedic times, who, when asked to take her choice of the wealth that would be hers for the ask
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• Vasishta (वसिष्ठः)
  ...destruction. From the different parts of her body emerged fierce warriors who clashed with Visvamitra's followers. All the arrows shot by Visvamitra were ...], then requested Shiva to stay back in Gajakaananam and bless the Bhaktas who come there. This Gajakaananam is now popular by the name ShriKalaHasti.
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• Uma Shankara Samvada (उमाशङ्करयोः संवादः)
  ...nerously providing for the sustenance of all, and especially of the guests who arrive at the door of the householder. This opportunity to look after and s ...grhastha ashrama for twelve years, attains the merit that accrues to those who perform an [[Ashvamedha Yajna (अश्वमेधयज्ञः)|ashvam
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• Annadana by Unchavrtti Brahmana (उञ्छवृत्तिब्राह्मणः)
  ...तू । dish made of barley) given away by a generous resident of Kuruksetra, who himself used to live off the left-over grains collected by unchavrtti." = उञ्छवृत्तिब्राह्मणः ॥ Brahmana who lived by Unchavrtti =
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• Antyesti (अन्त्येष्टिः)
  ...of no less importance, because for a person living the dharmik traditions, who follows the principles of Purusharthas, [[Karma (कर्म)|Karma]] and ...a during the great war of Mahābhārata – whoever is born has to die and one who is dead would be born, i.e. it is an unending cycle of birth and death. The
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• Chidakasha (चिदाकाशः)
  ...out the pre-eminence of the all-encompassing Brahman who is everything and who pervades all things. He is told about [[Brahman]] shining brightly in the s
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• Dharmashastras (धर्मशास्त्राणि)
  ...to many such details have been supplied to us by the rshis and maharshis, who have not only left the scheme of evolution of our world systems, but also h
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• Vyaghrapada (व्याघ्रपादः)
  Vyaghrapada (व्याघ्रपादः) was the father of Upamanyu Maharshi who was Sri Krishna's Guru.
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• Subrahmanya Swami Tiruttani
  ...vya-Jñānam''. This river hence is also called by Nandi’s name. ''Vāsuki'', who was used as a rope in ''kṣhīra-sāgara-mathanam'', prayed to Tiruttani L
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• Dhaumya (धौम्यः)
  ...papandavas were performed by him. Most importantly he was the chief priest who directed the yajna karmas of Rajasuya yajna of Yudhisthira and conducted th ...quote>Upamanyu mentions that his father was [[Vyaghrapada (व्याघ्रपादः)]], who was a great seer well versed in vedas and vedangas during the Krtayuga, and
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• Aparoksha (अपरोक्षम्)
  ...shing a ''guru-shishya sambandha'' (Guru-shishya tradition) with a teacher who has already experienced that kind of knowledge (Aparoksanubhuti); the karm
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• Agastya Gita (अगस्त्यगीता)
  ...he vratas undertaken by Mother Earth herself to please the Supreme brahman who is spoken of Narayana-Hari in the Vedas and Shastras. ...in mind. He was then confronted by the woman who was none other than Maya who engulfed him. Then the five other persons came there and hid themselves wit
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• Pulaha (पुलहः)
  MAHARSHI PULAHA WAS the fifth son who sprang from Brahma's mind. To populate the worlds with more progeny, Brahma
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• Chennakesava Perumal Temple, Chennai
  ...ndia Company donated land and some money to Manali Muthu krishna Mudaliar, who built the new Chenna Kesava Perumal temple in the year of 1762, at a differ ...Malleeswara Swami]] were originally built by [[Beri Thimappa]], the dubash who brokered the deal between [[Francis Day (Madras)|Francis Day]] and the loca
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• Principles of Education (शिक्षणसिद्धान्ताः)
  ...s regarded necessary for all people and not a privilege to those lucky few who had money and leisure to devote to its acquisition. Upanayana samskara, whi ...ds done by a son who is instructed like this will be helpful to the father who has gone to the other world as if done by himself.<ref name=":10">Swami Mad
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• Rshyashrnga (ऋष्यशृङ्गः)
  ...ve birth to a human child. That deer was a devakanya in her previous birth who was ordained by Brahma to become a deer.<ref name=":0">Shastri. Pt Ramnaray ...brahmanas, he should perform a prayaschitta and for that get a Muni (seer) who had never seen women in his life, to perform a yaga, which would bring rain
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• Pururava Urvashi Samvada (पुरुरवा-ऊर्वशी संवादः)
  ...la (ऐल). The dynasty started from Chandra (Lunar race) but it was Pururava who became celebrated. ...t it was Brahma who cursed Urvashi and in Bhagavata it was the Mitravaruna who cursed her. Urvashi had heard about the fame of Pururava and had felt love
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• Jaata-Asoucha (जाताशौचम्)
  ...ानधिकारमात्रम्॥ During Jananasoucham, the father (and co-wives of the lady who delivered, though polygamy is not applicable in the present days) has Aspru ...is born in the Stree’s Pitru Griha, then her parents, brothers, her uncles who are residing in that particular house have to observe Janana-Ashoucha for o
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• Marichi (मरीचिः)
  ...in the same manner as the four kumaras. However, unlike the Sanathkumaras, who chose the path of renunciation, Marichi followed the path of creation.<ref>
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• Atithi Satkara by Kapotadampati (कपोतदम्पती)
  ...ce of [[Panchamahayajnas (पञ्चमहायज्ञाः)|panchamahayajnas]]. The grhastha who is so immersed in ignorance that he fails to perform panchamahayajnas canno ...chamahayajna, eventually offer themselves as food to their enemy, a hunter who has come for shelter under their tree residence, one stormy day.<ref name="
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• Nachiketa's Qualities (नचिकेतसः गुणाः)
  ...ng, not yet possessed of the power of procreating, was observing all those who received the दानम् || [[Dana (दानम्)|dana]] (charity). ...nichayana) will be celebrated with Nachiketa's name and blesses that those who perform Agnichayana will realize Atma by overcoming the cycles of birth and
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• Valmiki Rshi (वाल्मीकि ऋषिः)
  Emboldened, Ratnakara said: I am a robber. I kill people who resist me.' Aghast his father yelled, 'What! You are a robber? Get away you ...ons. Yat krauncha-mithunad-ekamavadhih kama-mohitam. Therefore worship Him who stands by us whether we are doing good or evil." ill-fated hunter! You shal
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• Shruti (श्रुतिः)
  ...a direct revelation of the 'cosmic sound of truth' heard by ancient Rishis who then translated what was heard into something understandable by humans.
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• Nagas (नागाः)
  ...labhadrarama entered the lower world (Patala) after death, among the Nagas who welcomed him, there was one called "Ambarisa". (M.B., Mausala Parva, Chapte
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• Urmila (ऊर्मिला)
  ...epic have overlooked. Urmila is one of the unsung heroines of Sri Ramayana who has been completely overlooked by Valmiki. Too many, have accused the write
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• Verifiability (परीक्षणम्)
  ...the Vedas as "written texts" but as knowledge (jnana) "revealed" by rshis who visualized and experienced it in higher conscious state of existence; thus
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• Lopamudra (लोपामुद्रा)
  ...ed on an unusual course of action. By his yogic powers he created a female who would possess all those characteristics and virtues that would be appropria
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• Nasya (नस्यम्)
  === नस्यकर्म अर्हाः ॥ Who are Fit for Nasya karma? === ...with other factors and only then advices Nasya therapy if suitable. Those who are suffering from any of the following disorders can be benefited from Nas
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• Shabari (शबरी)
  ...tic in the ''[[Ramayana]]''. She is described as an ardently devoted woman who received [[Rama]]'s [[Darśana|darshan]] and blessing due to her [[Bhakti]] ...total faith in My strength is the ninth and highest stage. Shabari, anyone who practices one of these nine modes of My ''bhakti'' pleases Me most and reac
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• Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga (दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोगः)
  ...lessedness. In fact, it is considered most important especially to seekers who wish to attain success in their adhyatmik life.<ref name=":0" />
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• Nishkama Karma (निष्कामकर्म)
  ...s not desire (never transmigrates). Of him who is without desires (akama), who is free from desires (desire for the fruits of karma - nishkama), the objec ...as he behaves, so will he be born. He who does good will be born good, he who does evil will be born evil. Man is entirely composed of desire (kama), he
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• Jala (जलम्)
  ...iving of food and water, is superior to all others. The danavlras,the ones who give food and water to others, attain to the best of lokas after their deat prdnaddndddhi paramam na ddnamiha vidyate ||"</blockquote>The one who gives anna indeed gives prana, gives life itself. And what can be a greater
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• Prahlada Muni Samvada (प्रह्लादमुन्योः संवादः)
  This he explains by describing a meeting between Raja Prahlada and a sage who had adopted the mode of life of a python (or ajagara). And thus, brings for Through Prahlada Muni Samvada, Sage Narada explains that a person who has attained the paramahamsa stage knows very well the distinction between
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• Original Samskrit Sources (संस्कृतमूलम्)
  Narayanacharya: Those who have open Pandora box, this is such a tremendous task. I am getting aged an ...stood, when I took my work on the Vedas many people discouraged me. People who know a little Sanskrit and more of English, so called professors of philoso
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• Test
  Music, Indology and poetry were among the interests of Dr. Narayanacharya who was well-versed in English, Kannada, Sanskrit and Tamil and delivered disco
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• Educational Samskaras (विद्याभ्याससंस्काराः)
  ...n the vocations of life, rather it was to create responsible social beings who could neither fail on the parameters of material existence nor could falter ...en from his sister, then from his own maternal aunt and then from a female who will not disgrace him by a refusal.<ref name=":1">Mookerji. Radha Kumud, (1
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• Aupasana (औपासनः)
  ...he important Smarta [[Yajna (यज्ञः)|Yajnas]] performed daily by grihasthas who have been initiated during marriage. Aupasana, which must be performed eve ...ckquote>Meaning : "I hope that a brahmana who is versed in the traditions, who is intelligent and just, employed in your sacred fires, always informs you
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• Aditi (अदिति)
  ...ey who maintain the invincible workings of the Truth in the universe, they who build its worlds into an image of the Truth."</blockquote>The esoteric qual
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• Indus Valley DNA
  ...lated ancestry in IVC cline and the ancient Iranians had a common ancestor who lived more than 12,000 years ago.|alt=]] ...that the people of Indus Valley and ancient Iranians had a common ancestor who lived more than 12,000 years ago. The IVC's Iranian related ancestry itself
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• Snataka Dharma (स्नातकधर्मः)
  ...Brahmacharyashrama (ब्रह्मचर्याश्रमः)|brahmacharyashrama]] (graduates) and who are awaiting their entrance into the responsibilities of the [[Grhasthashra Snataka refers to a student who has had the ritual abulation or samavartana snana (समावर्तन
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• Sarama Pani Samvada (सरमापणिसंवादः)
  ...eda. This episode of stealing of the divine Cows || गोग्रहणम् by the Panis who are a class of tradesmen with no regard for yajnas or vedic principles is a Panis are basically tradesmen who were prominent class of people along with Dasyus and Asuras, intelligent, p
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• Tirthakshetra (तीर्थक्षेत्रम्)
  It also mentions that one who is desirous of blessings, should constantly sojourn at these sacred-most sp
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• Hiranyagarbha (हिरण्यगर्भः)
  ...e supreme and every name of that devata exhibits that aspect of the lord,  who is residing as the inner soul of that devata. ...aha is used for Sri Brahma, but primarily Ajaha name suggest to paramatma, who is beyond birth ad death.   The different names like IndraKarma, Ishwara,
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• Soma Yajna (सोमयज्ञः)
  ...a]] is said to provide an extra powerful boost of healing energy for those who participate and also to the whole world. Performance of a Somayajña is int
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• Bahuvrihi Samasa (बहुव्रीहिसमासः)
  • "विष्णुः(१) पीताम्बरः(१) (अस्ति)" (Vishnu is one who wears a yellow robe) ...er example: "विष्णवे(४) पीताम्बराय(४) नमः(१) (अस्तु)" (Greetings to Vishnu who wears a yellow robe)<ref name=":1">Amit Rao, Bahuvrihi Samasa Review, Vidya
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• Thiru Pernagar
  ...e to be known as Thiruper. The story goes thus. Once Narada wanted to know who among Bhumidevi and Mahalakshmi (the two consorts of Mahavishnu) was superi ...the old man, asked the old ascetic to wait for a while until the Brahmanas who were expected for food would return. However, Vishnu insisted that he be se
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• The Nirnaya Sindhu (निर्णयसिन्धुः)
  A well known author who lived around the period of 1534 CE, Shri. Kamalakara Bhatt is the son of Pt
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• Rta (ऋतम्)
  ...ta they (people) desire food. The cows (sun's rays) entered rta by rta. He who wins over rta acquires it. For the sake of rta (heaven) and earth are wide ...X. 10 4) 'What indeed we never did beforo (shall we do it now?); shall we who have spoken rta (so far) now speak anta ?' (rta vadanto anriam rapema) In t
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• Samavartana (समावर्तनम्)
  Those who simply memorized the texts of Vedas, without understanding the meaning and ...passed their educational course were admitted to the samavartana and those who finished their education were allowed to take their ceremonial bath.
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• Raja Shveta and Anannadana (अनन्नदानम्)
  ...ved of his terrible fate by sage [[Agastya Rshi (अगस्त्यः ऋषिः)|Agastya]], who accepted food from his hands and thus freed him of the taint of anannadana. ...here sat a man from the heavens. He was surrounded by thousands of apsaras who were all adorned with celestial ornaments. Some of them were singing, some
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• Dana Kala Nirnaya (दानकालनिर्णयः)
  ...y in the present days, simplified forms of dana have continued among those who religiously look up the Panchanga (Almanac) on a daily basis. ...him into exile. After 28 years of wandering, he once saw a learned Brahmin who had fainted due to the heat of Vaishakh month. The Prince, feeling pity, fa
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• Dasharatha (दशरथ:)
  ...d to empty the earth of all Kshatriyas. But he would not kill a Kshatriya, who had marriage kangan on his wrist. This kangan, yellow band of thread was us ...rmed a son-giving sacrifice (putrakameshti yajna) on behalf of Dasharatha, who had no issue, and then Dasharatha had sons. <ref name=":1">Srimad Bhagavata
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• Astra (अस्त्रम्)
  ...i Parva, Chapter 138, Stanza 9, that Agastya gave this weapon to Agnivesa, who gave it to Drona and Drona gave it to Arjuna and instructed him about the u Indrajit and Hanuman. A clash occurred between Indrajit and Hanuman, who landed in Lanka in search of Sita, and the former got Hanuman bound by Brah
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• Shruti Parampara (श्रुतिपरम्परा)
  ...uti is pronounced and applied in practice, we have to approach individuals who belong to oral tradition and never think about going to Universities and pe ...|upavedas]] in this stream of knowledge. Upavedas are generally for those, who do not learn the Vedas completely in shruti tradition.
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• Kumbhaka (कुम्भकः)
  ...the deaf, and feels the body like wood. This is the characteristic of one who has attained much quiescence. ...the state of raja yoga. Many siddhis, psychic powers, manifest to the one who has mastery of kevala kumbhaka. He remains unaffected by pain, his excretio
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• Prahlada (प्रह्लादः)
  ...ic passion Andhaka said to his henchmen as follows : "He is my true friend who brings Siva's consort, Parvati to me. Yes, he is my brother, nay, father ev ...ains from speaking truth knowingly a thousand cords of death will fall. He who tells falsehood will have to perform many a deed of duty to attain heaven."
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• Vamana Avatara (वामनावतारः)
  ...fe Aditi, the mother of the devas. Therefore, Hari became their son Vamana who was dwarf. He then went to the Yajna being performed by Bali and recited th ...w everything. He infused the energy he had acquired by penance into aditi, who gave birth to a son. The birth took place on the twelfth day of the month o
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• Narada (नारदः)
  ...est summed up by Shri Ramakrishna when he refers to 'sages such as Narada, who keep their bodies alive in order to bring spiritual light to others. The numerous accounts regarding Narada have always frustrated scholars, who have tried to organize his biography sequentially into a coherent whole. Bu
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• Yama Yami Samvada (यम यमि सम्वादः)
  #Who is Yama and Yami? ...in the form of Surya (he represents all aspect time) and Ashwini Kumaras, who give long life and healthy life. Dr. K. S. Narayanacharya gives the followi
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• Donate
  * introduce scholars who are remotely located
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• Namakaranam (नामकरणम्)
  ...nnected with religious ideas. The child is frequently named after a devata who seems to be regarded its protector or is named after a saint whose blessing ...One who is desirous of fame, his name should consist of two syllables, one who desires holy lustre, his name should contain four syllables." For boys even
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• Akshara Brahma Yoga (अक्षरब्रह्मयोगः)
  ...Gita]]. This chapter talks about the radiant, imperishable divine reality who is beyond all things manifest and unmanifest, names and forms and which is ...ver, the Supreme being exists even beyond this unmanifest state. And those who attain union with the Supreme being do not have to come again into this imp
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• Thiru Adanur
  ...sword in one hand. As the mystic trader traveled, Azhwar also followed him who reached the Adanur temple and disappeared. Then Mahavishnu gave darshana to ...dwelt, Airavata trampled the garland with his legs. This enraged the sage who cursed Indra that Sri Lakshmi would disappear from the three worlds ruled b
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• Formation of Yajurveda Shakas (यजुर्वेदशाख-अवतरणम्)
  ...ādhyayanatatparaḥ ॥ 6 ॥</blockquote>Summary : Shakalya was great Brahmana, who mastered the Vedas and Vedangas. Formerly, in Brhat kalpa, in the city of V ...ows the mind (of the bhupati), one who understands the opportune time, and who patiently endures everything wisely will become the favorite friend of a ra
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• Tapas (तपस्)
  So those who know this and who in the forest meditate on faith as austerity go to light and from light.. ...are instances of foolish penance undertaken by demons like Hiranyakashipu, who performed austere penances to become immortal and kill the demigods. He pra
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• Rgvedic Dialogue Hymns (ऋग्वैदिकसंवादसूक्तानि)
  Indra was one of the deities who received great attentions and at least nine of his conversations with vario ...nvitation did they hear? How much can praise the greatness of these Maruts who travel with great speeds just like the Syena birds." Marutganas hearing the
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• Sampradayas (सम्प्रदायाः)
  ...orship the Sun-God; Ganapatyas who worship Ganesa as supreme; and Kaumaras who worship Skanda as the Godhead. ...hri Ramananda are called Ramanandis. Ramananda was a disciple of Ramanuja, who propounded the Visistadvaita school of Vedanta Darsana.       
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• Ramopakhyana (रामोपाख्यानम्)
  ...>Yudhisthira asks Markandeya whether he has seen or heard about any person who is as ill-fated as us (Pandavas due to the abduction of wife) in this world ...in answer to Yudhisthira's question recounts the story of ShriRamachandra who had to live in the forest and had to endure the abduction of his wife Janak
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• Chyavana (च्यवनः)
  ...ṣhi and Pulomā devi. Once Bhṛgu maharṣhi asked Agnideva to protect Pulomā, who was a garbhavati, till he comes back and went away. A rākṣhasa by name P
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• Jambavan (जाम्बवान्)
  ...known as the wise old minister (a noble bear) of Sugriva, the Vanara Raja who lived on the Kishkinda mountain of Bharatavarsha. He is also known for his
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• Kamadhenu (कामधेनुः)
  ...a visit to Indra. While returning after the visit, he passed by Kamadhenu who was lying under the shade of Kalpavrksa. He paid no heed to her, as he did .... He asked her why she was crying. Surabhi answered: "My Lord, the cattle, who are my children are groaning in the world under the yoke of the farmer. I w
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• Karma Sannyasa Yoga (कर्मसन्न्यासयोगः)
  ...t by concentrating between the eyebrows and practising Pranayama. For, one who has achieved perfect control of the outgoing senses and is freed from desir
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• Creation of the Universe (सृष्ट्युत्पत्तिः)
  ...t, who is present in the whole universe. It states that the Supreme Being, who is the creator of the world, has surrounded the entire nature in all its fo ...eds while the second one observing the bird is the metaphor of the divine, who is closely observing the movements of that first bird in order to give frui
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• Nyaya (न्यायः)
  ...lso depended on the manner in which the king functioned, because it was he who was responsible for its enforcement. There was also a specific provision wh ...radharma in the Rajya will remain powerful. Nyaya limits the Raja himself, who is the enforcer of Nyaya but never its source.<ref name="LCHI-Rama_Jois-Pt1
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• Snataka Gunas (स्नातकगुणाः)
  A student who has had the ritual abulation after completion of his study in the gurukula ...ly extinguished. (Manu Smrt. 4.186).<ref name=":3" /> An ignorant brahmana who wishes to accept donations, sinks to the hell along with the donor like how
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• Aghasura (अघासुरः)
  ...was the leader, the demon Agha, younger brother of Baki (Putana) and Baka, who was deputed by Kamsa (to kill Krshna) said to himself, 'This must be the ki ...sion to see the helpless children and calves who had no other saviour, and who having slipped out of (the protective control of) his hands, had become the
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• Guna Traya Vibhaga Yoga (गुणत्रयविभागयोगः)
  ...tify such individuals, Shri Krishna replies by describing the marks of one who has risen above the three Gunas. He also states that if one constantly wors ...arāṁ siddhimito gatāḥ ॥14.1॥</blockquote>Thus, it is expected that the one who understands this fourteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita will also attain p
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• Kratu (क्रतु)
  Maharshi Kratu was one of the Saptarishis who ''w''ere born of Brahma's mind while it was concentrated by austerities and ...and Kriya. His offspring were the sixty thousand Sages called Balakhilyas, who were allegorically known to be the size of a thumb and used to reside on th
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• Vyayama (व्यायामम्)
  ...sā sa vinaśyati |'' <ref name=":5" /></blockquote><blockquote>Meaning: one who indulges in such activities excessively suddenly perishes like a lion tryin ...that vyayama in such capacity as a daily regime should be performed by one who regularly takes unctuous food (i.e. does not cut the fats completely in dai
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• Taddhita (तद्धितः)
  Person who possesses cow. Eg: योगः अस्य अस्ति इति = योगिन् (योग + इन्). Person who has yoga.
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• Jivanmukta (जीवन्मुक्तः)
  ...ga (likes), Dvesha (dislikes) nor Vairagya (total renunciation). He is one who realized his source of happiness within Self, and not in external objects. ...ajna (man of steady wisdom), Gunaatita (beyond the three Gunas), Brahmana (who has realized the Self), Ativarnaasramin (beyond the pair of the four Varnas
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• Bharata (भरतः)
  and the boy to his palace. This was the boy who later
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• Vidyarthi's Qualities (विद्यातुराणां लक्षणानि)
  ...ter. They were under the direct and personal supervision of their teacher, who was to watch not only over their intellectual progress but also over their ...istics - serve/revere both Devatas and Acharyas by thought, deed and body, who has a pure heart (unbiased), has a unending zeal to learn and has exception
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• Pramanas for Dharma (धर्मप्रमाणानि)
  ...along with traditions (based on smrtis) and the virtuous conduct of those who follow Vedas; ultimately the source of Dharma also lies as given by the inn * '''साध्वाचारम् ॥ the virtuous conduct of those who follow the Veda'''
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• Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga (क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोगः)
  ...y, is the Knower of the Field. And it is none other than the Supreme Being who has projected Himself in form of Knower of the Field within the body. It is ...seer, the witness, the guide, sustainer, experiencer and Lord of all. One who knows this mystery is not bound by activity even in the midst of life. When
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• Uddalaka and Shvetaketu (उद्दालकः श्वेतकेतुः च।)
  Shvetaketu was the son of the sage आरुणिः ॥ Aruni or उद्दालकः ॥ Uddalaka who was born in the गौतम ॥ Gautama clan. Shvetaketu was Uddalaka's s ...ar. With the rise of his scholarship, he became very conceited. The father who understood this, called him to his side and asked him,<blockquote>तमा
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• Rudra (रुद्रः)
  ...hey reside in Surya (Sun), Jala (water), Earth, Air, Fire, Space, Brahmana who took Diksha (in yajnas) and Soma (Moon) respectively. ...as one who gives good health and happiness along with longevity and as one who removes all the causes for ill-health. Along with Mitra, Varuna, Rudra aids
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• Rna (ऋणम्)
  ...three debts. Subsequently, [[Vyasa (व्यासः)|Maharshi Vyasa]], the Adi Guru who systematised [[The Four Vedas (चतुर्वेदाः)|the Four Ved Deva Rna refers to obligation towards the Supreme Being who is the Creator. Therefore, Deva Rna is to be discharged by worshipping the
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• Calculus was discovered in India
  ...possible through the brilliant strategy of the East India Company traders who under the guise of 'studying pagan cultures & civilising the savages', dige ...remarkable mathematics is written," exposes the perfidy of the Christians who used local Sanskrit scholars to translate our texts to steal our knowledge
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• Dharma and Women’s Rights
  ...been a problem throughout human history and consequently, it is the woman who suffers irreparable physical, mental and socio-economic damage.  In partic ...s considered that the right to protection is important especially of women who were seen in Vedic times as ‘sustainers of our society’.
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• Introduction to Mathematics (English)
  ...phant-faced devata (Ganesha), whose feet are worshipped by all devatas and who bestows happiness on devotees by destroying obstacles when remembered, I st ...charana shloka seeking the blessings of Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, who is the Prathama-pujya, for successful completion of writing this book. He a
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• Samavaya (समवाय)
  ...to function individually because then they wont work), action and the one who is performing that action can not be separated. (Needs expansion and editin
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• Thiru Kudanthai
  ...a style and is supported by 12 pillars. This temple is dedicated to Vishnu who is bhaktavatsala and as he wields a bow called Sarnga, he is known as Sarng ...e kshetra is also known as Kalyanapuram. Therefore, it is said that anyone who wishes to take a dip in this tank that purifies and paves way for salvation
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• Upajivika Niyamas (उपजीविकानियमाः)
  ...ce) for the smooth functioning of the society. And it is said that the one who follows a vocation determined as suitable to his special nature (As determi
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• Varnashrama Dharma (वर्णाश्रमधर्मः)
  ...up social responsibilities like that of priests, ministers or philosophers who guide rulers. In view of their inherent nature, serenity, self-restraint, a ...ho can think better in terms of the higher reason behind things than those who are predominantly rajasik or tamasik. So is the case with the other propert
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• Relationship of Atman and Brahman
  ...></blockquote>Summary : Two birds of beautiful plumage (Atman and Brahman) who are friends and always joined together, cling to the same tree (the body). ...rth and death. What indeed is here, is there and what is there is here. He who sees as though there is difference between the two, goes from death to deat
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• Chandogya Upanishad (छान्दोग्योपनिषतद्)
  ...r proceeds with the Upasana of the Sun, who is identified with and Brahman who is the summation of the results of all sacrifices. By the way, the Upanisha ...अचार्यकुलवासी). All these lead to the world of the virtuous; but, only one who is firm in Brahma attains immortality.
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• Vedic Terminology
  ...ers and reflect the vedic principles to be put into use in daily life. One who practices the karma according to codes given in smrtis is called Smartha. Apart from these three more smrtis - Ushana, Vasishta and Vyasa (who is said to have examined all the smrtis and compiled them as Vyasa smrti) a
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• Shrautasutras (श्रौतसूत्राणि)
  ...e manuals compiled for the practical purpose of giving directions to those who engaged in such yajnas. They are based on ancient Brahmana texts, which the ...rautasutras, and their commentators, there are many other western scholars who have brought out critical editions of these sutra texts and they are widely
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• Shastra Shikshana Paddhati (शास्त्रशिक्षणपद्धतिः)
  ...a in its own way. Each system has its Sutrakara, i.e., the one great Rishi who systematised the doctrines of the school and put them in short aphorisms or ...mportant Bhashya is the one on the Mimamsa Sutras written by Sabara-Swamin who learnt the art from Patanjali's commentary. The third important Bhashya was
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• Modern Education System (आधुनिकविद्याविधानम्)
  ...several Christian monastic orders, the most well known being the Jesuits, who were specialising in the fields of the sciences, customs, manners, philosop ...nly amongst a section of the British) was in the christianisation of those who were considered ready for such conversions (or, in the British phraseology
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• Socio-economic Aspects of Rg Veda (ऋग्वेदे सामाजिक-आर्थिक-विषयाश्च)
  ...ed as a Brahmana. The descendants of the Rshi Bhrgu were master carpenters who had the expertise in making chariots. Such references indicate that the pr
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• Uraiyur
  Once the Devas were unable to decide as to who among the three: Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, was the Greatest. Brghu Maharshi ...l protected. The Raja's benevolence earned him the compassion of the Rshis who gave him the blessing to obtain good progeny. For this purpose, he was aske
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• Deva (देवः)
  ...ws (gives) something, who is self effulgent, or who helps others shine, or who lives in the celestial region.<ref name=":6" /> The Vedic seers who worshipped the gross natural forces such as the earth, wind, sun etc, actua
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• Chitta Bhumis (चित्तभूमयः)
  ...that stability again. Seen mostly in the virtuous people and Yoga sadhakas who are beginning their sadhana, this state is considered superior to Mudha and ...hipta and mũdha states of mind are materialistically oriented and a person who is predominated by inertness and distractions will not have any inclination
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• Devayana Marga and Pitruyana Marga (देवयानमार्गः पितृयानमार्गः च।)
  ...t of moksha. The path taken by a ब्रह्मजिज्ञासुः ॥ brahmajijnasu and those who go through the cycles of birth and death are elucidated in many vedic texts ...ēyaṁ vacō vācyaṁ tamō jyōtistvayaṁ svayam ||57||''</blockquote>Meaning: He who, through Shastric point of view, distinctly and correctly understands these
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• Dharmic (Bharat's) Worldview
  ...t by buddhi yoga, and in that consciousness surrender unto the Lord. Those who want to enjoy the fruits of their work are misers. One who is not connected with the Supreme in buddhi yoga can have neither transcend
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• Yama Nachiketa - Veda Rahasyam (यम नचिकेत - वेद रहस्यम्)
  ...uch a man is one with an inferior intellect. When explained by a preceptor who attains oneness with Brahman, there exists no scope of doubts, as subtler t ...at which is the cause of (मोदनीयँ ) happiness. Here Yama explains that one who removes his mind from all the external worldly diversions and immerses hims
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• Pitrvamsha (पितृवंशः)
  ...e various lineages of forefathers. They are the sons of sages like Marichi who are children of Manu, the son of Hiranyagarbha. So, from the sages like Mar
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• Karaka (कारकम्)
  * The Doer ? The one who performs/initiates the क्रिया. * In the act of fearing/protecting, the one Who causes fear is अपादानकारक. Eg : 1. Boy is afraid of lio
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• Aims of Gurukula System (गुरुकुलव्यवस्थायाः लक्ष्याणि)
  ...of a student away from his home at the house or ashrama of Guru (teacher) who imparted valuable life lessons to the student. The direct aim of all educat ...es in the society. Thus role of Gurus was two fold - create new preceptors who spread the dharmika procedures in society and guide those students on the a
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• Gurukul in the 21st century
  Bharat literally refers to someone who is absorbed in the pursuit of knowledge. This has been the cultural identit # Who should start a Gurukul? Should it be the education department of the govern
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• Bhashya (भाष्यम्)
  ...mportant Bhashya is the one on the Mimamsa Sutras written by Sabara-Swamin who learnt the art from Patanjali's commentary. The third important Bhashya was
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• Guru (गुरुः)
  ...ho imparts valuable life lessons to the one who seeks knowledge. He is one who takes charge of immature children, sculpts them and makes them worthy usefu One who teaches the meaning of tattvas (higher knowledge) is a Guru.
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• Ayurveda in Atharvaveda (अथर्ववेदे आयुर्वेदः)
  “Takman” who is the son of Varuna is correlated with fever and “jalodara” which is a ...ven due importance. The shiras of Atharva rishi are compared with a “Yogi” who has control over his senses and is considered as “devkosha”(literally t
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• Brahmana Dharma (ब्राह्मणधर्मः)
  The concept of Dvija is unique to Sanatana Dharma. Dvija means "one who is born twice". The word is used for both: specifically for Brahmins, and i ...asyāpratigrahaḥ । (Bhag. Pura. 7.11.14).<ref name=":13" /></blockquote>One who has the following activities as '''one's occupation''' are Brahmanas accord
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• Shraddha Traya Vibhaga Yoga (श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोगः)
  ...ine and the Demoniacal.</ref> Based on this, Arjuna asks,“What about those who, even though setting aside scriptural injunctions yet perform worship with == केऽसुराः ? Who are Asuras ? ==
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• Dharma of husband and wife and family life
  ...ren and youth of today are the first generation in the history of the U.S. who are psychologically, morally and economically worse off than their parents Within just two decades, from 1970-1990, the percentage of adults in the U.S. who are married has dropped from 72 to 62. The mothers of over two-thirds of th
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• Kleshas (क्लेशाः)
  ...or pleasure or its means, preceded by a remembrance of the pleasure in one who has enjoyed it, is Raga or attachment. ...of pain and its means, preceded by a persisting remembrance of pain in one who experienced it, is Dvesha or Aversion.
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• Upakarma (उपाकर्म)
  ...days. In the present times it is associated with the day when dvijas (one who has undergone [[Upanayana (उपनयनम्)|Upanayana]]) change [[Yaj ...ada month. This is based on the version of commentators such as Mitakshara who prescribed that one should follow one's sutra grantha or the grhyasutra spe
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• Special Attire of a Student during Upanayana (उपनयने विशेष-परिधानम्)
  ...udent has to follow starting from the Upanayana samskara. An Upaneeta (one who is undergoing Upanayana) has a distinct attire constituting of garments hel ...ana, of sana for a Kshatriya, and of goat’s skin for a Vaishya [Manu]." He who does not know the divine origin and significance of the Upavita will have a
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• 10 fold clinical examination in Ayurveda (दशविधपरीक्षा)
  ...am Adhyaya 12 Sutra 67-68)]</ref>   </blockquote>Meaning: The one (Vaidya) who makes the diagnosis and starts the treatment after considering detail evalu ...h means strong joints. the purusha or person is balavant (बलवंतः । strong) who has a compact and well-built body which indicates strong samhanana.<ref nam
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• Panchakosha Based Education Model
  ..., who has conquered the mind, the mind is the best of friends; but for one who has failed to do so, his mind will remain the greatest enemy.” Bhagavad G ...First and foremost by being with such acharyas in the Gurukul environment who are self motivated to learn, share, sincerely practice and serve. Secondly,
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• Yajnavalkya Maitreyi samvada (याज्ञवल्क्यमैत्रेय्योः संवादः)
  ...). Yajnyavalkya answered, No, your life will be just like that of a person who is wealthy, but there is no hope of mukti through wealth.<ref name=":2">Sw ...relationship with Paramatama, is considered as Sujnani (सुज्ञानी) and one who does not perceive this is considered as an Ajnani (अज्ञानी).
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• Dhruva (ध्रुवः)
  ...hteous character. Among them, Uttanapada had two wives, Suruchi and Suniti who each gave birth to a son. Suruchi's son was Uttama and Suniti's son was Dhr ...stract his meditation but were unsuccessful. They then appealed to Vishnu, who allayed their fears, and appeared in front of Dhruva. Being pleased with hi
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• Nasadiya Sukta (नासदीयसूक्तम्)
  ...the primary life force in this matter is none other than the Parampurusha who manifests Himself as the चैतन्यशक्तिः ॥ Chaitanya ...day and night.  The [[Paramapurusha (परमपुरुष)|परमपुरुषः ॥ Paramapurusha]] who is अद्वितीयः || Advitiya (One, without a second form), al
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• Thiru Thanjai
  ...dest towns of South India and takes its name from the word Tanjan, a demon who was vanquished by Lord Vishnu. The word Tanjam in Tamil means 'refuge'. Hen ...time of churning of the milky ocean, Parasara muni was one of the rishis, who got Amrutha for himself from Mahavishnu as a reward for his devotion. He br
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• Sadvrutta (सद्वृत्तम्)
  <blockquote>(Help and save those persons who are in dire situations or distress, should be compassionate), should pacify * One should be devoted to the teachers, accomplished persons and to those who are superior in modesty, intellect, learning, clan and age.
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• Srirangam
  ...ngam. It was Swami Vedanta Desika, one of the greatest vaishnava acharyas who shifted the deity to Melkote and then to Tirumala. Finally, it is said that ...menced in May 1979 at the instance of 44th jeeyar (pontif) of Ahobila Mutt who was then 87 year old and was completed in 1987 in a record time of eight ye
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• Vyakarana Vedanga (व्याकरणवेदाङ्गम्)
  ...or contributors to the language and its understanding are the Vaiyakaranas who developed many theories about language understanding. ...n. Bharatiya Vyakarana shastra brings one to a unique inquiry of the seers who advocated that shabdas which fall within the limits of vyakarana rules only
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• Purushottama Yoga (पुरुषोत्तमयोगः)
  ...and hence it is mere appearance without having any actual reality. And one who fully understands the nature of this Samsara-Tree naturally goes beyond May ...e supreme Knower even beyond Vedic knowledge. He is the resplendent Person who is beyond both this perishable phenomenal creation as well as the imperisha
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• Shravana (श्रवणम्)
  ...tic knowledge sown by the Guru (teacher) in the mind of sisya ('disciple') who then tends that seed by his ''shravana'', '' [[Manana (मननम्)|man
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• Sarama (सरमा)
  It means One who moves forward very fast or walks very fast. ...oreseen results). Bhima II, son of King Pariksit and brother of Janamejaya who, at the yajna conducted at Kuruksetra attacked, without reason, the son of
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• Rights of Women (स्त्रीत्वाधिकारः)
  ...with jewels and rich dress, and she was restored to the defeated Subhedhar who was overwhelmed and realized the importance given to the value of 'respect Hence, it is said that, men who seek (their own) welfare should always honour women with gifts, good attire
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• Moksha (मोक्षः)
  Nachiketa who has never been to such place as parama pada, is asking question to Yamaraja ...ng things or people.  One sees comleteness of Dva, in him.  The Paramatama who is possessing divine form, which is full of light is Himself, is Paramapada
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• Gotra and Pravara (गोत्रप्रवरश्च)
  ...tana Dharma. Gotra of a family is said to be named after the rshi-ancestor who founded the family in the immemorial past. Such families grew with their tr ...Gautama, Vasishtha, and Manava. G. S. state that a man should marry a girl who does not have the same Pravara.<ref name=":02">Gopal, Ram. (1959) ''India o
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• Mrutyu (मृत्युः)
  ...ilarly with those who come in contact with poisonous substances, and those who do not also differs. From all these examples it is concluded that more the ...ntimely death. These are the factors which should thus be avoided by those who wish to live healthy and long life. The factors that might cause untimely d
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• Buddhi (बुद्धिः)
  ...ni commentary, Char. Samh. Sharir 1.72)</blockquote>Man is such a creature who makes logical reasoning for every perception and this is known as Viveka bu ...m used for enlightenment. Acharya Charaka explains what exactly the person who is enlightened understands in words as below,
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• Mansa Dhatu (मांस धातु)
  Those who have supreme quality of mansa dhatu in a body are identified by some charac ...d as 'balam' (बलम्) in Ayurveda. It is specifically mentioned that the one who possesses 'balam' shows nourished, toned and stable musculature.<ref>Sushru
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• Yama Deva (यमदेवः)
  ...ama is famed for his impartial administration of justice to all the beings who reach Yamaloka after death. Based on their virtues or vices, he assigns sui ...ndavya as seen in Mahabharata. Yudhisthira was the eldest of the Pandavas, who was born to Kunti, after invoking Yamadeva.
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• (Hidden)Sivananda Saraswati
  ..., where he met his [[guru]], [[Vishwānanda Saraswati]]. It was Vishwānanda who initiated him into the Sannyasa order, and gave him his monastic name. Howe ...her prominent disciple was Swami [[Sahajananda Saraswati]] (South Africa), who was directed by Sivananda to establish the Divine Life Society of South Afr
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• Yajnavalkya (याज्ञवल्क्यः)
  Yajnavalkya is recorded as one of the great Brahmajnanis who ever walked on the land of Bharatavarsha. Well-versed in a performing yajna ...n Parvati with an evil intention). Thereafter, he was born as Yajnavalkya, who was engaged by Shakalya in the royal palace for the performance of the Shan
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• Purusha (पुरुषः)
  ...r the creation of universe. Purusha, in Rigveda, was described as a being, who becomes a sacrificial victim of gods, and whose yajna creates all life form ...a township).</blockquote><blockquote>4. Pur-usha, the dawn in the city; He who is filled with light;</blockquote><blockquote>5. Puru-sha – filled with w
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• Rasa Dhatu (रस धातु)
  ...yāyuṣyatvaṁcācaṣṭe ॥ (Char. Samh. 8.103)''</blockquote>Meaning: In persons who are ''tvaksara'' (having constitutional essence of skin), the skin is unctu
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• Sayanacharya (सायणाचार्यः)
  Sayanacharya (Samskrit : सायणाचार्यः) was a great Vedic and Samskrit scholar who lived during the reign of [[Vijayanagara Kings]]. His commentaries and wor ...was a great minister of the first Vijayanagara kings, Harihara and Bukka, who with his sagacious counsel and judicious guidance founded that ideal Hindu
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• Ratha Rupaka (रथरूपकम्)
  ...vital breaths form the axis, Dharma and Adharma its two wheels, the atman who identifies himself with the body due to ahamkara is the owner (occupant) of
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• Ahamkara (अहंकारम्)
  ...Inquiry concerning human nature has centered on the fundamental question 'Who am I'. The answer is the I-feeling whose nature the questioner is intereste Attempts at answering the question, 'Who am I,' have progressed in two distinct directions, in the Indian traditions
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• Nachiketa (नचिकेताः)
  ...नाचिकेत, नचिकेतस्''',''' नाचिकेतः, नचिकेता, नचिकेतः नसिकेत) is a young boy who travels to Yamapuri to know the secrets of Mrityu, and his legend is one of
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• Devalaya Vyavastha (देवालयव्यवस्था)
  ...believe that god is pure consciousness (chit), one without a second (adv) who is not in parts, without a physical body and that the various images in whi The priests, who performed the Yajnas, invoked the deity through mantras and imagined his pe
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• Devi Upanishad (देव्युपनिषत्)
  ..., Pushan, the all-knowing, Tarkshya who saves from all harm, and Brhaspati who protects our spiritual lustre, vouchsafe prosperity in our study of the scr ...kquote>काऽसि त्वं महादेवि ॥१॥ kā'si tvaṁ mahādevi ॥1॥</blockquote>Meaning: Who are you, O great Goddess ?<ref name=":1" /> As a reply to this, Devi expoun
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• Sadhana Chatushtaya (साधनचतुष्टयम्)
  Meaning: We shall explain to those who are endowed with the four-fold requirement, the method of discriminative in ...rarabdha karma and attains the Jivanamukta stage eventually. Viraga is one who performs karmas without having any raaga or attachment to the karmaphalas,
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• Ishavasyopanishad and Dakshinamurthy (ईशावास्योपनिशत् दक्षिणामूर्तिः च)
  ...es of Namelessness, Formlessness and Immovability as does 'Dakshinamurthy' who is the very personification of the supreme entity. Dakshinamurthy portrays Sri Kalahastishvara, the foremost master, Guru of the entire world, who eradicates the afflictions and all ailments of the worldly, the master of a
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• Thiru Pullam Boothangudi
  ...wn as Hemambhujavalli. The tirtha has taken its name from Jatayu - the one who fought Ravana while he was abducting Sita in the Ramayana. Jatayu tirtha is
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• Asoucha (आशौचम्)
  ...denote yet another unique concept which involves restrictions on a person (who has the Asoucha) from participating in certain rituals, [[Samskaras (सं # Dana (one who gives charity)
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• Lessons from Ramayana
  ...sober and active and very rare. She is like the secret agents of a country who do seva and their seva (सेवा | selfless service) is neither recogni “What is the use of a prowess, however great, of that weak-minded man who does not wipe out, by his energy, the insult fallen to his lot ?"
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• Rasayana (रसायनम्)
  == Who can take Rasayana? ==
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• Dharmawiki (धर्मविकि)
  ...f medicinal value, no person totally unworthy, but what is rare is the one who can facilitate or harness these to good use.'' Users who want to contribute articles can always present their point of view by reque
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• Thiru Vellarai
  ...vi was doing penance blossomed into a flower garden. So, it was Raja Shibi who installed Mahavishnu in an iconic form and glorified him as Svetagirinatha. ...said that Lord Yama has blessed this kshetra with an assurance that anyone who prays and worships the deity at Vellarai will be spared of life in hell.
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• Ganga (गङ्गा)
  ...uva, son of Raja Uttanapada, did his penance. The Saptarshis (seven sages) who constantly go round and round the Dhruva mandala take their bath in this sa ...darbhi, desirous of getting a son, worshipped Shankara, the Lord of Bhutas who became pleased and granted her request. Accordingly, Vaidarbhi became pregn
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• Acharana Dharma (आचरणधर्मः)
  ...those who are deficient in limbs, or those destitute of learning, or those who are far advanced in age, or those destitute of beauty or wealth, or those o ...fter having washed one's feet, but should not go to bed with wet feet. The who eats becoming pure, having washed the hands and legs attains a long life. (
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• Addition
  ...iganita and dhuli-karma were translated into Arabic language of travellers who took this great science to the Arabic world from India.
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• Annadana (अन्नदानम्)
  ...Chandogya Upanishad. "Atithidevo bhava" The term atithi applies to anyone who appears at the door unexpected and uninvited and he is treated as a devata; ...mplete benefits of conducting yajna, but enemies also befriend him for one who gives charity is a friend of every one.<ref>Trivedi, Rama Govind. (1954) [h
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• Geographical Aspects in Rigveda (ऋग्वेदोक्त भौगोलिकविषयाः)
  ...ished. Many mantras are mentioned as reference for the Rig vedic merchants who navigated the four seas in quest of wealth.<ref name=":2" /> Merchants used ...tion. With their help he docks the ships to safety and praises the deities who protected his life.<ref name=":2" />
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• Anubandha Chatushtaya (अनुबन्धचतुष्टयम्)
  : अधिकारी refers to ''adhikāri'' (a qualified student or person) who has developed a single pointed mind (ekagrata or concentration), ''chitta s ...gained and developed which would eventually free a ''mumukshu'' ('seeker') who due to association with the modes of nature (''prakrti'') is entangled in t
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• Pataka (पातकम्)
  ...and Naraka (hell), and twin daughters, Máya (deceit) and Vedanú (torture), who became their brothers' wives. ...harva-veda VI. 51.3) the sage says 'whatever transgressions (abhidroha) we who are mere men have praotised as against the divine hosts and whatever dhar m
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• Jnana Vijnana Yoga (ज्ञानविज्ञानयोगः)
  ...ands of human beings, very few aspire for this union, and even among those who aspire for it, few reach the highest stage of realisation.<ref name=":0">Sw ...causes its appearance and its final dissolution. Sri Krishna says, a Yogi who has reached the summit of realising the ultimate reality in both these (ie.
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• धर्म की उत्पत्ति
  ...nstitutes the foundation of all affairs in the World. People respect those who adhere to Dharma. Dharma insulates (man) against sinful thoughts. Everythin To put it in a nutshell, the power of law is to punish those who commit offences after the acts if only they are caught and evidence is avai
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• Upavedas (उपवेदाः)
  ...ada Mandir</ref> The originator of Ayurveda is supposed to be Dhanwantari, who originated as one of the treasures during samudra-manthan. Apart from him, Dr. R. Shamasastry, who first translated Kautilya's Arthashastra<ref name=":2">Dr. R. Shamasastry.
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• Matsya Avatara (मत्स्यावतारः)
  ...nd grandson of Brahma) and his wife Aditi was called Vivasvan and the Manu who was the son of Vivasvan is known as Vaivasvata Manu or Satyavrata Manu. It ...Leave me. Fasten the ship to this tree. But let not the water cut off you who are on the mountain. May it not leave you. As and when the water subsides,
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• Ashrama Dharma (आश्रमधर्मः)
  ...n society or nation are directly proportional to the number of individuals who are well educated and bear good character. The aim of "Dharma" was to mould ...hramas as they certainly reduce their ashramas to mockery. Such Pretenders who are decluded by the illusive power (Maya) of the Almighty, should either be
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• Aparigraha ( अपरिग्रह: )
  ...on Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (2002), London, Thorsons</ref><blockquote>“One who observes aparigraha will come to know of his past and future lives.”
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• Upaveshana Samskara (उपवेशन संस्कारः)
  If the child of small age i.e. lesser than 5-6 months or the one who is weak and hasn't appear to have gained enough strength to sit, is made to ...ild can not identify and protect himself, it was described that, the child who sits for a long time on ground also faces danger of injuries and bites from
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• Mimamsa Darshana (मीमांसादर्शनम्)
  ...ciency of Vedic ceremonials. Prabhakara (प्रभाकरः) was a pupil of Kumarila who wrote a commentary on the Bhashya of Sabara.<ref name=":0" /> ...Bhashya (भाष्यम्)|Bhasyas]]. The first Bhasya was written by Sabarasvamin, who write it probably in 400 AD. There was an earlier commentary by Upavarsa, b
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• Indra and Vrtrasura (इन्द्रः वृत्रासुरः च)
  ...ra the son of त्वष्ट्रः ॥ Tvashtra Prajapati, is an important asuric force who came into existence for the sole purpose of destroying Indra. Indra, slays ...of "let there be a son who could kill indra" it meant "let there be a son who will be killed by Indra". Instantly, Vrtra was born and started expanding o
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• Purushartha Drshti (पुरुषार्थदृष्टिः)
  ...re ''arthaika para and kamaika para''. Today the world abounds with people who crave to satisfy Artha and Kama and denied the other two purusharthas namel
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• Vivaha (विवाहः)
  ...ural impulses. He who runs back from marriage is in the same boat with one who runs away from battle. Only failures in life avoid occasions for virtue. Ma ...m (4.1)</blockquote>One who wants to become a household should get a girl, who is of the same caste, not promised to others and younger in age.
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• Brahman (ब्रह्मन्)
  ...ा) which should not be confused with the deity [[Brahma (ब्रह्मा)|Brahma]] who is the creator among the trimurthi devatas, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. *A Brahmana (ब्राह्मणः) (masculine) is one who belongs to the Brahmana varna (first of the four varnas); in this usage the
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• Dhyana (ध्यानम्)
  ...to ignore the distracting stimuli. Studies with children as well as adults who practiced meditation have shown improved performance on this test, suggesti ...clinical assessments, as well as psychological testing, were done by those who did not know to which group the subjects belonged. The results showed stati
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• Uddalaka (उद्दालकः)
  ...yajna]]. There, the great Uddalaka is said to have invoked river Sarasvati who came there all the way from the Himalayas in order to facilitate the comple
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• Aranyaka (आरण्यकम्)
  ...॥''</blockquote>''Yajna'' and other rituals are prescribed only for those who live in homes and lead the life of house-holders. But it has to be understo ...legorical speculations thereon are meant for ''Vanprasthas'' (वानप्रस्थः), who renounce family life residing in the forests for tapas and other religious
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• The magnificence of Somnath Temple
  ...BCE by an Arab Governor. The temple was reconstructed by king Nagabhata II who created it as a large structure of sandstone in 815 BCE. In AD 1026, Mahmud
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• Non-translatability (अननुवाद्यता)
  ...nificant concept which has been misunderstood by modern Indic interpreters who have translated IT as God. Definition of God as per English dictionary is a
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• Karma Yoga (कर्मयोगः)
  ...hna quotes the example of Janaka, the great Rajarshi (sage-king) of India, who continued to rule his kingdom even after attaining realisation of the self.
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• Ancient Indian Scientists (शास्त्रज्ञाः महर्षयः)
  ...designated as Bhaskara-II to differentiate him from the earlier Bhaskara-I who lived in the 7th century CE.<ref name=":1">Mathematics in India: From Vedic ...taka). It is said that he learnt mathematics and astronomy from his father who was a teacher at observatories in Ujjain. Bhaskara-II was the first to use
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• Parishista (परिशिष्टम्)
  ...verses respectively. Its subjects are covered in a manner clear to those who understand Vedic Sanskrit. The first chapter deals with physical aspects o
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• Preservation of the Vedas (वेदपरिरक्षणम्)
  ...minimal use as the real authority is vested with those very few scholars, who are remaining, keeping the age old tradition of recitation alive. ...ic education. This was the goal of आचार्य-s ॥ Acharyas and गुरु-s || Gurus who in earlier days imparted education in गुरुकुलानि ॥ Gu
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• Itihasa (इतिहासः)
  ...ttle of Kurukshetra, which broke out between the Kauravas and the Pandavas who were cousins and descendants of the lunar race. The Mahabharata is an encyc ...painting the Indians themselves as belonging to the Aryan race in reality who had invaded and settled in India and set aside the original inhabitant Drav
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• Trivarga and Human Rights (त्रिवर्गाधारिताः मानवीयाधिकाराः)
  The unique method evolved by the great thinkers who moulded the civilization and culture of Bharata was to secure the rights to ...ote>Meaning: The highest duty of a Raja is to protect his people. The Raja who receives the prescribed taxes (from his subjects) and protects them alone a
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• Family Structure in Sanatana Dharma (सनातनीय कुटुम्बव्यवस्था)
  ...a family or a group of families who are descendants of important ancestors who were the founders of the family. This important factor is highly respected ...sed on simple and obvious facts. It involves the recognition of just those who are closely related to one’s self through constant physical contiguity, p
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• Jamadagni (जमदग्नि)
  ...ould he give hil daughter, used to royal comforts, in marriage to nascetic who had only the bare minimum to give? ...nded his tearful daughter to the sage. In due time, a son was born to them who was named Jamadagni. The great Brahmarishi Vishvamitra was Gadhi's youngest
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• Thiru Sirupuliyur
  ...t once blessed by the supreme Lord at this very shrine. Thirumangai Alwar, who has composed not less than ten pasurams on the beauty of Perumal in this ks
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• Agni in Vedavangmaya (अग्निः वेदवाङ्मये)
  ...i carries the ahutis (oblations) of men to the devatas in heavenly worlds, who thereby pleased ensure the continuance of conditions favorable to mankind. ...ni as one who takes the offerings of humans through his mouth (वह्निरासा), who purifys and blesses one with sons (progeny), wealth and knowledge, that Agn
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• Agnyadhana (अग्न्याधानम्)
  ...e person who engages in the rites attains the position of an Ahitagni (one who consecrated the sacred vedic fires). <ref name=":02">Kane, Pandurang Vaman. He who is to perform the installation of the sacred Agnis gathers the requisite ma
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• Trivarga (त्रिवर्गः)
  ...d public interest by which is meant the interests of all other individuals who constitute the society or Nation inclusive of the entire humanity. It is an ...etter, still others declare that Dharma is the best. There are also people who declare Artha alone secures happiness. But the correct view is that Trivarg
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• Bhakti Yoga (भक्तियोगः)
  ...r their fruits. One should take complete refuge in Him. For, it is the one who surrenders himself completely to the Supreme being, attains perfect peace.
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• Dharma of Employment (व्यवसायधर्मः)
  ...s not desert the master in difficulties. He is known to be an ideal master who makes sacrifices in the interest of his employees. ...oyer was also required to have a sense of gratitude towards his employees, who toiled for him. Thus, mutual co-operation with a sense of gratitude towards
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• Ramayana (रामायणम्)
  There is an example in Ramayana of Sumantra, who was one amongst the eight ministers of Maharaja Dasharatha. He was from a m
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• Purana Lakshana (पुराणलक्षणम्)
  ...as described by the Brahmarshis in conformity to Vedas and Shastras. Those who are experts in puranic lore declare that Purana has the following ten laksh ...one, another is not understood. He who knows all these three is the Atma, who is not dependent on others, but is the support (shelter) of all.<ref>J. L.
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• Upayas in Indian Diplomacy
  ...boundaries of all.26 For instance, Kautilya recommends that the conqueror who has secured the submission of a king should treat him with honor, unless th
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• Navavidha Bhakti (नवविधाभक्तिः)
  ...||''</blockquote>This is exemplified by [[Ambarisha (अम्बरीषः)|Ambarisha]] who not only had supreme devotion to Bhagavan Vasudeva but also had great frien ...of Vasudeva will be generated in those engaged in the service of devotees who are completely freed from all vice.<ref name=":11">A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
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• Grhasthashrama (गृहस्थाश्रमः)
  ...rovides an expansive listing of the diverse people and other living beings who keep looking up to the grhastha for their livelihood. Thereby, emphasizing ...f grhasthashrama for twelve years, attains the merit that accrues to those who perform an [[Ashvamedha Yajna (अश्वमेधयज्ञः)|ashvam
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• Sannyasashrama (सन्न्यासाश्रमः)
  ...t only that he should deal with women (eg. for getting alms) or with those who are influenced by women.<ref name=":3">Ganesh Vasudeo Tagare, The Bhagavata Verily who grasps the meaning of the Veda may after his initiation by the preceptor or
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• Bhavaprakasha Samhita (भावप्रकाश संहिता)
  ...n this treatise. Sootikagara is a part of a house appropriated for a woman who has recently delivered a baby. Ayurveda has given tremendous importance to
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• Sushruta Samhita (सुश्रुतसंहिता)
  ...ll these students. Amongst all these student Sushrut was brightest student who scripted ''Sushrut Samhita''. ...m. Nagarjun was from the Kapalik community this community belongs to monks who lived in graveyards use heavy metals processing to convert them into the go
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• Shabda Bodha (शाब्दबोधः)
  A trustworthy person is one who has the discerning knowledge of objects to attain what is beneficial and av ...Naagesha in his Laghumanjusha further explains that an Apta (आप्तः) is one who will not utter falsehood. This expression is explained in two ways, in orde
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• Good Governance (शासनधर्मः)
  ...hose who handle electric power wear a rubber hand gloves for safety, those who exercise political power must wear the hand gloves of Dharma. The consequen ...cealed counsel by ministers, who are well-versed in political sciences and who can hide their thoughts within themselves.
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• Mahavakyas (महावाक्यानि)
  ...a friend or foe or stranger, I should believe that s/he is Brahman Itself who has put on that particular garb or form which appears to be limited.<ref na
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• Bhumavidya (भूमविद्या)
  He who meditates on the Name as Brahman, becomes independent as far as the Name re ...to describe the consequences accruing to such a Meditator on the Will. One who meditates on the Will as Brahman, remains permanent, accomplished and undis
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• Prthvi (पृथ्वी)
  ...practice severe austerities and was eventually blessed by Bhagavan Vishnu who made him powerful and illustrous. However, Raja Prthu noticed the absence o ...sing before they crave for forgiveness, being overpowered by the sovereign who is also anxious to reclaim and uplift them. Therefore, the bow and arrow of
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• Ashtadhyayi (अष्टाध्यायी)
  These are like leaders, who will not do only one particular task, but will aid each of his followers do
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• Yajurveda Commentators (यजुर्वेदीयाः भाष्यकाराः)
  ...wever, there have been commentators preceeding and succeeding Sayanacharya who have written commentaries on the Kanva Samhita of the Shukla Yajurveda. Of ...ked his Guru and Minister Madhavacharya to write a commentary on the Vedas who in turn suggested that this responsibility be vested to his younger brother
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• Simantam (सीमन्तः)
  ...al, Raaka (goddess of moonlight) is invoked to bless the couple with a son who has a sharp intellect and having a charitable disposition. Blessings of the The woman is blessed by several older Brahmin ladies, who have borne several children, with the words: You will give birth to a brav
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• Different Gitas (विविधाः गीताः)
  Pururavas laments over the power of delusion and states that a man who understands what's best for him should not get sensorily attached to women ...dequacy. Thus, it is useful not only to renunciates but also to old people who, after fulfilling their familial responsibilities, wish to lead a life of h
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• Yama Nachiketa Samvada (यमनचिकेतसोः संवादः)
  ...s in great detail the story of brahmajnani Nachiketa, with lofty thoughts, who takes upon the consequences of the imperfection he observes in his father's Nachiketa who had already reached the platform of immortality has not come to Yamaloka fo
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• Janapadodhwansa (जनपदोध्वंसः)
  ...righteousness act. Those who get by without performing religious duties or who shirk from their religious duties tend to behave irresponsibly or are disre ...asures help for sustenance and survival of life and are rewarding in those who do not have niyata mrtyu (नियत मृत्युः। fixed prede
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• Pada Vichara (पदविचारः)
  It was Bhartrhari who advocated that the fundamental linguistic unit is the sentence. He defines ...has to be protected. In the latter case those who hold umbrellas adn those who do not are both implied by the word छत्रिन् as they all go in
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• Bhuta Yajna (भूतयज्ञः)
  According to Manusmrti, that Brahmana who honours all beings by observing the Bhuta bali everyday, reaches by a strai
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• Garuda (गरुडः)
  ...Aruna, who was not physically developed became the charioteer of Sun (one who moves before the Sun) and Garuda was coronated with the prestige of lordshi ...ata, and according to the conditions, made Vinata her slave. It was Garuda who, after a hard struggle with Indra, brought down Amrta inorder to free his m
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• Smrti (स्मृतिः)
  ...ound expression in the intellect of the Nibandhakaras (writers of digests) who interpreted the text of the Dharmasutras and Smrtis in conformity with the
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• Yoga and Its Four Paths
  ...ence is the way of knowledge and suitable for ''Saṃnyāsī''. However, those who cannot renounce the world are prescribed the path of action. ...d ''Deva-ṛṇa'' which denotes to what human beings owe to the Gods (devas), who control nature and its various phenomena. As all creation is nonseparate fr
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• Thiru Anbil
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• Ramanujacharya (रामानुजाचार्यः)
  ...long history before him including a grand lineage of teachers, the Alwars who composed prabandhas, authoritative works and esoteric concepts passed on by ...to Saka year 939, and Kali year 4118. His father was Aasuri Keshavacharya, who was a Somayaji. His mother, Bhudevi, was the sister of Periya Tirumalai Nam
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• Antiquity of Upanayana Samskara
  In the '''Taittriya Brahamana''' (3.10.11) there is a story of Bharadvaja who remained a brahmachari for three parts of his life and to whom Indra said t ...'Aitareya Brahmana''' we find the story of Nabhanedishta, the son of Manu, who was excluded from ancestral property at a partition made by his brothers. I
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• Charvaka Darshana (चार्वाकदर्शनम्)
  ...krit: Worldly Ones), a quasi-philosophical Bharat's school of materialists who rejected the notion of an afterworld, karma, liberation (''moksha''), the ...w " or " view prevalent among people ". Lokãyata was also known as Cãrvãka who was a disciple of Brhaspati.
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• Agastya (अगस्त्यः)
  ...tya's wife Lopamudra expressed her desire for a powerful son, Rshi Agastya who was pleased with her virtuous behaviour asked her, <blockquote>सहस् ...ritual fire) for his father, he was also known by the name Idhmavaha (one who carries idhma).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
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• Charaka Samhita (चरक संहिता)
  ...and researchers. This treatise is popular by the name of Maharshi Charaka who redacted the compendium originally compiled by sage Agnivesha. Charaka samh The Ayurvedic physician, who does not read Carakasaṁhitā meticulously, can not attain complete knowle
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• Vedic AstroMeteorology based Weather Forecast by S. Ramachandran
  Those people who point out my error in judging two to three locations, should criticise my s When we talk about Rahu and Ketu, we say that they dont exist and people who dont know about it speak much. Both Rahu and Ketu have specific value that
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• Arjuna Vishada Yoga (अर्जुनविषादयोगः)
  Also, the question posed by Dhrtarashtra here, 'what his sons and Pandavas who have gone to wage war, are doing ?' is vital. Though it seems like an oxymo ...at his army is led by Bhishma, who has vowed not to kill the five pandavas who are the strength of his opposition. Whereas on the other side, Bhima has ta
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• Svasthavrtta (स्वस्थवृत्तम्)
  In total it means "Living one's own inherent life". Therefore, one who stands strong without any diseases and disequilibrium of Dhatus is called a
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• Fort (दुर्गः)
  ...who built cities of gold, silver and iron in different strata of earth and who were killed by Shiva, may be recollected in the puranas. It may be safely s ...ns when he comes to meet the woman at night. These people of the conqueror who come to the enemy fort may leave that as secretly as they come in.
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• Nishkramana Samskara (निष्क्रमणम्)
  ...of the option between the third and the fourth month is supplied by Yama, who says, "The ceremony of looking at the sun should be performed in the third, ...his the child was taken out of the temple to the lap of the maternal uncle who brought it home. In the end the child was given presents, e.g., toys, gifts
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• Garbhadhana (गर्भाधानम्)
  ...me was prohibited. The reason given for it was that the vital airs of one, who cohabits with his wife in the day time, leap out; one approaching his wife ...e sutras and the Pravachanas), Rsi (who has read the four vedas) and Deva (who is superior to the above).
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• Panchagnividya (पञ्चाग्निविद्या)
  Here, the sadhaka comprehends the descent to the Man himself, who is involved in the entire activity and by consuming the food energises hims
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• Four Oceans in Rigveda (ऋग्वेदोक्त चतुःसमुद्राः)
  ...eed and friend of Vayu, whom all the Devas feel an eagerness to behold and who dwells in both the seas-that which is in the east and that which is in the ...sband of Sarasvati. Sarasvat is called the source of water, of all plants, who delights all with rain. Sarasvan has close connection with river Sarasvati
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• Veera Narayana Temple, Belavadi, Chikmanguluru, Karnataka
  ...Vyaghra'' means tiger and thus ''Vyaghra hasta'' means tiger hand, someone who is quick and strong like a tiger. ''Veera Mudra'' is a pose in which the de ...patta). The cow is also enraptured and is completely oblivious of her calf who is feeding on her milk. She is also listening to Krishna playing flute. The
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• Sources of Dharma (धर्मस्थानानि)
  ...he Raja. That which is Dharma is verily Satya. Therefore, it is said - one who speaks dharma speaks the truth and viceversa.<ref name=":5">Dr. N. S. Anant ...ervice). All these attain the punyalokas (the worlds of the virtuous). One who abides firmly in Brahman attains immortality. It is explained further that
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• Vidya (विद्या)
  ...at all times and hence focus was that it should be available to all those who are qualified to receive it. [[Upanayana (उपनयनम्)|Upanayana] ...acquired as per tradition, which according to the knowers of Vedas, those who realised the supreme Truth, is - the higher, knowledge of the Supreme Self
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• Sasya Veda (सस्यवेदः)
  ...gvad Mahāpurāṇa, Pṛthu Maharaja, the son of a Vena was regarded as the one who initiated agriculture as seen from the following shlokas of Vishnu Purana.< ...blockquote>Men earn their living by agriculture and growing crops. The one who knows the secrets and becomes an expert of farming will become the support
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• Utsarga (उत्सर्गः)
  ...'O [[Agni (आग्निः)|Agni]], who art ancient and a raja, thou art to the man who desires to offer a sacrifice like Prapa (shed where water is distributed to ...is broken up. The items used in the havana are distributed to the Brahmins who performed the ceremonies. The ceremony ends with a feast for 20-1000 Brahmi
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• Annaprashana (अन्नप्राशनम्)
  ...the physical need of the child. This fact is endorsed by Acharya Sushruta, who prescribes the weaning of a child in the sixth month and describes the type ...mothers at proper time. They were not left at the caprice of their parents who often injure their children by overfeeding them without taking into conside
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• Mauna (मौनम्)
  ...the discriminating mind should merge the organ of speech into the mind; he who has extracted and tasted the real essence enjoys true happiness in total si ...is devoid of limiting adjuncts or barriers, the same as the Supreme Being who is a mass of Pure Consciousness devoid of limiting adjuncts. Thus, Space wh
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• Pranavidya (प्राणविद्या)
  ...oncept of Prana is that of the father and the sons as Antariksha and Vayu, who always serve the father. All beings with Prana are able to move in this Ant
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• Jiva (जीवः)
  ...mbodied. The body consists of the five elements and is perishable. The one who bears the life and the body is called the Jiva.<ref>Shanti Lal Nagar, trans ...iva (some call it as Jivatma), refers the individual agentic self, the one who knows, feels and does things.
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• Jnana Bhumikas (ज्ञानभूमिकाः)
  ...-gita/5-24/</ref></blockquote>He who is happy within, who rejoices within, who is illuminated within, that yogi attains moksha, himself becoming Brahman.<
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• Ayurveda in Ramayana and Mahabharata (रामायणे तथा महाभारते आयुर्वेदः)
  ...hiefly the story of two branches of a family - the Pandavas and Kauravas - who, in the War, battle for the throne. Interwoven into this narrative are seve ...hiefly the story of two branches of a family - the Pandavas and Kauravas - who, in the War, battle for the throne. Interwoven into this narrative are seve
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• Yajurveda Shakhas (यजुर्वेदस्य शाखाः)
  ...the Yajurveda was taught by Vyasa to one of his pupils named Vaishampayana who divided it into 86 shakhas and taught it to his pupils. (Add the shakhavata The Yajurveda was taught by Vyasa to one of his pupils, named Vaisampayana who divided it into eighty-six shakhas and taught it to his pupils.3 So Vaisham
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• Rigveda Devatas (ऋग्वेदे देवताविचारः)
  ...ons to other beings, such as humans. They are all-powerful superior beings who are invoked and praised with stutis. The concept of [[Deva (देवः)|D # '''Dual devatas''': Some particular deities, who shared certain functions in common, were joined in the form of a special ki
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• Gurukula (गुरुकुलम्)
  ...logically Antevasin (अन्तेवासिन्) is the word for the student, denotes one who stays near his teacher. Samavartana (समावर्तनम्), the w ...the case of many such Rshis and Maharshis. A [[Guru (गुरुः)]] is a person who takes charge of immature children and makes them worthy and useful citizens
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• Marriage (विवाह: संस्कार:)
  ...ural impulses. He who runs back from marriage is in the same boat with one who runs away from battle. Only failures in life avoid occasions for virtue. Ma ..., “O, King, a man, he may be a Brahmana, Kshatriya, a Vaishya or a Shudra, who is without a wife, is not fit for religious act.”
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• Kinds of Yajnas (यज्ञभेदाः)
  ...karma with milk, becomes a kamyakarma when performed with curd by a person who desires the senses. ...E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5 Prashna 10])</ref> One who desires svarga (heaven) should perform the Jyotishtoma.
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• Jijnasa (जिज्ञासा)
  Shankara holds the view that it is logical for a man who has studied the [[Upanishads]] to undertake a deliberation on Brahman even
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• Brahmavadinis (ब्रह्मवादिन्यः)
  ...chose the path of Vedic studies. Brahmavadini literally means ‘the woman who speaks about Brahman (ब्रह्मन् । Parabrahma). The ancient ...ḥ ।</blockquote>While brahmavadinis chose the path of Vedic studies, women who opted out of higher education for married life were called 'sadyovadhus'. T
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• Energy Conservation (तेजसः संरक्षणम्)
  ...taphorically, the Rishi is emphasizing that knowledge yields only to those who are always engaged in efforts. It is such people that Sama approaches and i
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• Shulbasutras (शुल्बसूत्राणि)
  ...lways willing to learn from practicing sculptors and architects... and one who is always industrious. ...tra-grahaka is further described as an expert in alignment, a rekajna, one who knows "the line".<ref name=":0" />
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• Rakta Dhatu (रक्त धातु)
  The person who possesses pure form of Rakta dhatu displays few characteristics which indic Those who have supreme quality of rakta dhatu in a body are identified by some charac
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• Jatakarma (जातकर्म)
  The man, who shared the pleasures in the company of his mate, sought to protect her and ...kind of a son or a daughter, who would study one or two or three Vedas or who would be very learned if the child be daughter (Brhd. Upan. 6.4.12-18). And
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• Sadhana (साधनम्)
  A Vedantic aspirant may be termed as a Sadhaka (साधकः) who has a goal (eg., Sri Mahavishnu, Brahman) or Sadhya (साध्यम्) === Who has the Adhikara for Sadhana? ===
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• Rigveda (ऋग्वेदः)
  ...ha (श्रद्धा), Dakshina (दक्षिणा), Savitri (सावित्री) are the brahmavadinis who contributed towards the mantras of the Rigveda. ...vata is defined as 'या स्तूयते सा देवता, येन स्तूयते स ऋषिः।' It means one who performs a stuti is a Rshi and to whom it is intended is a devata.<ref name
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• Raja Dharma (राजधर्मः)
  Kautilya, who was the Prime Minister of the powerful Magadha Emperor, Chandragupta Maurya ...rious, Yudhishthira, the eldest of the Pandava brothers requested Bhishma, who was adept in Raja Dharma to expound the same to him. The Shanti Parva incor
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• Maya (माया)
  Origin, continuance and dissolution of the world would result from ‘Isvara’ who is by nature eternal, pure, consciousness and free, as also omniscient and ...nāma rūpamannaṁ ca jāyāte ॥ 9 ॥ (Mund. Upan. 1.1.9)</blockquote>From Him, who is omniscient and all-knowing, whose austerity is constituted by knowledge,
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• Gramya Ahara (ग्राम्य आहारः)
  ...he normal life with health, well-being and satisfaction. Those individuals who resort to such unhealthy practices can not achieve the maximum life span wi
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• Values Based On Dharma (धर्माधिष्ठितगुणाः)
  ...on, self controlled, and firm in his decision, who is dedicated to me, and who is my devotee, that person is dear to me. Hence, people who seek (their own) welfare should always honour women with appropriate gifts,
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• Agnihotra (अग्निहोत्रम्)
  ...e person who engages in the rites attains the position of an Ahitagni (one who consecrated the sacred vedic fires). <ref name=":02">Kane, Pandurang Vaman. He who is to perform the installation of the sacred Agnis gathers the requisite ma
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• Gajendra Moksha (गजेन्द्रमोक्षः)
  ...the deity of death flies away, and who, when resorted to, protects anyone who surrenders against the so very strong serpent of time that chases someone e ...rresistable; who manifests as the object of all senses; who protects those who resort to Him for shelter and whose deluding potency of ''maya'' is difficu
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• Shraddha (श्राद्धम्)
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• Sadhana and Indian Psychology (साधनं मनोविज्ञानं च)
  ...n. In Brahman that is to be realized, there is no duality or diversity. He who sees here, as though it were many, goes from death to death (attains the cy ...a-Yogin is one who builds his growth upon the aspect of willing or action, who develops all his faculties and brings them into fruition mainly relying on
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• Puranas (पुराणानि)
  ...arshis (Saunaka, Suta, Agasthya) and the deities (Agni, Vishnu, Shiva etc) who describe events and incidents to the other rshis, rajas and devotees. Thus ..., but for the ordinary people who could not understand deep philosophy and who could not devote time for the study the Vedas.<ref name=":0" />
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• Abhyanga (अभ्यङ्गम् )
  ...disorders, who have undergone panchakarma (detoxification) procedures, and who are suffering with digestive disorders must not undergo abhyanga procedure. * One who considers himself healthy is devoid of any contraindications for abhyanga d
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• Avadhuta Yadu Samvada (अवधूतयद्वोः संवादः)
  ...ंवादः) is a well read conversation between Avadhuta (Dattatreya) a recluse who had realized Brahman and Yadu Maharaja of intellectual brilliance, describe ...adhuta (अवधूतः). They are the ever-free, highly illuminated beings, yogis, who wander on the earthly sphere always immersed in the Brahman. The life of Da
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• Bhakti (भक्तिः)
  ...guṇānsamatītyaitānbrahmabhūyāya kalpate ॥14.26॥''</blockquote>Meaning: He who serves me with unswerving devotion, thoroughly passing beyond the Gunas (vi ...ics... Devotion is nothing but the love to be cultivated towards the being who is to be propitiated. Here, devotion denotes the special attitude or functi
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• Atma Sanyama Yoga (आत्मसंयमयोगः)
  ...ns the chapter by emphasising once again that the Yogi or Sannyasin is one who has renounced the fruits of actions, not the actions themselves. The perfor ...nally achieve Supreme realisation. The Chapter concludes that the Yogi—one who has attained union with the Supreme being—is superior to the ascetics, to
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• Sadhana in Sampradayas (सम्प्रदायेषु साधनम्)
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• Purushartha (पुरुषार्थ:)
  ...इति। sleeps in the pura (city) or body, i.e., refers to the conscious Jiva who occupies the body is called Purusha (पुरुषः)। The derived mea ...ced that by constant effort one can attain perfection. And the human being who is the evolute in the cosmic process can be an instrument or agent for the
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• Vyakhyana (व्याख्यानम्)
  ...n Adhikara (province) of topics is to be presented as remarked by Kaiyyata who mentions that वृत्तिकारस्तु अधिकारा ...n expressions is said to be a Bhashya according to the learned among those who knowledgeable of the Bhashyas.
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• Shad Vedangas (षड्वेदाङ्गानि)
  ...a comprehensive understanding of the Vedas to be achieved. Maharshi Yaska, who gave Nirukta to the world, also expounded [[Vedic Terminology|vedic termino ...revenge on Indra, the Rtvijas asked for the prosperity and glory of Indra who destroyed Asuras. Thus, Vrtrasura, the son of Tvasta was born, an enemy of
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• Panchakarmas (पञ्चकर्माणि)
  ...mentioned. Sansarjan krama is a specific diet plan designed for a patient who has undergone Vamana or Virechana procedure. Following this special diet is
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• Hoyasala Temple Architecture
  The Hoysalas were a minor dynasty of kings who came to rule central and southern Karnataka during the 12^th and ...n those times sustained guilds of architects, sculptors and other artisans who worked as a unit.
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• Thiru Karambanur
  ...is the Shiva sannidhi. There is also a separate shrine for Goddess Lakshmi who resides here as Poorvadevi.<ref name=":02" />
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• Indra (इन्द्रः)
  ...siding deity of rain and thunderstorms. Indra is the most important deity, who along with [[Agni (अग्निः)|Agni]], is greatly worshiped in the Indra is also described as a position, which may be achieved by one who performs one hundred ashvamedha yajnas.
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• The Concept of a Temple (देवालयस्य सङ्कल्पना)
  ...his substance. The plan of the building or temple resembles the Cosmic Man who is none other than the Supreme One (Uttama Purusha). Mandala denotes any cl ...f kings'. The general practice is that the image of the mount of the deity who is worshipped in a given temple is place atop the dhvaja stambha. The dhvaj
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• Ashtavakra (अष्टवक्र)
  Shvetaketu was the son of the sage आरुणिः ॥ Aruni or उद्दालकः ॥ Uddalaka who was born in the गौतम ॥ Gautama clan. Shvetaketu was Uddalaka's s
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• Majja Dhatu (मज्जा धातु)
  Those who have supreme quality of majja dhatu in a body are identified by some charac
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• Samhita (संहिता)
  ...om the veda was revealed to. It was Maharshi Vedavyasa (महर्षिः वेदव्यासः) who received Vedas in a single form but later codified them and gave the Rigved
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• Types of Discourse (सम्भाषाप्रकाराः)
  ...arping, who is easily persuaded, who is an adept in the art of persuasion, who has tolerance and pleasantness of speech.<ref name=":12" /> ...adjudicators) and a chairman, usually a Raja or a man with power and money who would organize the debate. The winner would be declared at the end by the c
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• Prasthantrayi (प्रस्थानत्रयी)
  ...meaning of a sutra work required the help of an explanation from a teacher who had himself studied the sutra from a teacher. Eventually those explanations
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• Surya (सूर्यः)
  Since Vedic times, Surya who is considered as the visible 'lamp of the solar system' is worshiped as 'pr ...Ganapati, Surya, Vishnu, Durga/Devi, and Shiva form the panchalokapalakas who are the deities worshiped in the altars of householders according to some p
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• Vanaprasthashrama (वानप्रस्थाश्रमः)
  वानप्रस्थ m. (fr. वन-प्रस्थ) a Brahmana in the third stage of life (who has passed through the stages of student and householder and has abandoned Vānaprastha, as, m. (fr. vana-prastha), a Brāhman of the third order who has passed through the stages of student and householder and has left his h
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• Jala Vijnana (जलविज्ञानम्)
  ...er, agni have been worshipped both as physical entities as well as deities who played significant role in srsthi (creation) and sthiti (maintenance). ...time of rainfall with the help of astrological sciences. A good astrologer who observes the skies and cloud formation, with the knowledge of planetary pos
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• Dharmic Dinacharya (धार्मिक दिनचर्या)
  ...c, cultural and scientific discipline in the Indian way of living. Someone who aspires for wholesome welfare should imbibe the daily routine as prescribed
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• Vedanta (वेदान्तः)
  ...Traditions often ascribe the authorship of the Brahma Sutras to [[Vyasa]], who has variously been called [[Badarayana]]. ...ferent from [[Brahman]]. That was the view held by '''Bhartriprapancha''', who flourished before [[Adi Shankara|Shankara]], and commented on the [[Brahma
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• Manusmrti (मनुस्मृतिः)
  * People who, having committed crimes, have been punished by rulers, become freed from g * 'When rulers impose proper punishment on people who have committed crime, they become freed of the 'Papa' and enter svarga just
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• Samanya Vishesha Siddhanta (सामान्यविशेष सिद्धांतः)
  ...d join a team (Samanya), contribute significantly more compared with those who do not (i.e.,Vishesha). The principle of Samanya and Vishesha can be clearl
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• Samaveda (सामवेदः)
  ...ies. The Samaveda is, therefore, specially intended for the Udgatr priest, who chants Samans at the yajnika ritual. Its mantras assume their proper charac
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• Upavasa or Fasting (उपवासः)
  ...lunteering, giving service), brahamcharyam, dhyanam etc. Moreover, the one who refrains from these sins or the act of refraining from these sins by living ...तपस्तत्सतां मतम् ॥ २२१.४ ॥</blockquote>Furthermore, he states that the one who eats in the morning and evening alone, and doesnt consume anything in betwe
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• Perception
  ...likely to rate foods labeled as reduced fat as tasting better than people who have less positive attitudes about these products (Aaron, Mela, & Evans, 19 ...rasensory perception is when a person intuitively ‘feels’ that his brother who is in another city is not well. Another example could be when you just ‘k
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• Vishaya (विषयः)
  ...eory promoted by Sarvajñātma Muni, the author of ''Samkśepa-śārīrika'' and who had got this idea from Prakāśātma Yati’s ''Vivarana'', explains that [
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• Shraddha (श्रद्धा)
  ...Arjuna's question to Shri Krishna in verse 17.1 about the nature of people who do not follow the method given in the shastras but worship with Shraddha<re ...hika and manasika), it is said that tapa practised with shraddha by people who desire no fruit and are devoted is called Sattvika tapa.<ref>Bhagavad Gita,
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• Shrauta Yajnas (श्रौतयज्ञाः)
  ...rite is prescribed without expressly stating the performer, it is the Hotr who does it, and in the case of prayaschittas wherever the words juhoti and jap
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• Tattva-viveka Prakriyas in Vedanta (वेदान्ते तत्वविवेक-प्रक्रियाः)
  ...कर्म) duality and trinity of knower, known and knowledge. Atman is the one who experiences everything, in whose presence alone and for whom all experience ...व्योमन् । सोऽश्नुते सर्वान् कामान्सह । (Tait. Upan. 2.1.1)</blockquote>He who knows Brahman located in the innermost recess (cavity), in the Supreme spac
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• Rajodharma (रजोधर्मः)
  ...practices, a very few explore them out of curiosity and even few are those who have understood them and practice wholeheartedly.<ref name=":6" /> ...्ये च पर्वाण्याद्याश्चतस्रो विवर्जयेत् ॥ (Yajn. Smrt. 1.49)</blockquote>He who does not seek union on the six forbidden days and on eight other days (out
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• Abhimanyu (अभिमन्युः)
  ...e back to me by the close of the day. And he shall beget one valorous son, who shall continue the almost extinct Bharata race.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=" ...lockquote>Meaning: Subhadra gave birth to the valorous and great Abhimanyu who had long arms, broad chest, and eyes as large as those of a bull; he was in
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• Gautama Dharmasutra
  ...harmasūtra'' – the oldest is by Maskarin in 900-1000 CE, before Haradatta (who also commented on [[Apastamba]]).
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• Kumbh Mela (कुम्भ मेला)
  Many saints visiting the Kumbh Mela are those who have never set foot in organised society. They shun all social interaction, ...s been plagued by an existential quest – the eternal question of the self. Who am I? What is the truth? As these questions plague the psyche, one rushes t
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• Indian Concept of Self
  ...is a deeply existential issue; finding the correct answer to the question “who am I?” is deemed extremely important, for a wrong answer would make a per ...s it is conceived of in the Western tradition. In addition, the question, “Who am I?” is directly concerned with both - the philosophical inquiry about
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• Dharma (धर्मः)
  ...four Vedas]], [[Smrti (स्मृतिः)|the Smrti texts]], the behaviour of those who have entered into their Self and act according to their injunctions, the co
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• Agni (अग्निः)
  ...i . agi gatau ॥</blockquote>Meaning : Agni is that which goes upward, and who was "first born" derived from the dhatu (धातुः) - अग् ॥ a ...others. That is indeed his second 'aheadness/firstness'. They say (of) one who goes first (before others) 'he goes ahead'.
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• Dana (दानम्)
  ...ct of 'giving' involves a complex and variegated thought process of people who 'gave' in many forms (water, food, money) following rituals (shraddha, yajn ...e sadā ॥5॥ (Rig. Veda. 1.125.5)</blockquote>Meaning: He who supports those who are dependent on him by liberally giving them money (wealth) and food enjoy
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• Ayurveda in Rigveda (ऋग्वेदे आयुर्वेदः)
  ...udra (रुद्रः)]], [[Agni (अग्निः)]], Maruta (मरुत्), and [[Varuna (वरुणः)]] who are considered deities are mentioned as Bhishaks or physicians.
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• Bahupurushavada (बहुपुरुषवादः)
  ...हि सन्ति च बहवः केवलिनः। Many are those केवली । Kevali-s or mukta purushas who attained Kaivalya or Mukti (कैवल्य को प्राप्त
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• Raktamokshana (रक्तमोक्षणम्)
  ...by quoting that if Raktamokshana is done as a preventive therapy in those who are prone to Twak-doshas (त्वग्दोषाः | skin related dis # Bhiru(भिरु | who is afraid)
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• Saptarshis (सप्तर्षयः)
  ...s who are as powerful as Brahma are associated in the origin of Prajapatis who actually helped in furthering procreation.
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• Dhanurveda (धनुर्वेदः)
  ...hampayana, Brahma is considered to be the original pravakta of Dhanurveda, who preached Dhanurveda in one lakh chapters to Maharaj Prithu, the son of Veni ...the archer's journey is safe and secure on account of his bow. The archer who uses the arrow according to the methods prescribed in the shastras is assur
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• Sama Gana (सामगानम्)
  ...t. The term Rishi is defined as "rishati jnānena samsāra-pāram meaning one who goes beyond the mundane world by means of knowledge. Further, some scholars
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• Shad Darshanas (षड्दर्शनानि)
  ...d Sutras, which did not elaborate the subject, but were intended for those who had direct elaborate oral instructions on the subject.<ref name=":12" /> ...he traditional views of a particular school from generation to generation, who explained and defended them against the attacks of other rival schools, whi
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• The Four Vedas (चतुर्वेदाः)
  ...Vedas to their sons. During the course of the four Yugas, these disciples, who strictly observed all vratas (धृतव्रतैः), handed down the The chief singer who sings the collection of all the सामवेद-मन्त्राः
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• Education on Samskrti
  ...ersons accused of guilt like the Brahmanas who are adept at deliberation who are competent to judge, not directed by others not harsh, not moved by pas
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• Vedas (वेदाः)
  ...Story|content=Taittriya Brahmana recounts the anecdote of Bharadvaja Rshi who spent successive lifetimes to master Vedas and performed tapas to extend lo ...ri. 12.99)</blockquote>मनुः ॥ Manu declares that He alone knows the Dharma who explores the utterances of the ancient sages by the means of reasoning whic
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• Chaulam (चौलम्)
  ...d increases holy lustre. In the third year it fulfils all the desires. One who desires cattle should perform it in the fifth year. Its performance in the The parting of hair could be done by self or by employing a barber who followed the directions. Drawing water from the vessel with the right hand,
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• Pre-natal Samskaras (जन्मात्पूर्वसंस्काराः)
  ...gether the set traditions have been followed by communities, even by those who are unfamiliar with its relevance, social significance or even origin. Loka ...ng of the divine and extinction of the family was inauspicious and the one who caused it, was a sinner. The male child was given more importance keeping i
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• Origin and Propagation of Sound (शब्दोत्पत्तिः प्रसारश्च)
  ...मनस् is the resort of ज्ञानम् it is referred to as Jnata (ज्ञाता), the one who knows. Since Jivatma (जीवात्मा) is the knower inside us it
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• Samanya Dharma (सामान्यधर्मः)
  # Samadrk Seva (Service to those who regard all beings as equal) Infact, a person who is in the grip of the senses is ever running behind worldly pleasures and h
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• Acharya Vagbhata (आचार्य वाग्भटः)
  A Chinese traveler named Itsing who was in India in the 7^th cent mentions Ashtanga Sangraha.
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• The ideal of Human Unity as articulated by Sri Aurobindo through a uniquely Indian genius of perfect individual in a perfect society
  However this view is severely opposed by several scientists and those who support it are also having a fundamental materialsit biase. In the owrds of ...orary Western philosophy: the materialist bias shows even in those authors who are apparently opposing it. ‘( Cornellison )
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• Brahmavidya (ब्रह्मविद्या)
  ...The dharmic perspective views every action as Yagya, unlike the Western's who view action as Labour. [[Yagya (यज्ञ)|Yagya]] means प्रीण ...ently declare that Ātmā is this entity. It however does not mean that one who realises that entity would know all nuances of the physical world.
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• ShadPramanas (षड्प्रमाणाः)
  A person, who has perceived a cow in a town goes to a forest, and perceives a wild cow. H ...lakṣaṇam ।</blockquote>Meaning : That person is called 'Apta', 'reliable' who possesses the direct (साक्षात्) and right knowledge of thin
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• Brahmacharyashrama (ब्रह्मचर्याश्रमः)
  ...as (संस्काराः)|samskara]] being in vogue from the vedic ages. Such a child who has undergone the Upanayana samskara is called a Brahmachari. ...a and learns veda according to the injunctions laid down, only that person who has during the upanayana, having worn the skin (चर्म), the girdle (
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• Samadhi (समाधिः)
  ...as it were, that they may give up their truths and their powers to the man who meditates upon them. ...ed in nature without attaining the goal are called Prakrtilayas, but those who do not even stop at any enjoyments, reach the goal, which is freedom.<ref n
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• Thiru Vazhundur
  This Vaishnava temple is dedicated to Mahavishnu in the form of Devadirajan who is enshrined in a standing posture (Nindra tirukkolam) facing east. To his
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• Meda Dhatu (मेद धातु)
  Those who have supreme quality of meda dhatu in a body are identified by some charact
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• Ancient Indian Psychology (भारतीय मनोविज्ञानम्)
  ...ime to reflect on the various siddhantas and methods used by ancient seers who made unfathomable advancements in the study of consciousness and mental pro ...studies) and performing good activities such as dana (charity). Any person who controls his mind from wandering and engages in good activities will become
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• Swami Vivekananda on the Upanishads
  ...poem! How wonderfully it opens with that little boy to whom Shraddha came, who wanted to see Yama, and how that most marvellous of all teachers, Death him ...Upanishad may mean "sittings" [or "sitting near a teacher"]. Those of you who may have studied some of the Upanishads can understand how they are condens
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• Tantrayukti (तन्त्रयुक्तिः)
  ...hose shastra compositions, of which the teachers and students, the critics who expounded theoretical works on subjects, were required to be familiar with. ...belonging to divergent disciplines, portray the depth of Indian thinkers, who looked at the scientific treatises from all possible angles, critically exa
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• Dharmasutras (धर्मसूत्राणि)
  ...them, and their occupations. Alternatives are further described for those who are unable to carry their proper occupations due to unavoidable circumstanc ...anaprasthashrama]]. It is the order of the forest dwelling munis and rshis who have left behind an active participation in the grhastha activities. A hous
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• Pramana (प्रमाणम्)
  ...ument of knowing valid knowledge (Prama । प्रमा)). From the questions like who and what created the universe, determining the nature of objects, sprang an ...ata (प्रमाता) : the knower of object, the cognizer of valid knowledge, one who uses pramana.
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• Pumsavana (पुंसवनम्)
  ...gs from devatas to bestow a son — a powerful and virtuous son — on the man who prays.<ref name=":4">Deshpande, Kamalabai (1936) ''The Child in Ancient Ind ...ing masculine or generation of a masculine form. 'पुमान्' or a Male is one who helps cross the Naraka named 'पुम्' (Pum) Naraka, hence he is calle
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• Kshatriya Dharma (क्षत्रियधर्मः)
  Here, the term kshatriya is used to mean 'the one who protects his subjects from sorrow' and refers to a Raja.<ref name=":7">Srip ...eities Mitra and Varuna are referred to as kshatriya in the sense of those who protect people from calamities (Sankat)<ref name=":7" />
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• Chakras (चक्राणि)
  ...s experience of life are just a little more intense compared with a person who is only about food and sleep.<ref name=":1" />
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• Taittriya Upanishad (तैत्तिरीय-उपनिषद्)
  ...egrates or looses the bond of ignorance from the very root of the disciple who approaches the teacher (i.e. upagatasya sisyasya niscayena visaranakrt). Sage Yagnyavalkya was also a disciple of Sage [[Vaisampayana|Vaisampayan]], who mastered various tenets of this branch. He undertook a heterodox, rebelliou
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• Basti in Panchakarma (पंचकर्मसु बस्तिः )
  ...ti is recommended are also fit for Anuvasana type of basti. However, those who have excessive dryness in the body, strong agni and when the diseases are c * Who has taken food or drink and is full stomach
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• Yajna (यज्ञः)
  ...Rigveda samhita. The Samaveda samhita has been assigned to Udgatr priests who chant the stotras set to a melody chiefly during Somayaga. They have no oth ...e to be performed according to all vidhis (injunctions) prescribed, by one who desires Dharma in an imperishable form.
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• Chandas (छन्दस्)
  ...g life. It is meritorious. It brings prosperity and is auspicious. The one who knows the use of Chandas becomes united with the Chandas and attains eterna * In the Aitareya Aranyaka (2.5), it is said that anybody who performs a yajna to any of the direction is protected by the Chandas from a
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• Yoga Nidra (योगनिद्रा)
  ...dreamless sleep or undifferentiated consciousness. At the same time, those who are in this state experience bliss, and have also achieved a condition in w ...anches of the yoga system as conceptualized in Patanjali's (an Indian sage who lived circa 200 B.C) well-known codification method of yogic practice and t
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• Upanayana (उपनयनम्)
  ...ane infers this as ‘taking near to the ācārya’ for instruction or learning who further cites Hiranyakesin Gṛhyasūtra, “the teacher then makes the boy ...Brahmacarin into Brahmacarya under the supervision and guidance of acharya who accepts to take him as his pupil.<ref name=":5">Chahal, Mandeep (2020) Ph.D
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• Yajurveda (यजुर्वेदः)
  ...was divided into four texts ie. Rik, Yajus, Sama and Atharva by Veda Vyasa who then taught it to four of his disciples Paila, Vaishampayana, Jaimini and S ...s behalf, a Vrata that repels the consequences of Brahmahatya. Yajnavalkya who was his disciple offered to do the vrata alone by himself that enraged Vais
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• Prana (प्राणः)
  ...a Dharma, this higher prana is symbolized by Hanuman, the son of the Wind, who surrendered to the divine in the form of Sita-Rama. Hanuman can become as l ...proves the voice, gives vitality and grants more strength. It helps anyone who needs greater powers of articulation and self-expression.
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• Svasthya (स्वास्थ्यम्)
  ...ि अभिधीयते।। (Sush. Samh.15.48)</blockquote>Meaning: Svastha means the one who has an equilibrium (सम) of [[Doshas (दोषाः)|doshas]], [[Agni ...associated with a satisfactory state of well-being. He argues that person who makes majority of his adjustments within normal range has learned to do the
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• Brhadishvara Temple
  ...unique, again noticed only in Tanjavur. Manōnmaṇī is an important goddess who is always worshipped placed to the left of Śiva, in this case north. The g ...wall, to the right of Tripurāntaka and obviously they are the three Asuras who were subdued by Śiva. The left wall also carries some figures but they are
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• Veda Vargeekarana (वेदवर्गीकरणम्)
  ...यः), Vatsya (वात्स्यः) and Ashvalayana (अश्वलायनः) were the five disciples who were the preachers (प्रवर्तकाः | pravartakas) of the di ...ा ॥ [[Brahma (ब्रह्मा)|Brahma]] is the ऋत्विक् ॥ [[Rtvik (ऋत्विक्)|Rtvik]] who oversees the यज्ञः ॥ yajna.
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• Kalpa Vedanga (कल्पवेदाङ्गम्)
  ...rtened to the extent possible to enable easy memorization for the students who were learning them.<ref name=":12" /> ...passed on their tradition under the name of the Charana and the Sutrakara who compiled them. This tradition is seen even in the present day where a perso
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• Yoga and Its Impact on Emotional Intelligence
  ...ities. Emotional quotient has a champion in none other than Mahatma Gandhi who opined, ‘I know that ultimately one is guided not by the intellect, but b ...icular religious path’. In Sangster’s opinion, spiritual workers are those who think cooperatively and/or altruistically; have a balanced, objective view
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• Rutucharya (ऋतुचर्या)
  ...has been found extremely useful especially in the cases where individuals who fall sick frequently because of seasonal variations owing to their poor imm ...taṁ ceṣṭāhāravyapāśrayam|| (Char. Samh. 5.3)</blockquote>Meaning: A person who knows the ritusatmya (getting accustomed to suitable changes in diet and be
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• Varna Dharma (वर्णधर्मः)
  ...n kshatriya but became Brahmarshi, Satyakama was the son of a fallen woman who studied the Vedas) ...rative and military prowess) became His arms. His thighs were the Vaishya (who formed commercial and business enterprise); of His feet the Shudra (reposit
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