Aja

Aja:

Aja. King of the Solar Dynasty; son of Rahu and father of Dasaratha.

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Aja:

Aja: a name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is unborn.

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Aja (Sanskrit). "Unborn", uncreated; an epithet belonging to many of the primordial gods, but especially to the first Logos - a radiation of the Absolute on the plane of illusion.

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Aja may refer to: An Orisha in Yoruba mythology. See Aja (Yoruba mythology) A group of people living in Benin. See Aja people. The language of the Aja people, part of the Gbe dialect continuum. See Aja-Gbe language. A language spoken in Sudan. See Aja language. Aja (Hindu mythology). A Steely Dan album, see Aja (album). Aja, an erotic actress. Aja Leith, a character in Jem, a television animated series which aired in the mid-1980s. See Jem (animated).

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Aja (Sanskrit) (from a not + the verbal root jan to be born, produced)

Unborn; title given to many of the primordial gods. In the Rig-Veda, the equivalent of the First Logos, which is a radiation or first manifestation on the plane of illusion of the cosmic One -- the Absolute or cosmic paramatman. The Purusha-Sukta or Hymn of Man (RV 10:90) states that the thousand-headed Purusha is dismembered at the foundation of the world so that from his remains the universe might arise. This is the foundation of the later Christian symbol of the sacrificial lamb, for there is here a play on words: Aja the "unborn" -- Purusha or manvantaric spirit -- may also be derived from the verbal root aj (to drive, propel), whose meanings include a he-goat, a ram, and the sign Aries. Spirit disappears -- dies, metaphorically -- the more it becomes involved in cosmic matter, and hence the sacrifice of the unborn, the lamb, or the ram (cf TBL 56).

Aja when derived from the verbal root aj, is also a title given to various Vedic divinities such as Rudra, Indra, Angi, the sun, the maruts, and in post-Vedic works to Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva, as well as to cosmic Kama, counterpart of the Greek cosmic Eros -- all these gods being considered leaders of their respective hierarchies in the sense of urging, driving, or propelling life and intelligence therein.

In its feminine form, aja signifies maya (illusion) and hence prakriti (evolving nature).

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Aja-mukhi:

Aja-mukhi: Demoness (RRV2-3b)

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Rajas Ajas: One of the three Gunas which generates passion and restlessness.

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Ajamukhi:

Ajamukhi (Aja-mukhee). A demoness.

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Indumathi:

Indumathi (Indhumathee). Wife of King Aja; sister of Bhojaraja of Magadha.

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Dasaratha:

Dasaratha (Dhasharatha). Son of Aja and father of Rama; King of Ayodhya; the name means "ten chariot hero".

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Dasaratha:

Dasaratha: 'The-ten-chariot hero' name of the father of Rama, son of Aja and Indumathi (RRV-2), King of Kosala and Rama's eartly father (RRV-10a).

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Mesha mesa (Sanskrit) A ram; the first zodiacal sign, Aries. "One of the synonyms of this word is Aja. Now, Aja literally means that which has no birth, and is applied to the Eternal Brahmam in certain portions of the Upanishads. So, the first sign is intended to represent Parabrahmam, the self-existent, eternal, self-sufficient cause of creation" (Theos 3:42, 12 Signs of the Zodiac).

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Unborn Applied to the Logos, particularly to the First Logos, which radiates directly from the divine monad; also to kama, signifying not ordinary desire but cosmic love, born from the heart of Brahma; in another sense, Krishna as representing the Logos, or imbodying its ray. The Sanskrit word is aja, connected words are self-born and atman-bhu or atma-bhu.

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Aja (born Barbara Holder on July 14, 1963 in Tampa, Florida, USA) is an American exotic dancer and a porn star. She is sometimes credited as Lucia Luciano. She also works as a film director of pornographic films and a fitness trainer. Aja actress - Biography. Growing up, she was a self-described "army brat", traveling from Portland, Maine to overseas in Germany. She moved to Florida, settling in Fort Lauderdale. Like most pornographic actresses, she began her career in exotic dan ...

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The Aja are a group of people living in Benin (former Dahomey). According to tradition [1], the Aja migrated to southern Benin in the 12th or 13th centuries from Tado on the Mono River and in the early 17th century, three brothers, Kokpon, Do-Aklin, and Te-Agdanlin, fought for the kingdom, dividing it amongst themselves. Kokpon took the thriving capital city of Great Ardra, Alada. Do-Aklin founded Abomey and Te-Agdanlin founded Little Ardra, also known ...

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Aja (pronounced the same as "Asia") is an album by the rock band Steely Dan. Originally released in 1977 (see 1977 in music), it became the group's best-selling album. Topping at #3 on the U.S. charts and #5 in the United Kingdom, it was the band's first platinum album. In July 1978, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Non-Classical Recording. The album is considered to be the band's most ambitious and sophisticated. The eight minute-long title track features complex jazz-based changes and a solo by renowned saxophonist Wayne Shorte ...

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Aja is a Nilo-Saharan language of the Central Sudanic subgroup, spoken in the southern Sudanese province of Bahr el Ghazal and along the Sudanese border in the Central African Republic. Although the tribe considers itself to be Kresh, the language is unintelligible to the Kresh and is halfway between Kresh and Banda. It is near Banda in vocabulary and Kresh in structure. Most members of the tribe are bilingual in Kresh. Alternate names are Adja and Ajja. Other related archivesBahr el Ghazal,

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Raghuvamsa, in Hindu mythology is believed to be a lineage/race of warrior kings tracing its ancestry to Surya. Kalidasa's famous work, Raghuvamsha describes the greatness of this race. This was a race which produced great kings like Harishchandra, Dileepa, Raghu, Aja, Dasaratha and Rama. Lord Rama's father was Dasaratha, who was born to Aja. Aja's father was the great king Raghu, after whom the dynasty was also known as Raghuvamsa, or the race of Raghu. Raghu's father was emperor Dileepa. Raghuvam ...

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• Raghuvamsa - About Emperor Raghu
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• Raghuvamsa - About Emperor Rama

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Dahomey was a kingdom in Africa, situated in what is now the nation of Benin. The kingdom was founded in the seventeenth century and survived until the late nineteenth century, when it was conquered by French troops from Senegal and incorporated into France's West African colonies. The origins of Dahomey can be traced back to a group of Aja from the coastal kingdom of Allada who moved northwards and settled among the Fon people of the interior. By about 1650, the Aja managed to dominate the Fon and Wegbaja declared himself king ...

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In Hindu mythology, Raghu was a valorous king of the Ikshavaku dynasty. The name in sanskrit translates to the fast one, deriving from Raghu's chariot driving abilities. So celebrated were the expliots of Raghu, that his dynasty itself came to be known as the Raghuvamsha or the Raghukula after him. The history of his dynasty is elaborated upon by Kalidasa in his Raghuvamsha. The lineage described in the Raghuvamsha goes thus: Dileepa was the father of Raghu, who was the father of Aja, who was the fath ...

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