The words "Hare Krishna" are part of a mantra comprising three Sanskrit names of God (Vishnu), Hari, Krishna and Rama, in the vocative case. Hare may also be interpreted as the vocative of a female name Harā, a name of Radha. All three names are in the Vishnu sahasranama, Rama and Krishna are the 7th and 8th Maha Avatara of Vishnu. As names, Hari translates to "golden one", Krishna translates to "black". The words of the Maha Mantra or "Great Mantra" are (in anglicized spelling, the IAST of t ...

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The Origin of the Soul (Sanskrit: jiva). Srila Prabhupada explains that the soul falls from the spiritual world (the paradise) to this material world and the supreme objective of the human life is to become "Krishna conscious" to be able to return "Back to Godhead" (this is also the title of the official ISKCON magazine). However Sarasvata Gaudiya Vaisnavas teach that the soul has never been in the spiritual ...

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Śaivites are those who primarily worship God Śiva as Supreme God, both Immanent and Transcendent. Śaivism embraces at the same time Monism and Dualism. It focuses on yoga, meditation and love for all beings. Major theological schools of Śaivism include Kashmir Śaivism, Śaiva Siddhanta and Virasaivism. To Saivites God Śiva is both with and without form; He is the Supreme Dancer, Nataraja; He is the linga, without beginning or end. Si ...

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Smarthas have free rein to choose whichever deity they wish to worship. They usually worship five deities (pancopasana). It is a liberal and eclectic sect. Some prominent Smarta communities: In south India Iyer Vaidike Mulukanadu Vaidiki Velanadu Vaidiki Telanganya Namboothiri Badaganadu Hoysala Kannada Kota brahmin Babboor Kamme Arvel Niyogi Brahmins In Maharashtra Karhade Deshast ...

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While studying at the university, he came in contact with his spiritual master, His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Dayita Madhava Goswami Maharaj, and immediately became attracted by his transcendentally powerful personality. Srila Madhava Maharaja was one of the leading followers of the illustrious preceptor of the pure devotional bhakti school, His Divine Grace Prabhupada Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, and a great proponent of the devotional teachings in his own right After completing his Masters Degree in Philosophy in 1947, Srila Tirtha Mahara ...

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The discourse on the Bhagavad Gita begins before the start of the climactic battle at Kurukshetra. It begins with the kshatriya prince Arjuna, as he becomes filled with doubt on the battlefield. Realising that his enemies are his own relatives, beloved friends, and revered teachers, he turns to his charioteer and guide, Sri Krishna (an avatar of Sri Vishnu), for advice. Krishna counsels Arjuna, beginning with the tenet that the human Soul is immortal, and human death on the battlefield is just the shedding of the body, but the soul is ...

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The practice of chanting the Hare Krishna mantra is recommended in Puranic, Pañcaratra, and throughout Vaishnava literature in general, for example: "All the grievous sins of one who worships Lord Sri Hari, the Lord of all lords, and chants the holy name, the Maha-mantra, are removed."—Padma Purana; Svarga Khanda 50.6 "Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare: Whoever chants this mantra, even neglectfully, will attain the supreme goal of life. Of this there is no doubt."— Agni P ...

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Contemporary Hinduism is traditionally divided into four major denominations: Śaivism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism, and Smartha. Hinduism is a very rich and complex religion. Each of its four denominations share rituals, beliefs, traditions and personal Gods with one another, but each denomination has a different philosophy on how to achieve life's ultimate goal (mokśa, liberation) and different views of the Gods. Each follows different methods of self-realization and worships different aspects of the One Supreme God. Howeve ...

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In many ways seemingly a heterogeneous text, the Gita is a reconciliation of many facets and schools of Hindu philosophy of both Brahmanical (i.e., orthodox, Vedic) origin and the parallel ascetic, yogic tradition. It comprises primarily Vedic (as in the four Vedas, as opposed to the Upanishads/Vedanta), Upanishadic, Samkhya and Yoga philosophy. It has stood the test of time, bringing together all four thought systems by taking their largely cohesive, common ideologies and backgrounds int ...

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While the traditional Vedic 'karma kanda', or ritualistic components of religion, continued to be practiced through the Brahmins as meditative and propitiatory rites to guide society to self-knowledge, more jnana- or knowledge-centered understandings began to emerge. These were mystical streams of Vedic religion that focused on meditation, self-discipline and spiritual connectivity rather than on rituals. Etymologically, veda means "knowledge" and anta means "end", so the literal meaning of the term "Vedānta" is "the en ...

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Pre-modern Vedantins: Adi Shankara Bhaskara Vallabha Caitanya Nimbarka Baladeva Vidyabhushana Vacaspati Misra Suresvara Vijnanabhiksu Badarayana Modern Vedantins: Ramakrishna Paramahansa Swami Vivekananda Ramana Maharshi Nisargadatta Maharaj Sri Aurobindo Swami Sivananda Swami Chinmayananda Paramahansa Yogananda Swami ...

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Krishna figure as a very minor figure in Buddhism. He appears in the Ghata Jataka as a prince who along with his other brothers captures Dwaraka. Many of the important names found in Hindu versions of the tale are found in conflated forms or with slight variations. The incidents have a touch more of folk-tales than epic or mythical ones. ...

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In many ways seemingly a heterogeneous text, the Gita is a reconciliation of many facets and schools of Hindu philosophy of both Brahmanical (i.e., orthodox Vedic) origin, and the parallel ascetic and Yogic traditions. It comprises primarily Vedic (as in the four Vedas, as opposed to the Upanishads/Vedanta), Upanishadic, Sankhya and Yogic philosophies. It has stood the test of time, bringing together all four thought systems by taking their largely cohesive, common ideologies and backgrounds int ...

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Mixed in with the Varna caste system was the Jati sub-caste system. The Jati was effectively a system similar to guilds, and was associated with occupation. If the Varnas gave structure to society, the Jati gave structure to each Varna. Unlike the Varna system which required spiritual purity in order to ascend, Jati could be changed with occupation within a Varna. Marriages would be arranged usually within one's varna, but sometimes between Jati sub-castes. Due to its inheritability, there is a lot of 'caste prejudice' between ...

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This is a sitemap for Sanskrit - C . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. The sitemap(s) covers over 7.661 different sanskrit terms.

cadar, caitanya, caitanya mahaprabhu, caitanya-caritamrita, caitanya-vaishnava's, cakra, cakra or chakra, canakya pandita, candra, candrasekhara acarya, cansala, carvaka muni, caste, catuh sloki, catur-vyuha, causal ocean, cauvery, cetana, chaar dhaam, chaar yuga, chaaya, chadana, chadar, chaitanya, chaitanya mahaprabhu, chaithanya, chaithanya-brahma, chaithanyopasana, chaithra, chaitya-guru, chakora, chakra-bandha, chakras, chakrasana, chakravaka, chakshu, chala-dala, chamaka, chamara, chamasa, chamatkar, chamatkara, chameli, champak, champaka, chanakya pandita, chancala, chanchala, chanchalata, chandala, chandana, chandas, chandogya, chandogya upanisad, chandogya upanishad, chandra bindu, chandra nadi, chandragupta, chandrakaladhara, chandrakalas, chandrakanta, chandra-loka, chandramas, chandravali, chandrayana, channa-avatara, chanura, chapati, chara, charaka, charaka samhita, charana, charanamrita, charanas, charma, charvaka, charvakas, chatak, chataka, chathurbhuja, chathushtaya, chatuhsana, chatuh-sloki, chatur, chaturmasya, chaturmukha, chaukidar, chawl, chaya, chaya-bhakty-abhasa, chaya-namabhasa, chaya-sakti, chela, cheppinattu chesthara, chetana, chhala, chhoma, chhota, chi, chidabhasa, chidakasa, chidakasha, chidambaram, chidatma, chid-bhumi, chidghana, chin mudra, ching-chi, chinmatra, chinmaya, chinmaya-thathwa, chinta, chintamani, chintamani-dhama, chintana, chiranjivi, chit, chitha-shudhi leads to jnana-sidhi, chith-sakthi, chith-swarupa, chiththachor, chiti, chit-matra, chitra, chitrakethu, chitrakethu and chitrangada, chitraketu, chitrakuta, chitraratha, chitrini, chitshakti, chit-svarupa, chitta, chitta-suddhi, chitta-vikshepa, chitta-vritti, chittha, chitthakasa, chittha-spandana, chittha-suddhi, chota haridasa, chudala, churna, chyavan prash, chyavana, cid-anubhava, cid-anuraga, cid-anusilana, cid-vastu, cid-vikrama, cinmaya, cin-mudra, cit, cit-dharma, cit-jagat, cit-kala, cit-kana, cit-sakti, cit-samadhi, citta, citta prana, cochin, code of manu, congress, consciousness, creation, crore, cupid

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