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Sanskrit : A Language of Consciousness
20 posts
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The Higher Half
The word paraardha in Sanskrit means the more remote or opposite side or half; it also refers to the highest number (100,000 billions); in the Puranic tradition it signifies the number of mortal days corresponding to 50…
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Aditi - The Infinite Consciousness
The word aditi is constituted of two components: a & diti. The sound ‘a’ here is a negative prefix meaning ‘not’. The word ‘diti’ is derived from a lost root ‘di’ which means to cut, split or separate or divide. (Please…
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All is filled in with Shraddha
The word shraddhaa, in Sanskrit, is usually translated into English as trust, faith, confidence, loyalty, respect, reverence etc. But this is not all about shraddhaa. When we analyze and go deep into the root sense of…
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Yajña is not just Fire Sacrifice
The word yajña is ordinarily understood as the ritualistic fire sacrifice. Etymologically the word yajña is derived from the root-sound yaj which means: ‘to worship, adore, honor to, consecrate, and offer, to present or…
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What does the word Prasaada mean
Usually by the word prasaada we mean the food which is shared by the devotees after it has been offered to the God. The other meanings of this word are: clearness, brightness, purity, calmness, tranquility, absence of…
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Vaasudevamayam Sarvam
“ I looked the jail that secluded me from men and it was no longer by its high walls that I was imprisoned; no, it was Vasudeva who surrounded me. I walked under the branches of the tree in front of my cell but it was…
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The Meaning Narayana
This time I would like to introduce the word naaraayana, which is a famous name of Lord Vishnu. Thousands of Hindu devotees repeat this name every day as a part of their daily ritual. The word naaraayana is constituted…
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Pashupati is not the Lord of Animals
Lord Shiva is worshipped by many in his Pashupati form. Literally, the word pashupati means the ‘lord of the animals’. The word pashu means animal. This comes from the root-sound pash which means to fix, to bind, to see…
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Dakshina is not what is paid to a priest
This time I have taken up the word dakshinaa, one of the most important words in the Vedic system of Yoga. The word dakshinaa is the feminine form of the word dakshina which usually means: right (not left), south…
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Who is Bhagavan
Here I intend to explain the word bhagavaan, one of the most important words of the Sanatana Dharma. The base word for bhagavaan is bhagavat. The word bhagavat is formed by adding the suffix vat to the word bhaga. The…
