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Jun 20, 2024 · Nārada (ನಾರದ):—. 1) [noun] (myth.) one of the sons of Brahma, and is a famous celestial sage, who also acts as a messenger between the gods and human beings, and is believed to have authored code of laws 'Nāradīya Smṛti' considered as one of the eighteen of holy scriptures of Hindus. 2) [noun] this scripture itself.
Jun 12, 2024 · Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch. Utpanna (उत्पन्न) refers to “(that which has) occurred” (i.e., “having produced” the awakening of Kuṇḍalinī), according to the Haṭhapradīpikā of Svātmārāma: an influential 15th-century Sanskrit manual on Hatha-Yoga dealing with techniques to channel one’s vital energy.—Accordingly, “For the Yogin whose awakening of Kuṇḍalinī has occurred ...
Jun 25, 2024 · Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (vaishnavism). Yugma (युग्म) refers to “both”, according to Vedānta Deśika’s Yatirājasaptati (verse 73).—Accordingly, “May the Yatirājasaptati, the lamp that aids the Upaniṣads by which the distortions that are wrong views are extinguished, give us the knowledge that encompasses both the vibhūtis of the Blessed One (bhagavad-vibhūti-yugma)”.
Jun 29, 2024 · Āpāta (ಆಪಾತ):—. 1) [noun] the act of rushing and falling upon; an attack. 2) [noun] the act, fact or manner of bringing or conveying downwards; an incidence. 3) [noun] a happening or occurrence; an event. 4) [noun] the look or outward aspect of a person or thing; appearance.
Jun 25, 2024 · Kavya (poetry) Mahodaya (महोदय) is the name a locality mentioned in Rājaśekhara’s 10th-century Kāvyamīmāṃsā.—Kanauj or Kānyakubja. Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and ...
1 day ago · Hinduism. Navaratri [a] is an annual Hindu festival observed in honor of the goddess Durga, an aspect of Adi Parashakti, the supreme goddess. It spans over nine nights (and ten days), first in the month of Chaitra (March/April of the Gregorian calendar ), and again in the month of Ashvin (September–October).
