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Sanskrit and Vraj philosophical terms used across the Vachanamrut, Shikshapatri, and Bhaktachintamani, sourced verbatim from Shree Swaminarayan Temple, Bhuj-Kutch's own published Vachanamrut glossary appendix — not written by us.
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- ashram
- 1) Stage of life. There are four ãshrams in total, each with their duties and responsibilities – brahm-chãrya, grahastha, vãnprasth, and sannyãs. 2) Hermitage. Place where tyãgis live.
- brahm-chãrya
- First of the four stages of life, when a person fulfils his ãshram duty as a student and celibate. At the end of brahm- chãrya ashram, a person either gets married and enters grahastha ãshram, or becomes a tyãgi and enters sannyãs ãshram.
- grahastha ãshram
- Second of the four stages of life, when a person enters married life to fulfil the duties of a householder. At the end of grahastha ashram, a person enters vãnprasth ãshram.
- vãnprasth ashram
- Third of the four stages of life, when a person withdraws from some social duties and serves merely as an elderly advisor. Literally implying ‘taking to the forests’.