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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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- chakra
- 1) A razor-bladed disc. One of Bhagvãn’s weapons. Also called sudarshan chakra. 2) Wheel. According to yogic practices, chakras are centres of spiritual power and consciousness located within the inner body. The six chakras are: ãgnã, vishuddh, anãhat, manipur, svãdhisthãn, ãdhãr. Each chakra has its corresponding location and dev.
- Hari
- An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in His four-armed svarup to save an elephant from being killed by a crocodile. He cut off the crocodile’s head with His chakra.
- manomay chakra
- The mind in the form of a wheel. The mind, seen as a constantly turning wheel, whose ten spikes are taken to be the ten indriyas. [Sãrangpur – 7].
- nãdi
- Nerve or channel transmitting energy within the inner bodies of a person and interconnecting the chakras. There are said to be 72,000 nãdis in all, of which three are major: the idã nãdi, the pingalã nãdi, and the sushumnã nãdi.
- Naimishãranya
- 1) Wherever the jagged edges of the manomay chakra are Kshetra worn away. A person should understand the mind to be the manomay chakra, and the ten indriyas to be its jagged edges. Wherever those jagged edges of the mind (the indriyas) wear away and become blunt, that place should be known as Naimishãranya Kshetra. Religious deeds (jap, tap, vrat, dhyãn, and pujã) commenced in that place flourish rapidly, day by day. Naimishãranya Kshetra should be known to be wherever Bhagvãn’s ekãntik sant resides. 2) A tirth in India.
- shishumãr chakra
- Shishumãr wheel. One of the centres of spiritual energy located in the inner body, seen as a seat of instinctive consciousness.
- sudarshan chakra
- Fiery, disc-like weapon originally used by Bhagvãn, with the power and radiance of several suns.
- Vãsudev
- One of the four forms of Bhagvãn’s Vishvarup svarup. His Vãsudev-Nãrãyan role is to be worshipped by the jeevs in the brahmãnd (Virãt-Purush). The four-armed svarup of Bhagvãn. He holds four different weapons: gadã, padma, shankh, and chakra.