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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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- brahm-agni
- Bhagvãn. When a person performs a sãttvik yagna by withdrawing the ten indriyas and the mind (the eleventh indriya) from whichever vishays they have become attached to, he offers them into brahm-agni. The ãtmã and Bhagvãn then become one.
- gnãn-yagna
- When a bhakta of Bhagvãn engages in antar-drashti, it is called a gnãn-yagna. Physical activities related to Bhagvãn, such as having the darshan of Bhagvãn, performing His pujã or engaging in kathã and kirtans of Bhagvãn, to see that murti of Bhagvãn within the heart, to perform its pujã, and to bow before it, are all forms of antar-drashti, and are therefore aspects of a gnãn-yagna.
- Vishnu-Yãg
- A yagna performed to seek the blessings of Vishnu, and Bhagvãn
- yagna
- Sacrificial worship. Ceremonial ritual performed as a form of worship to seek the good favour and receive the blessings of the devs. Different items, such as ghee, grains, wood, and spices, are offered into a sacred pit of fire in accordance with strict scriptural niyams with the chanting of mantras that are prescribed in the Veds.
- Yagna
- An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of the king of the devs, and temporarily replaced Indra. His teaching was based on the values of helpfulness and protecting each other during the time of crisis.
- yog-yagna
- When a person performs a sãttvik yagna by withdrawing the ten indriyas and the mind (the eleventh indriya) from whichever vishays they have become attached to, and then offers them into the brahm-agni. By continuously making these offerings, Bhagvãn incarnates Himself with the brahm-svarup self of the person who performs a yoga- yagna, just as Bhagvãn grants darshan to the performer of a yagna. This is the reward of the yog-yagna.