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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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- ankush
- An instrument used to control an elephant. A chihn on Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn’s right foot. Performing dhyãn on this chihn enables a bhakta to control his mind, and to become strong in worshipping Bhagvãn.
- ardha-chandra
- Half moon. A chihn on Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn’s left foot. The moon symbolises peace. A bhakta performing dhyãn on this chihn overcomes all miseries and experiences inner peace and profound happiness. Also, just as the night-lotus blossoms due to the light of the moon, the bhakta blossoms with bhakti and shraddhã through the light of Bhagvãn.
- asat-purush
- A false sant. An asat-purush person believes that all male and female svarups in this world have been created through Mãyã and the Purush, Virãt, and svarup of Bhagvãn, implying that all of these svarups are manifestations of Bhagvãn Himself. He also believes that if his mind is attracted towards a higher or lower svarup of either a male or female, he should perform dhyãn upon that very svarup in order to attain instantaneous samãdhi.
- ashtakon
- An octagon. A chihn on Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn’s right foot. Performing dhyãn on this chihn grants a bhakta the fruits of ashtãng-yog. He also attains Akshardhãm, which is beyond the eight barriers.
- dhanush
- A bow; symbolises humility and strength. A chihn on Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn’s left foot. Performing dhyãn on this chihn makes a bhakta humble, wise, polite, and fearless. It also enables him to overcome inner enemies.
- dhyãn
- Meditation. The seventh step of ashtãng-yog, which involves sustaining a concentrated state where the mind is clear and calm.
- gaupad
- A cow’s footprint. A chihn on Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn’s left foot. Performing dhyãn on this chihn causes the vast material world to become the size of a cow’s hoof.
- jãmbu
- A berry. A chihn on Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn’s right foot. Performing dhyãn on this chihn ensures that a bhakta loses interest in everything else and feels that all worldly affairs are worthless.
- jav
- A barley grain. A chihn on Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn’s right toe. Performing dhyãn on this chihn destroys all sins, purifies the mind, and grants a person with the knowledge of ãtmã and Paramãtmã. It also ensures enough worldly wealth and comforts.
- kalash
- A brass water-pot. A chihn on Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn’s left foot. By performing dhyãn on this chihn a bhakta attains total fulfilment and becomes akshar-rup. A kalash occupies the highest point on the shikhar of a mandir, and so the bhakta attains the highest dhãm, Akshardhãm.
- kamal
- A lotus. A chihn on Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn’s right foot. Performing dhyãn on this chihn enables a bhakta to remain free of material attachments and focus his mind at the feet of Bhagvãn. Just as a kamal is able to blossom even in muddy water, similarly, a bhakta is able to remain free of material attachments, despite fulfilling all his worldly duties obligations. Just as a kamal does not sink into water, a bhakta is not submerged by the forces of inner enemies, attachments, and material pleasures.
- Matsya
- A fish. A chihn on Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn’s left foot. Performing dhyãn on this chihn grants a bhakta with a stable mind. It also empowers him to live life absorbed in the murti of Bhagvãn.
- 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.
- pravrutti
- 1) Activity in the form of social duties and affairs. In this sense, often used to refer to the path of a grahastha. 2) Can also include all forms of activities and responsibilities, including religious activities, such as sevã in the mandir, and attending to bhaktas of Bhagvãn. A person increases bhakti and sevã rather than dhyãn and smaran.
- rushi
- A sage. A tyãgi who performs severe tap and dhyãn. The Veds were revealed by Brahmã to rushis.
- Shruti
- That which is revealed and heard. Philosophical and spiritual wisdom – as revealed to the rushis after strict tap and deep dhyãn. The four Veds are Shruti shãstras.
- svastik
- This sacred sign symbolises the focusing of Bhagvãn’s energy from all four directions to the centre. A chihn on Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn’s right foot. Performing dhyãn on this chihn grants the bhakta a happy life free of misery, and good luck.
- trikon
- A triangle. A chihn on Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn’s left foot. Performing dhyãn on this chihn frees a bhakta from the bondage and the three bodies – sthul, sukshma, kãran; and the three mental states – jãgrat, svapna; sushupti. He becomes brahm-rup.
- urdhva-rekhã
- Line. This chihn runs from the space between the big toe and the first toe to the heel of the right foot. Performing dhyãn on this chihn spiritually elevates the mind and takes the bhakta to Akshardhãm. The urdhva-rekhã lines are also found on the left foot.
- vajra
- The vajra is a weapon that is as long as a trident carried by Indra. A chihn on Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn’s right foot. Performing dhyãn on this chihn helps a bhakta overcome his inner enemies, and removes the desires for material pleasures, which enables the mind to focus on Bhagvãn.
- Ved
- Knowledge. Most sacred and respected set of shãstras, the oldest portions of which are also recognised as the most ancient writings in history. It is a collection of divine revelations imparting philosophical wisdom as revealed to the rushis after strict tap and deep dhyãn. Therefore, the Veds are called Shruti shãstras, as the knowledge was revealed and heard. Consists of four parts: Rig Ved, Sãm Ved, Yajur Ved, and Atharva Ved.
- vyom
- Space (ãkãsh); present in pruthvi, jal, tej, and vãyu, but it remains unaffected by them. A chihn on Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn’s left foot. Similarly, a bhakta performing dhyãn on this chihn remains detached from the material world and Bhagvãn resides within the purified space of his heart (hruday-ãkãsh).