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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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- kriyã
- Deed. Action.
- kriyã-shakti
- The power of application. Whatever action a jeev engages in, it does so with the support of what is known as Bhagvãn’s kriyã-shakti.
- kunjar-kriyã
- Elephant act. A strict yogic practice to help cleanse the inner parts of the body - which in turn helps in the observance of brahm-chãrya. The practice involves drinking a considerable amount of water, swirling it around the stomach, and then discharging it out again through the mouth.
- naishtik
- A person who follows the eight types of brahm-chãrya, brahm-chãri which prevent them from associating with the opposite gender in the following ways: shravanam - listening to or of keertanam - talking to or of keli - frolicking with prekshanam - intentionally looking at guhyabhãshanam - privately conversing with sankalp - fantasising about adhyavasãya - thinking of kriyã - intercourse with