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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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- angarkhu
- A long-sleeved, upper garment that is made of a thin cloth. It reaches down to the knees, and is tied with strings on the left side of the chest.
- antah-karan
- Inner ability. The complete mind which is made up of four parts: man (generating thoughts and desires); buddhi (consolidating thoughts, making decisions and resolutions, forming convictions, or discriminating); chitt (repeatedly contemplating or focusing); and the ahankãr (forming a sense of being). It is also referred to as a singular as all four are parts make up one antah-karan, but usually referred to as being four different antah- karans.
- bãjubandh
- Decorative jewellery tied around the upper-arm. Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn often wore bãjubandh made of flowers.
- chãndlo
- Small, round red or yellow mark applied in the centre of the forehead indicating that a person is a Hindu. Usually made of either of kum-kum or of sandalwood paste.
- chhint
- Indian cotton cloth on which a pattern has been produced by dyeing and hand drawing with a bamboo. Chhint would usually have been made smooth or glossy with a shell or beaten with wooden mallets to produce a shiny surface.
- chhoglu
- A bunch of cloth either emerging from the end of a pãgh or left hanging from one side. Sometimes inserted into a pãgh when made of a string of flowers.
- chofãl
- A thick shawl, made of cotton.
- dudh-pãk
- Rich item of food made of sweetened milk and rice, garnished with aromatic spices and nuts.
- Gopinãthji
- The murti of Shree Krishna Bhagvãn. Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn installed a murti of Gopinãthji Mahãrãj in Gadhadã, which was made to the exact size of Shreeji Mahãrãj.
- gor
- Jaggery. Sweet food made directly from sugarcane, and is yellow-brown in colour.
- jãmo
- A long-sleeved, upper garment that is made of a thick cloth, with rich embroidery. It reaches down below the knees, and is tied at the waist with long strings.
- kanthi
- Double-threaded necklace; usually made of tulsi beads, received by satsangis upon initiation into the
- Kapil Geetã
- A portion of the Shreemad Bhãgvat consisting of Kapil- Dev's teachings to His mother, Devhuti.
- Kapil-Dev
- An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a rushi to compile all the divine knowledge that had been destroyed. He gave the knowledge of the Sãnkhya philosophy to his mother Devhuti, which was later written in the Shreemad Bhãgvat by Vyãsji.
- khir
- Rich item of food made of sweetened milk and rice, garnished with aromatic spices and nuts, and usually served hot.
- kinkhãb
- Fine silken fabric brocaded with golden or silver threads, originally made only in Egypt.
- kudã-panthi
- Follower of a cult whose beliefs are against the teachings of the Veds. They falsely state the five 'M’ as a means to kalyãn. They are: madya (alcohol), mãns (meat), matsya (fish), mudrã (occult markings on the body), and maithun (illicit sex). One of the four types of kusangis.
- kum-kum
- A fine, red powder – traditionally made of saffron – used by Hindus during worship. It is also applied to the forehead to form a chãndlo.
- lãdu
- Sweet item of food made principally of flour, ghee, and gor or sugar, shaped into small balls.
- mad
- Arrogance.
- madhyã
- 1) Intermediate. Medium. 2) Used to describe the gopis. The madhyã gopis would never become angry with Bhagvãn and would never speak harsh words. However, by using their shrewdness, they would use cunning methods to conceal their selfishness from others and do whatever they pleased while also doing whatever pleased Bhagvãn. Therefore, they would not do only that which pleased Bhagvãn. [Sãrangpur – 15]
- madhyam
- Medium. Intermediate.
- madhyamã
- When the ‘parã’ speech reached the throat of Virãt- Purush, it became known by the name of ‘madhyamã’.
- mãlã
- A rosary made of 108 beads, which is usually made of tulsi or sandalwood. The mãlã is turned with the right hand, by placing it over the middle finger and moving each bead one by one with the thumb, while reciting “Swãminãrãyan”.
- Pruthu
- An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a king as it was the wish of the rushis. The earth had concealed all vegetation within herself and as a result the whole land had become barren. Pruthu returned all the vegetation to earth, and made the world beautiful and attractive again.
- Purãn
- Ancient. A set of eighteen shãstras recording ancient Hindu events that incorporate ethical and spiritual teachings, most popular of which is the Shreemad Bhãgvat Purãn. The other seventeen Purãns are, namely: the Brahma Purãn, Padma Purãn, Vishnu Purãn, Vãyu Purãn, Nãrad Purãn, Mãrkandey Purãn, Agney Purãn, Bhavishya Purãn, Brahma-Vaivart Purãn, Ling Purãn, Varãh Purãn, Skand Purãn, Vãman Purãn, Kurma Purãn, Matsya Purãn, Garud Purãn, and Brahmãnd Purãn. Forms a portion of the Smruti.
- rãs-leelã
- The divine rãs episode of Shree Krishna with the gopis of Vraj, which is narrated in the chapters 29-33 in the tenth skandh of Shreemad Bhãgvat. Also called rãs-panch- ãdhyãyi.
- rotlo
- A basic unleavened bread-like food of many parts of Gujarat made generally of millet flour that is patted into a flat, circular shape before being cooked on an earthen or metal hot plate.
- Samvat
- The calendar established by Indian emperor Vikramaditya of Ujjain following his victory 56 BCE. It is a lunar calendar based on ancient Hindu tradition. The Vikram Samvat calendar is 56.7 years ahead of the solar Gregorian calendar. The calendar most commonly used is the Kãrtiki Samvat, which begins on the first day of Kãrtik. However, the Vachanãmrut is written using the Ashãdhi Samvat, which begins on the first day of Ãshãdh.
- Shreemad Bhãgvat
- Most popular of the eighteen Purãns written by Vyãsji. It narrates the life, leelãs, and charitras of various avatãrs of Bhagvãn, particularly Shree Krishna Bhagvãn. One of the eight shãstras accepted as trustworthy by Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn.
- siddh-dashã
- Elevated state. No differentiation is made between objects and pleasant and unpleasant vishays. Attained by those who have become yogis. A person with siddh-dashã has the ability to see for thousands of miles while remaining in one place, and hear talks from thousands of miles away, and he has the ability to obtain any object with his own hands, even from other loks.
- Smruti
- That which is remembered. The Smruti shãstras were written after remembering past events. These include the Purãns, Upanishads, Mahãbhãrat, Rãmãyan, and Shreemad Bhãgvat.
- torã
- A tassel, usually hung from a pãgh. Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn often wore torã made of flowers.
- tulsi
- 1) Basil. Variety of plant in the mint family, native to warm regions. Its aromatic leaves have inherent healing qualities and also is often used as seasoning. Used as a fragrant offering to Bhagvãn. The wood of the plant is also used in the making beads for mãlãs and kanthis. 2) Bhagvãn made a pati-vratã named Vrundã break her pati-vratã vow. So, she cursed Bhagvãn and turned Him into shãligrãm (stone), and He in turn cursed
- urdhva-pundra
- A yellow ‘U’ mark applied to the forehead made with tilak sandalwood paste, and a chãndlo of kum-kum if made in the centre. The tilak signifies Nãrãyan (Bhagvãn), and the chãndlo signifies Lakshmi. The tilak and chãndlo are applied during pujã in the morning. It must be applied everyday is it is the ãgnã of Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn for all of His bhaktas. The tilak and chãndlo shows that a person has completely surrendered his life to Bhagvãn and has become His bhakta. Females only apply the chãndlo of kum-kum.
- vaijayanti
- Unique garland adorned by Bhagvãn and His avatãrs, generally depicted as reaching down to the feet. Made of five types of gems (rubies, pearls, sapphires, emeralds and diamonds – representing the five elements) and/or divine flowers that never wither.
- Ved-Stuti
- A portion of the Shreemad Bhãgvat (skandh ten) in which the Veds praise the glory and greatness of Bhagvãn.
- Vyãs
- An avatãr of Bhagvãn born to Satyavati and Parãshar Rushi. Bhagvãn incarnated in the svarup of a great scholar. Vyãs made divisions in the Veds, and wrote eighteen Purãns, including Shreemad Bhãgvat.