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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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- ãchãrya
- 1) A person who establishes a religious philosophy. 2) Head of a sampradãy, who protects dharma. A spiritual leader and guru, who initiates a satsangi into the sampradãy. There are two ãchãryas in the Swãminãrãyan Sampradãy; one for northern India (Amdãvãd Gãdi), and one for southern India (Vadtãl Gãdi). They are decedents of Dharma-Dev (the father of Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn). Sahajãnand Swami adopted Ayodhyãprasãdji from His elder brother Rãmpratãpji, and adopted Raghuvirji from His younger brother Ichhãrãmji. Both sons then became the first two ãchãryas of the Swãminãrãyan Sampradãy. The ãchãrya a satsangi follows depends on where they live: satsangis living in northern India fall under the Amdãvãd region, and satsangis living in southern India fall under the Vadtãl region.
- bhãgvati dikshã
- Initiation into a sampradãy. A person may receive a guru mantra.
- brahm-chãri
- 1) A brãhman who has been initiated as a tyãgi into the Swãminãrãyan sampradãy. Such brahm-chãris were given special priestly authority, such as personal sevaks to the murtis within mandirs, and as the performers of other religious ceremonies. 2) A person who observes brahm-chãrya; leads a life of celibacy. 3) A person who is in the first stage of life, brahm-chãrya ãshram.
- Dharma-Kul
- Family of Dharma-Dev (Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn’s father). Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn’s family. The Ãchãrya of our sampradãy are decedents Dharma-Dev, and are therefore the family of Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn.
- dikshã
- Initiation into a sampradãy or initiation as a sant.
- Mãdhvi Sampradãy
- A sampradãy that follows the philosophy of Mãdhvã- Ãchãrya, a 13th century South Indian Vaishnav ãchãrya. He proposed a principle that states there is an essential and eternal distinction between Bhagvãn and all other beings.
- Nãrãyan-Muni
- One of the names given to Shreeji Mahãrãj by Rãmãnand Swãmi at the time of His initiation as the head of the sampradãy. The other name given was Sahajãnand Swãmi.
- sampradãy
- Sect. Fellowship.
- satsang
- 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company.
- Swãminãrãyan
- 1) The lord of the whole world. Creator and destroyer of everything, 2) The mantra (mahã-mantra) given by Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn to His bhaktas in when Faneni, after He became head of the sampradãy. Eventually people began to identify Shreeji Mahãrãj by this mantra and called Him Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn. The mantra holds power greater than any other mantra. The greatness of the mantra is described in ‘Je Swãminãrãyan Nãm Leshe’ from Shree Hari-Leelãmrut.
- Vachanãmrut
- Amrut in the form of words. A collection of 273 spiritual talks delivered by Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn, that were carefully noted and collated by His senior sãdhus in His presence, and were authenticated by Him. Central philosophical shãstra of the Swãminãrãyan Sampradãy that summarises the essence of all Hindu shãstras.