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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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- bhut
- A physical element from which the sthul body of Virãt- Purush (the physical world) is formed. There are five bhuts in total – pruthvi, jal, tej, vãyu and ãkãsh. They are collectively called the five bhuts or five mahã-bhuts.
- jad prakruti
- 1) Eight non-chaitanya (lifeless) components of the world: pruthvi, jal, tej, vãyu, ãkãsh, maha-tattva, Pradhãn-Prakruti and Mul-Prakruti. 2) The Bhagvad Geetã mentions these to be pruthvi, jal, tej, vãyu, ãkãsh, man, buddhi and ahankãr. [Loyã – 7].
- mahã-bhuts
- Major elements. Collective term for the five physical elements that evolve from tãmas-ahankãr and from which the physical world is formed. They are: pruthvi (earth or solid matter), jal (water or liquid matter), tej (light or energy), vãyu (air or gaseous matter), and ãkãsh (space or vacuum). Each one has a root cause, called its tanmãtrãs or vishay: smells, tastes, sights, touch, and sounds.
- prãn
- A vital air. Breath. Life force or energy flowing within the primary life-currents of the body, called vãyu, which control crucial bodily functions. There are five main vãyus: prãn – forward moving air apãn – air that moves away samãn – balancing air udãn – ascending air vyãn – outward moving air
- 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.
- sparsh
- A touch. One of the panch-vishays. Sparsh is the physical element of vãyu, and is perceived by the skin. The characteristics of sparsh are softness, hardness, cold, and heat.
- tanmãtrã
- A subtle element, in contrast to the five bhuts. There are five tanmãtrãs in total and each one is the root cause of its corresponding bhut: sights (of tej), sounds (of ãkãsh), smells (of pruthvi), tastes (of jal) and touch (of vãyu). Also called vishay.
- vãyu
- Air. One of the five bhuts, from which the physical world (Virãt-Purush) is formed. It causes trees to shake, gathers leaves and other objects, carries the panch-vishays (sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and touches) to their indriyas, and is the vital force of all of the indriyas.
- Vãyu-Dev
- The dev of wind and air.
- 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).