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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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- abhishek
- The pujã performed by bathing Bhagvãn with five items: milk, yoghurt, ghee, honey, and sugar.
- ãrti
- A form of worship, in which lighted wicks, soaked in ghee, are gently waved before the murti of Bhagvãn, and is accompanied by a song that praises Him. The flame acquires the power of Bhagvãn. Bhaktas then pass their down-turned hands over the flame and then raise their palms to their forehead – the blessings of Bhagvãn pass
- ghee
- This is clarified butter or pure butter that is formed by heating it until the impurities in it settle to the bottom.
- lãdu
- Sweet item of food made principally of flour, ghee, and gor or sugar, shaped into small balls.
- panch-amrut
- Nectar of five. A mixture of five items, used in pujãs and abhishek.: milk, yoghurt, ghee, honey, and sugar.
- tapta-kruchhra
- Form of harsh tap which involves a twelve-day vrat: three days on three pali (340g) of warm water, followed by three days on two pali (227g) of warm milk, followed by three days on one pali (113g) of warm ghee, follow by three days of complete fasting.
- yagna
- Sacrificial worship. Ceremonial ritual performed as a form of worship to seek the good favour and receive the blessings of the devs. Different items, such as ghee, grains, wood, and spices, are offered into a sacred pit of fire in accordance with strict scriptural niyams with the chanting of mantras that are prescribed in the Veds.