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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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- charitra
- A divine incident of Bhagvãn.
- Ganesh
- The dev known as the remover of obstacles. He is the son of Shiv and Pãrvati, and has the body of a human, and the head of an elephant. His pujã is performed before any religious ceremony or auspicious occasion. Also called Ganpati and Vignavinãyak. Ganesh writes the charitras of Bhagvãn.
- Gopãl Yogi
- A yogi Nilkanth Brahmachari met performing tap under a banyan tree during His forest wanderings (van vicharan). He stayed with Gopal Yogi for twelve months and learned the practice of ashtang-yog from him.
- Hari
- An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in His four-armed svarup to save an elephant from being killed by a crocodile. He cut off the crocodile’s head with His chakra.
- haribhakta
- A bhakta of Shree Hari. A bhakta of Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn.
- kirtan
- Divine songs about Bhagvãn and His charitras, usually sung to the accompaniment of musical instruments.
- Muktãnand Swãmi
- One of the five principal paramhansas -- along with Gopalanand Swami, Nityanand Swami, Brahmanand Swami, and Shukanand Swami -- who recorded Swaminarayan Bhagwan's discourses word for word, compiling them into the Vachanamrut. Originally a shishya of Ramanand Swami; Nilkanth Brahmachari first met him at Lojpur.
- Rãmãnand Swãmi
- The guru who gave the young Nilkanth Brahmachari bhagvati diksha at Piplana in Samvat 1857, naming Him Sahajanand Swami and Narayan Muni. Recognizing Him as gifted with every quality of a true sant, Ramanand Swami handed over leadership of the Sampraday to Him before passing away in Samvat 1858.
- rath
- Chariot.
- sharir
- 1) Embodiment. That which is pervaded, inspired and governed by the ãtmã. 2) Refers to the physical and non-physical world, which is pervaded, inspired, and governed by Bhagvãn, its shariri.
- shariri
- 1) That which is embodied. That which pervades, inspires and governs the sharir. 2) Refers to Bhagvãn, who pervades, inspires, and governs the physical and non-physical world, His sharir.
- 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.
- sthitapragna
- A person with a stable understanding. A bhakta of Bhagvãn who has no doubts at all regarding the svarup of Bhagvãn, and glorifies His strengths. He also glorifies those charitras of Bhagvãn that appear to be inappropriate, in exactly the same way that he glorifies charitras that are appropriate. [Gadhadã II – 17].
- 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.
- vaikhari
- When the ‘parã’ speech reached the mouth of Virãt- Purush, it became known by the name of ‘vaikhari’.
- vishnupad
- A kirtan written by the great Vaishnav bhakta Narsinh Mehtã, which narrates the charitras of Krishna Bhagvãn. Can also refer to a general kirtan of Bhagvãn or His avatãrs.