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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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kriyã
Deed. Action.
kriyã-shakti
The power of application. Whatever action a jeev engages in, it does so with the support of what is known as Bhagvãn’s kriyã-shakti.
kunjar-kriyã
Elephant act. A strict yogic practice to help cleanse the inner parts of the body - which in turn helps in the observance of brahm-chãrya. The practice involves drinking a considerable amount of water, swirling it around the stomach, and then discharging it out again through the mouth.
naishtik
A person who follows the eight types of brahm-chãrya, brahm-chãri which prevent them from associating with the opposite gender in the following ways:  shravanam - listening to or of  keertanam - talking to or of  keli - frolicking with  prekshanam - intentionally looking at  guhyabhãshanam - privately conversing with  sankalp - fantasising about  adhyavasãya - thinking of  kriyã - intercourse with