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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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- Kapil Geetã
- A portion of the Shreemad Bhãgvat consisting of Kapil- Dev's teachings to His mother, Devhuti.
- Kapil-Dev
- An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a rushi to compile all the divine knowledge that had been destroyed. He gave the knowledge of the Sãnkhya philosophy to his mother Devhuti, which was later written in the Shreemad Bhãgvat by Vyãsji.
- 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.
- rãs-leelã
- The divine rãs episode of Shree Krishna with the gopis of Vraj, which is narrated in the chapters 29-33 in the tenth skandh of Shreemad Bhãgvat. Also called rãs-panch- ãdhyãyi.
- 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.
- Smruti
- That which is remembered. The Smruti shãstras were written after remembering past events. These include the Purãns, Upanishads, Mahãbhãrat, Rãmãyan, and Shreemad Bhãgvat.
- Ved-Stuti
- A portion of the Shreemad Bhãgvat (skandh ten) in which the Veds praise the glory and greatness of Bhagvãn.
- Vyãs
- An avatãr of Bhagvãn born to Satyavati and Parãshar Rushi. Bhagvãn incarnated in the svarup of a great scholar. Vyãs made divisions in the Veds, and wrote eighteen Purãns, including Shreemad Bhãgvat.