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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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- antar-drashti
- To look inwards. Meditate. To look inwards at the jeev. To direct the internal or external vrutti towards the murti of Bhagvãn is itself antar-drashti.
- Dhanvantari
- An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of the physician of the devs. He introduced the world to Ãyurved medicine and surgery. For this reason, He is known as the father of Ãyurved.
- dhyãn
- Meditation. The seventh step of ashtãng-yog, which involves sustaining a concentrated state where the mind is clear and calm.
- kaivalyãrthi
- A person who worships only Bhagvãn in order to experience the ãtmã. He is of an intermediate level. [Ashlãli – 1]
- madhyã
- 1) Intermediate. Medium. 2) Used to describe the gopis. The madhyã gopis would never become angry with Bhagvãn and would never speak harsh words. However, by using their shrewdness, they would use cunning methods to conceal their selfishness from others and do whatever they pleased while also doing whatever pleased Bhagvãn. Therefore, they would not do only that which pleased Bhagvãn. [Sãrangpur – 15]
- madhyam
- Medium. Intermediate.
- mantra
- 1) A repeated word or phrase. 2) A sacred verbal phrase repeated in prayer, or meditation, such as ‘Swãminãrãyan’. Wicked people use mantras to cast evil curses.
- medi
- A small room above a house or a mansion.
- upsham
- When a person becomes absolutely unaware of the world while meditating Bhagvãn or his ãtmã. When his indriyas are presented with attractive objects, he focuses his attention within, and forgets about the attractive objects. As a result, he becomes tranquil and peaceful.
- vishalya-karani
- An ancient herbal medicine considered to relieve a person of any stab wounds in the body by causing the weapon that he has been stabbed with to fall out from the body.