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Daam
(1) Price. (2) Value.
Daamodar
Another name of Krishn given to Him when He was bound by rope by His
mother Yashodaa.
Daamodar Maas
Adhik Maas.
Additional month of Hindoo lunar calendar to adjust with solar calendar.
Daan
(1) Donation. (2) Giving without taking anything in exchange of it.
Daanav
Descendents of Kasshyap and Danu. Since these descendents were wicked,
the term denotes for demon.
Dahan
Burning.
Daitya
Descendents of Kashyap and Diti. They were wicked and hence the term
Daitya means Raakshas (demon).
Daiv
(1)
Creator or Vidhaataa. (2) Divine.
Daivee
Gaayatree
According to Padm Puraan, p 924,
"Daivyekam" - according to this Pingal Sootra, 1-letter or a Chhand of
1-Pad of 8-letters is Daivee Gaayatree Mantra. According to 1-letter,
Pranav Mantra (Aum) is considered as Daivee Gaayatree Mantra; and
according to the second meaning any 8-letter Mantra may be called Daivee
Gaayatree Mantra. Both Daivee Gaayatree Mantras are called "Ekaaksharaa"
and "Ek-Padaa" Gaayatree respectively. The 24-letter famous Gaayatree is
called "Tr-Padaa Gaayatree" because of consisting of 3-Pad (3 Charan or
3 lines) of 8 letters each.
Dakshin
(1) South direction. (2) Right side.
Dakshinaa
Dakshinaagni
This is one of the three sacred Fires which is placed in the
South by a householder. According to Devee Bhaagvat, he is one of the three sons of Agni Dev and
Swaahaa (Devee's one form) - Gaarhapatya Agni (the fire worshipped in
the home), Dakshinaagni (the fire placed in the South) and Aahvaaneeya
Agni (the sacred fire lit for a specific spiritual purpose).
Dam
(1) Control on Indriyaan. (2) power or might.
Daman
Repressing, such as Kaaliya Daman - repressing Kaaliya Naag.
Damaroo
A tiny drum of the shape of hourglass. Shiv carries Damaroo in one of his hands.
Dand
(1) Punishment. (2) Scepter or rod. (3) Measurement of time - 24
minutes. Called as Ghatikaa or Ghadee also.
Dard
(1) Pain. (2) Anguish.
Darshan
Dashaashwamedh
10-horse sacrifice. In Vaaraanasee, there is a famous Ghaat (place of
taking bath) named Dashaashwamedh.
Dattak
Adopted, such as Dattak Putra means adopted son.
Dayaa
Kindness. Mercy.
Deekshaa
(1) The ceremony of initiation. Certain Mantra are recited to show the
intention of performing whatever he is supposed to perform. (2)
Consecration for religious ceremony, (3) To become a disciple methodically with rituals. Or to take Mantra
methodically from Guru. In fact both are same, the first one is before
doing some sacrifice (Yagya) and the second one is to become a disciple.
Deemak
Termites.
Deen
(1) Poor. (2) Badly off. (3) Benign. (4) Forlorn. (5) Indigent. (6) Wicked.
(7) Needy. (8) Heavy. (9) Piteous. (10) Pitiable. (11) Lowly. (12) Indignant.
(13) Humble. (14) Cowardly. (15) Unhappy.
Deep or
Deepak
Lamp
Desh
(1) Region. (2) Country.
Dev
Derivatively the term means radiant. It is used for God, a deity, one of
god's Divine power. Mahaadev is used for Shiv. Indradev is used for
Indra, the god of rain. In the sense of angel or a Divine being there
can be 33 Dev. Dev is an Indo-European word with equivalents of Divine
in English, deus in Latin, and Devas in Lithuanian. Dev also means
Devtaa. The English word deity is derived from Devtaa.
Devarshi
Another name of Naarad Jee.
Devatwa
Devtaa like qualities.
Devee
see also Durgaa
Devee Mahaatmya
The greatness of Devee - a poem in Maarkandeya Puraan which describes
triumph of Durgaa over Raakshas. It is also called Durgaa Saptshatee and
is recited by the worshippers of Durgaa.
Devtaa
see also Devtaa of Nakshatra,
Tithi and Days
(1) Smaller gods. (2)
Deity.
Devtaa Nagaree
(1) Chandramaa lives in Vibhaavaree Puree, located to the north of Meru Parvat.
(2) Yam Raaj lives in Sanyamanee Puree located to the south of Meru Parvat.
(3) Indra lives in Devadhaanee Puree located to the east of Meru Parvat.
His Amaraavatee Nagaree in Swarg is also famous.
(4) Varun lives in Nimlochanee Puree located to the west of Meru Parvat.
(5) Brahmaa lives in Brahm Lok.
(6) Shiv lives on Kailaash Parvat.
(7) Vishnu Lives in Ksheer Saagar.
(8) Kuber lives on Kailaash Parvat.
Dhaam
(1) Dwelling place. (2) World (Lok). For example Vishnu Lok and Visnu Dhaam are same
in meaning - means where Vishnu lives. There are three Dhaam in India.
(1) A-Dwait Dhaam (Jagannaath Puree - here all types of differences get
disappeared), (2) Moksh Dhaam (Kaashee - whoever dies here attains Moksh)
and (3) Aanand Dhaam (Vrindaa Van - this is the place where one feels joy).
Dhaaran
(Geetaa,
18/33) see also Dhyaan
(1) Holding. (2) Retention. (3) Maintaining. (4) It is a process of Yog
in which one concentrates or fixes one's mind on something. To involve mind, Praan
and Indriyaan in singing Bhagavaan's glory, meditation, and Nish-Kaam
Karm to attain Bhagavaan is called Dhaaran.
Dhaaranaa
see also Ashtaang Yog
(1) To bear something. (2) To have a concept of something.
Dhaataa
Who feeds and nourishes.
Dhaatu
see also Names of Metals
Metal, such as gold, silver etc.
Dhaivat
The sixth note of North Indian music. There are seven notes in North
Indian music - Shadaj, Rishabh, Gandhaar, Madhyam, Pancham, Dhaivat, and
Nishaad.
Dhan
(1) Money. (2) Wealth
Dhanu
(1) Bow. (2) One of the 12 Signs through which Soorya passes in
one year - Saggittarius.
Dhanush
(1) Bow. (2) Length measurement.
Dhanvantari
Dhanvantari is one of the 14 Ratn (gems) coming out of the Ksheer Saagar
Manthan when Dev and Asur churned the sea to get Ambrosia (Amrit). He
was appointed as Devtaa's Vaidya (doctor) since he knew all kinds of
medicines. He is the father of Indian Aayurveda.
Dharm
Dharm,
Arth, Kaam Moksh see Purushaarth
Dharm Shaastra
Dharm Sootra see Sootra
Dhoomketu
Puchchhal Taaraa. Comet.
Dhoop
A thick paste of sweet smelling materials formed in soft sticks. These
sticks are used to burn while worshipping Bhagavaan. A similar kind of
material is smeared on a wooden stick and dried and is burned for its
fragrance. It is called Agar Battee (incense stick) also. This can be
inserted into a hole to keep it straight, but the Dhoop has to be fixed
on a flat place like a plate. Agar Battee takes less time to ignite, in
comparison to Dhoop Battee.
Dhriti
(1)
Consistency. (2) Steadiness. (3) Firmness. (4) Firmness of mind.
(5) Satisfaction. (6) Patience.
Dhritraashtra
(1) One with firm empire. (2) Name of the blind king of
Hastinaapur in the Bharat Vansh, father of Duryodhan and Dushaasan etc
100 sons.
Dhruv Taaraa
Dhuree
Axle.
Dhyaan
see also Ashtaang Yog,
Dhaaran
This is also a stage of Yog, the next to Dhaaran. To meditate. to abstract one's mind from surrounding objects.
First is Dhaaran then comes Dhyaan.
Dik
Direction
Dikpaal or Digpaal
Lord of direction. There are 10 Dikpaal for 10 directions, from East to
North-East - (1) East - Brahmaa, (2) South-East - Indra, (3) South -
Agni, (4) South-West - Yam, (5) West - Nirriti, (6) North-West - Anant,
(7) North - Varun, (8) North-East - Vaayu, (9) Sky - Kuber, and (10)
Paataal - Eeshaan.
[Agni Puraan,
p 308]
Kumud, Kumudaaksh, Pundareek, Vaaman, Shankukarn, Sarvnidra,
Sumukh, Supratishthit - these are the Dikpaal of Ayodhyaa city which is
in Param Dhaam.
[Padm
Puraan, 5/36]
Dishaa
Directions. There are 10 directions - 4 are main - Poorv (East), Dakshin (South) Pashchim (West), and Uttar (North); and
4 are in between them - Agni or Aagneya (south-east), Nairritya (south-west),
Vaayavya (north-west), and Eeshaan (north-east); and 2 more - one above in sky and one below on earth.
Distance
Measurement
Divine Weapons
Donation
see Daan
Doorvaa
A kind of grass used in worship ceremonies.
Doot
(1) Legate. (2) Messenger. (3) Envoy. (4) Angel of God. (5) Emissary. (6) Courier. (7) Ambassador.
Dosh
(1) Faults. (2) Shortcomings. (3) Impurities.
Drone
(1) Name of an Aachaarya who taught weaponery to Kaurav and Paandav. (2) In MBH 1/10,
this word is used for a vessel in which Bharadwaaj Muni kept his semen
which fell after seeing Ghritaachee Apsaraa and Dronaachaarya was born from it.
A wooden vessel. (3)
Measurement of weight in ancient India.
Durgaa
see also Durgaa's Names
The most popular name of Paarvatee, the consort of Shiv. Durgaa is Shiv's power. Popularly known as Devee.
Durgaa Saptshatee
A poem in Maarkandeya Puraan which describes triumph of Durgaa over
Raakshas. It is also called Durgaa Saptshatee and is recited by the worshippers of Durgaa.
Duryodhan
(1) Difficult to conquer. (2) The eldest son of Dhritraashtra.
Dwaadashee
12th day of one Paksh of the month.
Dwaapar Yug
see Yug
The third of the four divisions of time - Sat Yug, Tretaa Yug, Dwaapar Yug, and Kali Yug.
Dweep
Island.
Dwi-Janmaa
Who has been reborn. In Hindoo Dharm a Sanskaar is performed to make the
baby reborn as Hindoo. Until this Sanskaar is performed the child is not
Hindoo. And this Sanskaar is performed for Braahman, Kshatriya and
Vaishya children.
Dwij
(1) Who are born twice. There are four Varn - Braahman, Kshatriya,
Vaishya and Shoodra. The first three Varn are called Dwij - because their first birth is from their
mother and their second birth is by Upanayan Sanskaar - by sacred thread
consecration.. Because of these two reasons these three
Varn people get the status of Dwij.
(2) Whose all Sanskaar, from birth to death are performed according to
Ved, are called Dwij.
Dyoot or Dyoot Kreedaa
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