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Yaadav
Descendents of King Yayaati's eldest son, Yadu. His descendents extended
their empire far and wide into Bundelkhand region under the name of
Chedi and in Naagpur region under the name of Vidarbh. Historical
evidence is available to claim that various branches of Yaadav continued
to rule for 23 or more generations. The most illustrious Yaadav was
Shree Krishn who is also called Yaadav.
Yaam see
Prahar
Yaatraa
(1) Traveling or travel. (2) Teerth Yaatraa or pilgrimage.
Yagya see also
Panch Yagya
Yagyashaalaa
Yagya means Hom or Havan and Shaalaa means place, so Yagya Shaalaa means
"the area of the site where the main priests sit to perform your Yagya".
Yagyopaveet
Yahoodee
It is a religion - Judaism or Jewish Faith. Judaism is perhaps the
second oldest faith coming after Hinduism. It was founded by Abraaham
about 1500 BC in the region now known as Syria and Israel. During the
14th century BC, a severe famine occurred in their homeland and there
was a mass movement to Egypt where they were enslaved. When they
dribbled out from Egypt, it was called Exodus.
Yajamaan
Since Braahman's duties are study and teaching, doing Yagya for himself
and others, when they perform any ceremony for any Kshatriya or Vaishya
or Shoodra, those people are his Yajamaan. As the work is complete,
Yajamaan gives Dakshinaa to him.
Yaksh
A non-Aaryan tribe which inhabited India and Shree Lankaa along with
Raakshas and Naag tribes during the times of Shree Raam. Yaksh were
later considered a class of semi-Divine beings with Kuber as their head
because Yaksh were good people.
Yam
Yantra
(1) Instrument. (2) Machine. (3) In astrology Yantra is used
for various Devtaa to worship for achieving desired results, or to
fulfill desired wish. It is a physical thing made of metal, paper or
wood or anything which has some specific pattern or design or diagram
type thing on it, or say a geometrical figure drawn on a paper, engraved
on a metal (copper, silver, or gold etc) piece. These patters are different for every Devtaa or Devee.
They are energized by Pandit to be able to work in a desired way. Then
these are given to the person who wishes to worship them. They are
supposed to fulfill one's wish. But in all types of worship the main
thing is Mantra, Mantra is soul of Tantra. Tantra is the Body, and
Mantra is the soul. There is no Tantra or Yantra separate from Mantra
and vise versa.
Yati
(1) A Bhikshu, who subsists on alms.
(2) As a Bhramar dies after arresting himself in a lotus flower in the
evening because of its fragrance, in the same way a Yati is also
destroyed by eating food from one house because of taste.
Yava
(1) Grains.
(2) Barley see also
Cereals for other grains
(3) 6 yellow mustard seeds see also
Weight-Measurement
for other measures
[Bhavishya Puraan, 1/3]
Yog
Yog Maayaa
God's power for miracle.
Yog Nidraa
State of contemplation in half sleep with full exercise of mental powers.
When Vishnu sleeps in waters after destroying everything (after Pralaya time); or when His night falls
and He sleeps, that state is called Yog Nidraa.
Yog Sootra
Name of a work by Patanjali on Yogik philosophy.
Yogaasan
Posture for meditation.
Yogee
Who practices Yog.
Yogesh
Another name of Shree Krishn.
Yogeshwar
Another name of Shree Krishn.
Yojan
see also Distance-Measurement
Ancient measurement of distance in India.
1 Yojan = 4 Kos = 12 Kms = approx 9 miles
1 Kos = 2 and a 1/4 miles
Yoked
Attached with. [Horses are yoked to a vehicle]
Yoni
(1) Form of life.
(2) Species for example, Manushya Yoni - human body; Dev Yoni - the body of
Devtaa; Tiryak Yoni - all living beings born in Tiryak Yoni are of very low species, such as,
worms, birds, creepers, animals, insects etc. Aasuree Yoni - they
are the same as Tiryak Yoni.
(3) Female organ, the passage through which the child birth takes
place
Yug
Yunjaan
Yogee. A Yogee who has just started practicing Yog, is called Yunjaan.
Zero
see Sankhyaa
Zodiac Signs see also
Raashi Sankraanti,
Vishuv Yog,
There are 12 signs through which Sun transits in one year - (1) Mesh
(Aries), (2) Vrish (Taurus), (3) Mithun (Gemini), (4) Kark
(Cancer), (5) Sinh (Leo), (6) Kanyaa (Virgo), (7) Tulaa (Libraa),
(8) Vrishchik (Scorpio), (9) Dhanu (Sagittarius) (10) Makar (Capricorn),
(11) Kumbh (Aquarius), (12) Meen (Pisces).
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