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