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Naadee
Naadee is energy channel in the body.

Nir-Gun   see   Gun

Panch Mahaa Bhoot  see  Elements

Panchopachaar Poojaa   see   Worship 

Paraa Vidyaa   see  A

Praan
The life force. In Yogic tradition, Praan is said to be tenfold depending on its nature and function. Of the ten Praan (inhalation) and Apaan (exhalation) are the most important. According to Bhagavad Geetaa, a Yogee should balance and control the movement of Praan and Apaan in order to have control over the modifications of the mind and thus attain Samaadhi. According to Bhaagvat 3/6 ten Praan are - Praan, Apaan, Udaan, Samaan, Vyaan, Naag, Koorm, Krikal, Devtatt, and Dhananjaya.

Rig Ved   see   Ved

Rin

Ritwij
According to Ved, Ritwij are the four priests - Hotaa, Adhwaryu, Brahmaa and Udgaataa who perform religious ceremonies. 
Their functions are ascertained by Brahmaa Jee himself. Hotaa's Karm is Shastra, Adharyu's Karm is Ijyaa, Udgaataa's Karm is Stutistom, and Brahmaa's Karm is Praayashchit (to do some difficult work as a repentence).

Sa-Gun   see   Gun

Saam Ved   see   Ved

Sahasraar Chakra   see   Chakra

Samaadhi
Spiritual absorption; the eighth rung of Raaj Yog. It is the state in which the Yogee is aware of the process of the meditation, the object of the meditation and the meditator, that is called Samaadhi with seed. When the Yogee merges into Brahm (unitary consciousness) is called Samaadhi without seed.

Samaan Vaayu  see  Vaayu

Samaya   see   Tantra

Sansaar
"That which continues without beginning or end". The cycle of ignorance, desire, action and longing to reap the fruits of one's actions.

Sanskaar
Subtle impressions of one's own past Karm or actions. The innermost wall of the city of life is constructed by Sanskaar tht hols the seeker's attachments and pleasure-seeking desires.

Sanyaas   see also   Aashram
Sanyaas means renunciation - the final stage of the four stages in one's life.

Sat Yug   see   Yug

Satsang
Satsang means the company of and conversation with saints, sages, Rishi, Muni etc good people. Normally in this type of Satsang people listen to or talk about God and related matters.

Shakti
Shakti means power. Here it refers to Divine creative force through which Brahm creates the Universe.

Shesh Naag Jee
It is believed that Shesh Naag Jee has one hundred heads and is very large. Lord Vishnu rests on him in Ksheer Saagar and Lakshmee Jee caresses His feet. It is also believed that He is at the base of this Prithvi (Earth), otherwise it could not have stayed at its place.

Shodashopachaar Poojaa   see   Worship

Shraddhaa
Faith with reverence. It is a Divine quality and is an essential aspect of one's spiritual practice. Such faith does not rely on the knowledge of scriptures, but it comes from within. Nobody else can create faith in anything, it has to be from within. Faith is said to put life in a stone.

Swar
Notes. In Indian music there are seven Swar (notes) - Shadaj, Rishabh, Gaandhaar, Madhyam, Pancham, Dhaivat, Nishaad - all these Swar are said to be Brahm Roop because of being Brahm Vyanjak.
Bhaagvat Puraan 3/12 says that these Swar appeared from his play.

Swayamvar

Taamas   see   Gun

Tap or Tapas
Translated as penance, otherwise it literally means to glow, to shine. In spiritual tradition it helps one to attain control over one's senses and mind, he becomes vibrant and overcomes his weaknesses. It is certainly different from penance or even austerity which usually implies self-mortification. The basic purpose of Tap is to win the feelings of opposites, such as heat and cold, pleasure and pain at physical level, and reveal the hidden powers of the body, mind and senses to become more creative in life.

Tattwa   see   Elements

Time

Tongues of Fire
There are seven tongues of fire - Kaali, Karaalee, Manojavaa, Sulohitaa, Sudhumra-varn, Sphulinginee, and Vishwaruchi. Vedic Rishi could see these seven colors of fire very clearly. They arise during the fire ceremony from the fire that is well-lit.

Trees

Tretaa Yug   see   Yug

Tyaag
Renunciation. Giving up something, usually any kind of comfort or pleasures.

Udaan Vaayu  see  Vaayu

Udgaataa
According to Ved, he is one of the four priests (Hotaa, Adhwaryu, Brahmaa and Udgaataa) who performs religious ceremonies. His function is to recite Mantra.
According to Bhaagvat 3/12 his Karm is Stutistom.

Upanishad
Upanishad are the sections of Vedic literature that emphasize the path of knowledge. There are hundreds of Upanishad but ten Upanishad are most important.

Uttaraayan   see   Time

Vaanprasth   see also   Aashram
Who live in forests. The third stage in human life - after Brahmcharya and Grihasth. In this stage he prepares himself for final renunciation.

Vaayu   see also   Praan
Vaayu means air. As it is one of the five elements which have composed our body, there are five types of Vaayu in our body - Praan, Apaan, Samaan, Udaan, and Vyaan. Praan Vaayu is inhalation, and Apaan Vaayu is the downward moving Praan force - also identified as exhalation.

Vairaagya
Dispassion; state of being free from attractions of worldly objects; renunciation; disinterest in the worldly matters. Viaraagya and Abhyaas (practice) are the essential parts of achievement on the Yogic path.

Vaishwaadev
A group of Devtaa.

Vansh
Vansh means children and descendents.

Varmaalaa

Ved  

Vedaant
Vedaant is the system of Indian philosophy that expounds the theory of non-dualism.
Upanishad which are the spiritual pieces of Brahm Gyaan from Ved are also called Vedaant.

Vilom, Vilomaj
Vilom means "the other way". According to rules a Braahman can marry his own Varn and the two lower Varn girls; a Kshatriya boy can marry his own and the lower Varn girl; a Vaishya boy can marry only a Vaishya girl. But when a lower Varn boy, such as Kshatriya boy marrying a Braahman girl, marries a higher Varn girn, this marriage is called Vilom marriage and the children born to such a parents are called Vialomaj. And such children belong to Vilom or Soot caste. There are two Soot names which are very famous - Karn and Ugrashravaa. Karn is a well-known character of Mahaabhaarat, but nobody knows Ugrashravaa's name because he is famous only as Soot Jee itself.

Worship

Yagya
Ritual ceremony.

Yagyopaveet
Yagyopaveet is a round garland type, made up of a few sacred threads. It is given at the time of Yagyopaveet Sanskaar, when a boy enters in adulthood. It is mandatory to wear for Braahman, Kshatriya and Vaishya, but at the same time has some rules to follow. It is worn over the right shoulder, then under the left shoulder and should not reach lower than groins. If the person is unable to follow the rules, he may opt not to wear it. But its Sanskaar has to be performed.

Yajur Ved   see   Ved

Yug   see also   Time
According to Hindu Religion Yug is a measurement of time spanning for several thousand years. There are four Yug: Sat Yug, Tretaa Yug, Dwaapar Yug and Kali Yug. All have different number of years to make up. Kali Yug is the shortest one. Double the number of years of Kali Yug are in Dwaapar Yug, double the number of years of Dwaapar Yug are in Tretaa Yug, and double the number of the years of Tretaa Yug are in Sat Yug. In Sat Yug, Dharm, virtues, righteousness, faith, devotion pervade all over, but in all other Yug they decline
successively and they almost completely disappear in Kali Yug. In Sat Yug knowledge is the means for liberation.

 

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