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Chanchala Chanchala is a Sanskrit adjective basically referring to the unsteady vacillating nature of human mind and actions which need to be stilled, neutralized or controlled for gaining right speech and vision. Meaning Chanchala (Sanskrit: चञ्चल) means - ‘inconsiderate’, ’nimble’, ‘shaking’, ‘inconstant’, ‘moveable’, ‘flickering’, ‘moving’, ‘unsteady’, ‘fortune’, ‘wind’, ’long pepper’, In Hinduism Chanchala is the good word for ‘vacillation’ in Sanskrit language; in Sanskrit poetry the girl with the dancing eyes is called chanchalakshi, which is considered to be rare attribute....

Chandi name Chandi type Hindu devanagari चण्डी affiliation Mahadevi, Adishakti, Durga mantra ॐ ऐं ह्रीं क्लीं चामुण्डायै विच्चे mount Lion consort Samhara Bhairava member_of The Eight Matrika god_of The fiery destructive power of Shakti Chandi (चण्डी, ) or Chandika is a Hindu deity. Chandika is another form of Mahadevi, similar to Durga. Chandika is a powerful form of Mahadevi who manifested to destroy evil. She is also known as Kaushiki, Katyayani, Asthadasabuja Mahalakshmi and Mahishasuramardini....

Chandogya Upanishad name Chandogya devanagari छान्दोग्य sanskrit_transliteration Chāndogya composition_date 8th to 6th century BCE type Mukhya Upanishad veda Samaveda chapters Eight commentary Adi Shankara, Madhvacharya philosophy Oneness of the Atman) verse Tat tvam asi The Chandogya Upanishad (Sanskrit: छान्दोग्योपनिषद्, IAST: Chāndogyopaniṣad) is a Sanskrit text embedded in the Chandogya Brahmana of the Sama Veda of Hinduism. It is one of the oldest Upanishads. It lists as number 9 in the Muktika canon of 108 Upanishads....

Chandraghanta type hindu name Chandraghanta devanagari चंद्रघंटा affiliation Avatar of , Durga god_of Goddess Who Fights Demons mantra पिण्डजप्रवरारुढा चण्डकोपास्त्रकैर्युता। , प्रसादं तनुते मह्यं चन्द्रघण्टेति विश्रुता॥ weapon Trishul, Lotus, Gada), Kamandal, Sword, Bow, Arrow, Japa maala, Abhayamudra, Gyan mudra consort Shiva mount Lion planet Chandra In Hinduism, Chandraghanta is the third navadurga aspect of goddess Mahadevi, worshipped on the third day of Navaratri (the nine divine nights of Navadurga). Her name Chandra-Ghanta, means “one who has a half-moon shaped like a bell”....

Char Dham The Char Dham (meaning: four abodes) is a set of four pilgrimage sites in India. It is believed that visiting these sites helps achieve moksha (salvation). The four Dhams are, Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri and Rameswaram. It is believed that every Hindu should visit the Char Dhams during one’s lifetime. The Char Dham as defined by Adi Shankaracharya consists of four Hindu pilgrimage sites. These main ‘dhamas’ are the shrines of Lord Vishnu and Rameshwaram is a shrine of lord Shiva....

Chathurveda Samhitha The Chathurveda Samhitha (Sanskrit चतुर्वेदसंहिता Malayalam ചതുര് വേദസംഹിത) is a set of the four books making up the Chatur Veda Samhita, a compilation of all four Veda Mantras with many detailed studies in Malayalam. Etymology Chathurveda Samhitha is made of three words - “Chathur”, “Veda” and “Samhitha”. “Chathur” meaning four, “Veda” meaning knowledge and “Samhitha” meaning collection. The detailed meaning of this word is “collection of Veda Mantras”....

Chausath Yogini Temple, Hirapur name Chausath Yogini Temple native_name Chausath Yogini Mandir map_type India Orissa coordinates 20.22652°N, 85.87559°W map_caption Location within Odisha map_size 250 country 🇮🇳 India state Odisha district Khurda locale Hirapur elevation_m 17 deity Kali festivals Kali Puja architecture Hypaethral temple_quantity 2 monument_quantity 3 The Chausath Yogini Temple (64-Yogini Temple) of Hirapur, also called Mahamaya Temple, is 20 km outside Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha state of Eastern India....

Chenjiamman Chenjiamman or Senjiamman (aka Gingee Amman) (kamalakaniamman) is the guardian deity of Gingee. Her shrine sits atop the Rajagiri hillock in the Gingee Fort. Early period In local legend, Gingee Amman is one of the seven virgin guardian deities of the village. Among the seven deities is another goddess known as Kamalakanni Amman, who is perhaps identical with Senjiamman herself. The Senjiamman shrine is supposedly the oldest one in the Gingee Fort, perhaps even older than the fort....

Chidabhasa Chidabhasa is the Sanskrit term which means the abhasa or reflection of Brahman, the Universal Self, on or through the mind; ordinarily this term is used to denote the reflected Universal Self in the Jiva, the Individual Self. The philosophical conditionedness belongs to chidabhasa. The causal body or the Karana Sarira which is the cause of man’s enjoyment or suffering is composed of the Anandamaya Kosha and adheres to the soul so long as the soul resides in the Sthula Sarira (‘gross body’) or the Sukshama Sarira (‘subtle body’), both vehicles of Avidya) (‘ignorance’); afflicted by vasanas (‘desires/longings’) the ordinary being does not become Chidabhasa, the reflection of the Atman) in the Karana Sarira (Kaivalyanavanita II....

Chidakasha “If the mental functions are established in the true, unchanging, Higher Self, Brahman, this awareness of the phenomenal world is not experienced. What remains thereafter is merely a matter of meaningless word. " – (shloka 399) “The Immortal Self (Ātman) is the sun shining in the sky, he is the breeze blowing in space, he is the fire burning on the altar, he is the guest dwelling in the house; he is in all men, he is in the gods, he is in the ether, he is wherever there is truth; he is the fish that is born in waters, he is the plant that grows in the soil, he is the river that gushes from the mountain, - he is the changeless reality, the illimitable....

Chinta (mentation) Chinta (Sanskrit: चिन्ता) in Hindu philosophy refers to mentation i.e. mental activity, especially thinking. Meaning The word, Chintā (चिन्ता), is derived from the root – चिन्त् meaning - to think, consider, reflect, ponder over; and by itself means – thinking, thought, sad or sorrowful thought, reflection, consideration, anxiety Nature Chintā is one of thirty-three Vyabhichāri bhavas, the transient feelings which rise irregularly and support the permanent basic sentiments, because of their fleeting nature they are also called sanchāri bhavas....

Christian Ashram Movement The Christian Ashram Movement (not to be confused with the United Christian Ashram movement) is a movement within Christianity in India that embraces Vedanta and the teachings of the East, attempting to combine the Christian faith with the Hindu ashram model and Christian monasticism with the Hindu sannyasa tradition. Origin and spread The “father” of the Christian Ashram movement was 17th-century Italian Jesuit priest Roberto de Nobili, a Christian missionary to India who decided to overcome the cultural obstacles to his mission by adopting the various forms of a Hindu sannyāsi....

Chua K’a Chua K’a is a three-part bodywork) approach developed by Oscar Ichazo. It is based on the observation that tension in the body corresponds to specific fears; therefore, removing the tension via massage can remove the psychological trauma, a concept similar to other Mind–body_interventions. Chua K’a Technique The purpose of Chua K’a Bodywork® is to remove physical and psychic tension held in the body, through the focused application of physical pressure and ‘conscious awareness....

Daksha yajna !Daksha yagna Dakṣayajña is an important event in Hindu mythology that is narrated in various Hindu scriptures. It refers to a yajna (ritual-sacrifice) organised by Daksha, where his daughter, Sati), immolates herself. The wrath of the god Shiva, Sati’s husband, thereafter destroys the sacrificial ceremony. The tale is also called Daksha-Yajna-Nasha (“destruction of Daksha’s sacrifice). The legend forms the liturgical basis of the establishment of the Shakti Pithas, the temples of Mahadevi, the supreme deity of Shaktism....

Dakshinamurti Upanishad devanagari दक्षिणामूर्ति sanskrit_transliteration Dakṣiṇāmūrti meaning Giver of true knowledge veda Krishna Yajurveda type Shaiva philosophy Vedanta The Dakshinamurti Upanishad (दक्षिणामूर्ति उपनिषत्, IAST: Dakṣiṇāmūrti Upaniṣad) is an ancient Sanskrit text and is one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism. It is attached to the Krishna Yajurveda, and classified as one of the 14 Shaiva Upanishads. The text is notable for asserting that Dakshinamurti is an aspect of Shiva, an aid to the liberating knowledge that Shiva is within oneself as Atman (self, soul), and everything one does in daily life is an offering to this Shiva....