Sarama In Hindu mythology, Sarama (सरमा, ) is a mythological being referred to as the female dog of the gods, or Deva-shuni (देव-शुनी, ). She first appears in one of Hinduism’s earliest texts, the Rig Veda, in which she helps the king of the gods Indra to recover divine cows stolen by the Panis asuras. This legend is alluded to in many later texts, and Sarama is often associated with Indra....
Saranagati !Page 346 Life in India or Madras, the Neilgherries, and Calcutta Sharanagati (Sanskrit: शरणागति; IAST: Śaraṇāgati ) or Prapatti (Sanskrit: प्रपत्ति; IAST: Prapatti), is the process of total surrender) to God (Narayana-Krishna) in the tradition of Vaishnavism. The process of Sharanagati forms the basis of devotion to Vishnu in the bhakti traditions within the Sri Sampradaya, propounded by Ramanuja (1017–1137 CE), and the Gaudiya Sampradaya, founded by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1482–1533 CE)....
Sarasvati-rahasya Upanishad devanagari सरस्वती रहस्य sanskrit_transliteration Sarasvatī Rahasya meaning Mystery of goddess Sarasvati composition_date 12th- to 16th-century CE veda Krishna Yajurveda type Shakta chapters 2 verses 47 philosophy Shaktism, Vedanta The Sarasvati-rahasya Upanishad (सरस्वती रहस्य उपनिषत्, IAST: Sarasvatī-rahasya Upaniṣad), meaning “the Secret Knowledge of the Wisdom Goddess”, is a late medieval era Sanskrit text and one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism. The text is classified as one of the eight Shakta Upanishads and embedded in the Krishna Yajurveda....
Saraswati type Hindu name Saraswati deity_of Personification of the Saraswati River Goddess of Knowledge, Music, Art, Speech affiliation Devi, River goddess, Tridevi, Gayatri abode Satyaloka, Manidvipa consort Brahma children Narada other_names Sharada, Savitri, Brahmani), Bharadi, Vani, Vagdevi symbols The colour white, lotus, Veena, Saraswati river, books mount Swan) or peacock mantra ॐ ऐं महासरस्वत्यै नमः, om̐ aim mahāsarasvatyai namaḥ festivals Vasant Panchami and seventh day of Navaratri member_of Tridevi script_name Devanagari script सरस्वती sanskrit_transliteration Sarasvatī Saraswati (सरस्वती, ) is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, art, speech, wisdom, and learning....
Sariraka Upanishad devanagari शरीरक or शारीरक meaning Body type Samanya veda Krishna Yajurveda The Sariraka Upanishad (Sanskrit: शारीरक उपनिषत्, IAST: Śārīraka Upaniṣad) is one of the minor Upanishads and is listed at 62 (in the serial order in the Muktika enumerated by Rama to Hanuman) in the modern era anthology of 108 Upanishads. Composed in Sanskrit, it is one of the 32 Upanishads that belongs to the Krishna Yajurveda, and is classified as one of the Samanya (general), and is one of several dedicated mystical physiology Upanishads....
Sarvasara Upanishad devanagari सर्वसार sanskrit_transliteration Sarvasāra meaning Essence of the whole composition_date Late medieval veda Yajurveda type Samanya chapters 1 verses 23 philosophy Vedanta The Sarvasara Upanishad (सर्वसार उपनिषत्, IAST: Sarvasāra Upaniṣad) is a Sanskrit text and is one of the 22 Samanya (general) Upanishads of Hinduism. The text, along with the Niralamba Upanishad, is one of two dedicated glossaries embedded inside the collection of ancient and medieval era 108 Upanishads....
Śāstra pramāṇam in Hinduism In Hinduism, Śāstra pramāṇam refers to the authority of the scriptures (śruti, Vedas) with regard to puruṣārtha, the objects of human pursuit, namely dharma) (right conduct), artha (means of life), kāma (pleasure) and mokṣa (liberation). Together with smṛti (“that which is remembered, tradition”: Dharmaśāstra, Hindu Epics, Puranas), ācāra (good custom), and ātmatuṣṭi (“what is pleasing to oneself”), it provides pramana (means of knowledge) and sources of dharma, as expressed in Classical Hindu law, philosophy, rituals and customs....
Satkaryavada The Samkhya school of philosophy, which follows Prakṛti Parinama-vada (doctrine of the transformation of objective nature), describes the origination and evolution of universe through its theory of Satkāryavāda (सत्कार्यवाद) which is the theory of causation. According to this theory, the manifested effect is pre-existent in the cause; and the original matrial cause of everything that is perceived is Prakriti. When Prakriti is not in proximity with immutable Purusha, the conscious ability (chiti-shakti), the three modes (gunas-sattva, rajas and tamas) of prakriti are in equipoise and prakriti is an unmanifest potential....
Satprem !Satprem rus Satprem (30 October 1923 – 9 April 2007) was a French author and a disciple of Mirra Alfassa. Early life Satprem was born Bernard Enginger in Paris and had a seafaring childhood and youth in Brittany. During World War II he was a member of the French Resistance (in the “Turma-Vengeance” network). He was arrested by the Gestapo in late 1943 and spent one and a half years in German concentration camps....
Sattvic diet Sattvic diet is a diet based on foods that contain one of the three yogic qualities (guna) known as sattva. In this system of dietary classification, foods that decrease the energy of the body are considered tamasic), while those that increase the energy of the body are considered rajasic. A sattvic diet is sometimes referred to as a yogic diet in modern literature. A sattvic diet shares the qualities of sattva, some of which include “pure, essential, natural, vital, energy-containing, clean, conscious, true, honest, wise”....
Satyakāma Jābāla Satyakāma Jābāla (सत्यकाम जाबाल) also known as Satyakāma Jābāli is a boy, and later a Vedic sage, who first appears in the fourth prapāṭhaka/chapter of the ancient Vedic text, the Chhāndogya Upanishad. As a boy, in order to become brahmachārī, Satyakāma enquires about his father and his family from his mother Jabālā. His mother tells him that she went about many places in her youth attending to different people devoted to their service, and did not know his lineage....
Satyananda Giri name Satyananda Giri birth_name Manamohan Mazumder birth_date November 17, 1896 birth_place Vikrampur, Bengal, British India death_date August 2, 1971 death_place Sevayatan Village, Jhargram district, West Bengal, India guru Yukteswar Giri nationality Indian religion Hinduism parents Mohini Mohan Majumdar (Father) Tarabasini Devi (Mother) Satyananda Giri (স্বামী সত্যানন্দ গিরি) (17 November 1896 – 2 August 1971), is the monastic name of Manamohan Mazumder, an Indian monk and a chief monastic disciple of Kriya Yoga guru Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri....
Saubhagyalakshmi Upanishad devanagari सौभाग्यलक्ष्मी sanskrit_transliteration Saubhāgyalakṣmī meaning Bestower of fortune type Shakta veda Rigveda chapters 3 philosophy Shakta The Saubhagyalakshmi Upanishad (सौभाग्य लक्ष्मी उपनिषत्), also called Saubhagyalakshmyupanishad (सौभाग्यलक्ष्म्युपनिषत्), Saubhagya meaning auspicious, Lakshmi a deity, Saubhagyalakshmi is a minor Upanishadic text of Hinduism. Written in Sanskrit, it is one of the 10 Upanishads attached to the Rigveda, and is classified as one of the 8 Shakta Upanishads. The Upanishad presents its ideas through Lakshmi, goddess of wealth and fortune....
Savitri Upanishad devanagari सावित्री sanskrit_transliteration Sāvitrī meaning Ray of light, sunlight veda Samaveda verses 15 The Savitri Upanishad (सावित्री उपनिषत्), or Savitryupanishad, is a Sanskrit text and one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism. It is attached to the Samaveda, and one of the Samanya Upanishads. The text title is related to the Hindu Sun god. The Upanishad describes the Savitri-vidya (knowledge of sunlight), asserting that everything in the universe is a manifestation of the masculine Savitr and feminine Savitri, elaborating on the Gayatri Mantra....
Sāyaṇa Sayana (IAST: Sāyaṇa, also called Sāyaṇācārya; died 1387) was a Sanskrit Mimamsa scholar from the Vijayanagara Empire of South India, near modern day Bellary. An influential commentator on the Vedas, he flourished under King Bukka Raya I and his successor Harihara II. More than a hundred works are attributed to him, among which are commentaries on nearly all parts of the Vedas. He also wrote on a number of subjects like medicine, morality, music and grammar....