Dictionary: Dwarbasini

Dwarbasini !Dwarbasini Dwarbasini (“দ্বারবাসিনী”) is a Shakti goddess. She is the form of goddess Durga. The Dwarbasini temple is situated on the bank of Dwarka River and at the end of Deucha-Boliharpur road. Here Dwarka River is flowing twords north, and according to tantra Dwarbasini is a shaktipith. Etymology From a folk story we get the name of ‘Raja Umacharan Roy ( Umeshcharan Sharma ) ‘, grandson of first priest Triloke Sharma....

February 15, 2023 · 2 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Dwarka

Dwarka name Dwarka other_name Dvarka settlement_type City pushpin_map India Gujarat pushpin_label_position right coordinates 22.24639°N, 68.96667°W subdivision_type Country subdivision_name India subdivision_type1 State subdivision_name1 Gujarat subdivision_type2 Region subdivision_name2 Saurashtra) founder Krishna government_type Municipality governing_body Dwarka Municipality unit_pref Metric elevation_m 0 population_total 38,873 population_as_of 2011 population_density_km2 auto demographics_type1 Languages demographics1_title1 Official demographics1_info1 Gujarati timezone1 IST utc_offset1 +5:30 postal_code_type PIN postal_code 361335 registration_plate GJ-37 website https://devbhumidwarka.nic.in/ subdivision_type3 District subdivision_name3 Devbhoomi Dwarka Dwarka is a city and a municipality of Devbhumi Dwarka district in the state of Gujarat in Western India....

February 15, 2023 · 14 min · TheAum

Dictionary: E. C. George Sudarshan

E. C. George Sudarshan name George Sudarshan image_size 245px birth_date September 16, 1931 death_date May 13, 2018 death_place Austin, Texas, United States birth_place Pallom, Travancore, British India alma_mater CMS College Kottayam Madras Christian College University of Madras University of Rochester doctoral_advisor Robert Marshak doctoral_students Mohammad Aslam Khan Khalil Narasimhaiengar Mukunda known_for Coherent states Optical equivalence theorem Glauber–Sudarshan representation GKSL equation V-A theory Tachyon Quantum Zeno effect Open quantum system Spin–statistics theorem field Theoretical physics work_institution University of Texas at Austin Indian Institute of Science Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai Harvard University University of Rochester Tata Institute of Fundamental Research prizes 2010 ICTP Dirac Medal spouse Lalita Rau (m....

February 15, 2023 · 7 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Ekagrata

Ekagrata Ekāgratā (एकाग्रता, “one-pointedness”; Pali: ekaggatā) is intent pursuit of one object, close and undisturbed attention. Yoga emphasises regular practice (Abhyasa) of meditation and self-imposed discipline to acquire. Overview The faculty called may be increased by integrating the psycho-mental flux ( or variously-directed, discontinuous, and diffuse attention) so that one gains genuine will and a happiness different from the experience of pleasure from sense-objects. It is harder to achieve if the body is in a tiring or uncomfortable posture or if the breathing is improper....

February 15, 2023 · 2 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Ekakshara Upanishad

Ekakshara Upanishad devanagari एकाक्षर sanskrit_transliteration Ekākshara meaning One imperishable syllable type Samanya veda Krishna Yajurveda chapters 1 verses 13 philosophy Vedanta The Ekakshara Upanishad (एकाक्षर उपनिषत्; IAST: ), also titled Ekaksharopanishad (एकाक्षरोपनिषत्), is a minor Upanishadic text of Hinduism written in Sanskrit language. It is attached to the Krishna Yajurveda, and is a Samanya (general) Upanishad. The Upanishad discusses Om (Pranava) as the Ultimate Reality Brahman, equating it to the imperishable truth and sound, the source of the universe, the Uma, the Shiva, the Narayana, the Atman (soul) that resides in one’s heart....

February 15, 2023 · 4 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Emperor vs Aurobindo Ghosh and others

Emperor vs Aurobindo Ghosh and others Emperor vs Aurobindo Ghosh and others, colloquially referred to as the Alipore Bomb Case, the Muraripukur conspiracy, or the Manicktolla bomb conspiracy, was a criminal case held in India in 1908. The case saw the trial of a number of Indian nationalists of the Anushilan Samiti in Calcutta, under charges of “Waging war against the Government” of the British Raj. The trial was held at Alipore Sessions Court, Calcutta, between May 1908 and May 1909....

February 15, 2023 · 24 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Essence of the Upanishads

Essence of the Upanishads name Essence of the Upanishads: A Key to Indian Spirituality author Eknath Easwaran language English publisher Nilgiri Press pub_date 1981; 1992; 2009 pages 276 (1981); 239 (1992); 298 (2009) isbn 978-1-58638-036-6 Essence of the Upanishads is a translation and commentary on the Katha Upanishad, an ancient Indian scripture. Written by Eknath Easwaran, the book was originally published in the United States in 1981, entitled Dialogue With Death....

February 15, 2023 · 6 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Fifth Veda

Fifth Veda The notion of a fifth Veda (Sanskrit: ), that is, of a text which lies outside the four canonical Vedas, but nonetheless has the status of a Veda, is one that has been advanced in a number of post-Vedic Hindu texts, in order to accord a particular text or texts and their doctrines with the timelessness and authority that Hinduism associates with the Vedas. The idea is an ancient one, appearing for the first time in the Upanishads, but has over the centuries since then also been applied to more recent Sanskrit and vernacular texts....

February 15, 2023 · 4 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Gajalakshmi

Gajalakshmi !Gaja Lakshmi Gajalakshmi (गजलक्ष्मी), also spelt as Gajalaxmi, is one of the most significant Ashtalakshmi aspects of the Hindu goddess of prosperity, Lakshmi. Mythology In Hindu mythology, Gajalakshmi is regarded to have restored the wealth and power lost by Indra when she rose from the Samudra Manthana, the churning of the ocean. She is the form of the goddess who stands for animal wealth, as well as other symbols of wealth that represent strength....

February 15, 2023 · 2 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Gambler's Lament

Gambler’s Lament !Harra (Terminalia chebula) fallen fruit at 23 Mile, Duars, WB W IMG 5900_fallen_fruit_at_23_Mile%2C_Duars%2C_WB_W_IMG_5900.jpg?width=300) The Gambler’s lament (or “Gamester’s lament”) is one of the hymns of the Rigveda which do not have any direct cultic or religious context. It is found in the late Tenth Book (RV 10.34), where most of such hymns on “miscellaneous” topics are found, suggesting a date of compilation corresponding to the early Indian Iron Age....

February 15, 2023 · 4 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Ganapati Atharvaśīrṣa

Ganapati Atharvaśīrṣa name Ganapati Upanishad devanagari गणपत्यथर्वशीर्ष verses 14 veda Atharvaveda philosophy Vedanta The Ganapati Atharvasirsha (गणपत्यथर्वशीर्ष, ) is a Sanskrit text and a minor Upanishad of Hinduism. It is a late Upanishadic text dedicated to Ganesha, the deity representing intellect and learning. It asserts that Ganesha is same as the eternal underlying reality, Brahman. The text is attached to the Atharvaveda, and is also referred to as the Sri Ganapati Atharva Sirsha, the Ganapati Atharvashirsha, the Ganapati Atharvasirsa, or the Ganapati Upanishad....

February 15, 2023 · 6 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Ganapatrao Maharaj Kannur

Ganapatrao Maharaj Kannur name Sadguru Ganapatrao Maharaj Kannur religion Hinduism birth_date September 18, 1909 birth_place Kannur, Karnataka, India birth_name Ganapatrao Shivrampant Kannur death_date September 20, 2004 death_place Kannur House, Bijapur guru Sri Siddharameshwar Maharaj Shri Samartha Sadaguru Ganapatrao Maharaj Kannur (1909–2004) was an Indian guru in the Inchegeri Sampradaya. Early years Kannur was born on 18 September 1909 on the day of Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadrapad Shukla Chaturthi), in a Deshastha Brahmin family of Smt Saraswatibai & Shrimant Shivrampant Kannur, in the small village Kannur, located in the Bijapur district of Karnataka, India....

February 15, 2023 · 5 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Ganapatya

Ganapatya !Indian - Ganesha - Walters 2549 Ganapatya is a denomination of Hinduism that worships Ganesha (also called Ganapati) as the Saguna Brahman. Beliefs The worship of Ganesha is considered complementary with the worship of other deities. Hindus of all sects begin prayers, important undertakings, and religious ceremonies with an invocation of Ganesha, because of Ganesha’s role as the god of beginnings. But although most Hindu sects do revere Ganesha, the Ganapatya sect goes further than that, and declares Ganesha to be the supreme being....

February 15, 2023 · 3 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Ganesh Chaturthi

Ganesh Chaturthi type Hindu/sanatani longtype Religious official_name Chatur/Vinayaka Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chavithi nickname Chavithi, Chouthi, Ganeshotsav observedby Hindus ends 11 days after the start date2022 31 August date2023 19 September celebrations Chanting of Vedic hymns and Hindu texts, prayers, last day: processions, idol immersion frequency Annual Ganesh Chaturthi (ISO: Gaṇeśa Caturthī), also known as Vinayak Chaturthi (Vināyaka Caturthī), or Ganeshotsav (Gaṇeśōtsava) is a Hindu festival commemorating the birth of the Hindu god Ganesha....

February 15, 2023 · 14 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Ganesh Jayanti

Ganesh Jayanti holiday_name Ganesha Jayanti type Hindu longtype Hindu nickname Tilo Chauth, Sakat Chauthis, Tilkund chouth observedby Hindus date Shukla paksha chaturthi in Magh month (fourth day of the bright half of moon’s cycle during January/February), decided by Hindu calendar (lunar calendar) date2021 15 February (Monday) frequency annual observances Veneration of Ganesha relatedto Birthday of Ganesha Ganesh Jayanti (literally “Ganesha’s birthday”, also known as Magha shukla chaturthi, Tilkund chaturthi, and Varad chaturthi, is a Hindu festival....

February 15, 2023 · 5 min · TheAum