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Kalyanananda honorific_prefix Swami name Kalyanananda native_name Kalyan Maharaj birth_name Dakshinaranjan Guha birth_place Barishal, Bengal death_date October 20, 1937 death_place Calcutta nationality Indian other_names Kalyanananda, Kalyan Maharaj occupation monk notable_works Service as religion, serving famine affected in Kishangarh, serving old and sick monks and poor in Kankhal, establishing the Ramakrishna Mission in Kankhal and Rishikesh Kalyanananda (1874–1937) was a direct monastic disciple of Vivekananda, who had set up the Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama at Kankhal, near Haridwar....

Kalyaneshwar Mahadev Mandir name Kalyaneshwar Mahadev Mandir native_name कल्याणेश्वर महादेव मंदिर religious_affiliation Hinduism, Sanatan Dharma deity Lord Shiva tradition Hinduism festivals Mahashivratri, Narak Niwaran Chaturdashi, Sombari, Mithila Madhya Parikrama location Kalna village, Harlakhi, Madhubani district, Mithila region district Madhubani state Bihar, Mithila region country India founded_by Janaka established Treta Yuga site_area Ancient creator Viswakarma architect Viswakarma architecture Hinduism Kalyaneshwar Mahadev Mandir (Maithili: कल्याणेश्वर महादेव मंदिर) was established by King Janaka in Mithila)....

Kamakhya type Hindu name Kamakhya sanskrit_transliteration Kāmākhyā affiliation * Mahadevi, * Parvati, * Tripura Sundari, * Durga, * Sati), * Mahavidya god_of Goddess of Creative Power, Desire and Fertility abode Neelachal parvata mantra kāmākhye varade devī nīla parvata vāsinī tvaṁ devī jagataṁ mātā yonimudre namostute day Sunday weapon sword, trishula, discus, shield, bow, arrows, club, lotus, bell, goad, kapala, conch consort Shiva mount Lion festivals Ambubachi Mela, Navaratri Kamakhya, a mother goddess, is a Shakta Tantric deity; considered to be the embodiment of Kama (desire), she is regarded as the goddess of desire....

Kamalamba Navavarna Kritis The Kamalamba Navavarana Kritis by Shri Muthuswami Dikshitar (1776-1836) are some of the most famous pieces of music in the Carnatic system of Indian classical music. They are treasures which embody not only the technical brilliance of the composer but also offer a peep into the advaitic school of Hindu philosophy and elements of Tantric rituals. Overview These songs are set in praise of the Goddess Kamalamba who is enshrined in Tiruvarur in the Tanjore district of Tamil Nadu in South India....

Kamalatmika type Hindu name Kamala devanagari कमला sanskrit_transliteration Kamalā affiliation Mahavidya, Shaktism, Lakshmi god_of Bestower of Divine Bliss consort Vishnu member_of The Ten Mahavidyas symbol Lotus mount Elephant In Hinduism, Kamalā (कमला) or Kamalātmikā, (कमलात्मिका) also known as Kamalālayā is considered to be the Tantric characterisation of the goddess of prosperity, Lakshmi. In Shaktism, she is represented as the Devi in the fullness of her graceful aspect. She is believed to be the tenth and the last Mahavidya....

Kanchipurna Kanchipurna was a twelfth century Vaishnavite acharya and one of the early teachers of Ramanuja. He is also known as ThiruKachchi Nambigal. Life When Ramanuja and his guru Yadava Prakaasa parted ways due to their differences in interpreting the Vedic literature, Ramanuja became a devotee of the Varadaraja Perumal temple in Kanchi. It was during his time here that he met Kanchipurna, a fellow devotee. Ramanuja met with Kanchipurna regularly and soon Ramanuja decided that he would become Kanchipurna’s disciple....

Kanike Kanika (कणिक) is a Sanskrit and Pali term referring to a particle or a granule. It is often employed in a religious context in Hinduism, to refer to the practice of leaving a morsel of food as prasadam for a deity, which is deemed to be enough of an offering for their satisfaction.

Kanva Shakha Sureshvaracharya (aka. Mandana Mishra), who was the disciple of Shankaracharya. Madhvacharya the founder of Dwaita Siddhanta. Akkalkot Swami Samarth revered as Dattatreya avatara also belonged to the Kānva Shākha. Kānva Shākha (Sanskrit:काण्व शाखा) is the oldest shakha (“branch” or “recension”) of Shukla Yajurveda. The Kānva tradition is followed mostly in Tamil Nadu, Orissa, Karnataka, parts of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. The Kānva Shākha was quite prevalent around the period of Shankaracharya’s birth....

Kapali Sastry !T.V.Kapali-Shastri-623x600 T.V. Kapali Sastry (3 September 1886 in Mylapore – 17 August 1953 in Pondicherry) was an eminent Sanskrit scholar, author, translator and disciple of Sri Aurobindo. Biography !Mother-blessing-kapali-sastry-1951|||Mother-blessing-kapali-sastry-1951 Sastry was born in 1886 in a traditional Vedic family at Mylapore, Tamil Nadu. He received his early education at home in Sanskrit under the guidance of his father, who was a Sanskrit scholar at the Oriental Manuscripts Library in Madras....

Karika Sāṁkhyakārikā, the earliest work of the Hindu Sāṁkhya school of philosophy Nāgārjuna’s Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (Root Verses on Madhyamaka) Gaudapada’s Māṇḍukya Kārikā (on the Māṇḍukya Upanishad) Bhavaviveka’s Madhyamakahṛdayakārikā (Verses on the Heart of Madhyamaka) Kallata’s Spandakārikā, a Kashmiri Shaiva work Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikā of Utpaladeva Kārikā (कारिका) is a genre of Sanskrit literature. “Kārikā” also refers to any metrical verse or line which explains, in an aphoristic manner, some key idea (usually philosophical). There are Hindu and Buddhist examples of the genre....

Karma Karma (कर्म, ; kamma) in Sanskrit means an action, work, or deed, and its effect or consequences. In Indian religions, the term more specifically refers to a principle of cause and effect, often descriptively called the principle of karma, wherein intent and actions of an individual (cause) influence the future of that individual (effect): Good intent and good deeds contribute to good karma and happier rebirths, while bad intent and bad deeds contribute to bad karma and bad rebirths....

Karma in Hinduism title Karma en Action, work, deed sa कर्म sa-latn karma ban ᬓᬃᬫ ban-latn karma bn কর্ম bn-latn kôrmô hi कर्म hi-latn karma jv ꦏꦂꦩ jv-latn karma kn ಕರ್ಮ kn-latn karma mr कर्म mr-latn karma ne कर्म ne-latn karma or କର୍ମ or-latn Kawrmaw pa ਕਰਮ pa-latn karam ta கர்மா ta-latn karmā te కర్మ te-latn karma Karma is a concept of Hinduism which describes a system in which beneficial effects are derived from past beneficial actions and harmful effects from past harmful actions, creating a system of actions and reactions throughout a soul’s (jivatman’s) reincarnated lives, forming a cycle of rebirth....

Karni Mata type Hindu name Karni Mata other_names Riddhi Baisa devanagari करणी माता affiliation Charanas, Rajputs & Rajpurohits god_of Goddess of Power and Victory, Incarnation of Hinglaj abode Western Rajasthan(Marwar and Bikaner) weapon Trident symbol eagle / Sanwali mount Lion and flanked by eagle spouse Depa ji Rohadiya of Sathika parents Meha ji Kiniya & Deval Bai Karni Mata (Hindi: करणी माता, or Bhagwati Karniji Maharaj), known by various names such as Bhagwati, Mehaai, Jagdamba, and Kiniyani is a Hindu Goddess of power and victory described as a warrior sage who lived between 14th to 16th century in Western Rajasthan....

Kasaya (attachment) Kasaya is attachment to worldly objects and is an obstacle in the path leading to Nirvikalpa Samadhi: it is overcome through viveka, discrimination. Meaning Kasaya or Kashāya (Sanskrit: कषाय) means, ‘astringent’, ‘decay’, ‘smearing’, ‘juice’, ‘degeneracy’, ‘anointing’, ‘gum’, ‘resin’, ‘red-brown’, ‘stupidity’, ‘defect’, ‘fragrant’. It also means ‘attachment to worldly objects’ or to ’the yellowish-red garments worn by monks’. Overview Sadananda) defines Kasaya as attachment to worldly objects, the failure of the mental state to rest on the Absolute, owing to the numbness brought on by impressions due to attachment even when there is no torpidity or distraction (Vedantasara)) (Sl....

Kashi Yatra !India - Varanasi - 027 - pilgrims getting ready to cruise (2146282405).jpg?width=300) !Panchakroshi route near Varanasi|||The panchakroshi route near Varanasi. Kashi Yatra (काशीयात्रा) refers to the yatra (pilgrimage) to the city of Kashi (Varanasi) in Hinduism. Regarded to be among the holiest of cities in Hinduism, pilgrims undertake a journey to this city due to the belief that it would allow them to achieve mukti (salvation). The significance of this pilgrimage is explained in the Skanda Purana....