Dictionary: Viraj

Viraj Verse 158 – God, cause of the regions of the universe etc., whose body consists of five elements, kindled by delusion “I am (this) All” thus has become Viraj. Verse 159 – Earlier than this (Viraj) is Sutram, for, if this one exists, (then also) Viraj (exists). (This is so) on account of another sruti and according to the indirect evidence (of the sruti-quotation, which reads:) “Understanding”. Verse 160 – Setting aside (the words) “consisting of food”, etc....

February 15, 2023 · 5 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Visalakshi

Visalakshi !The Hindu Goddess Parvati LACMA M.72.1.14 (1 of 2).jpg?width=300) Vishalakshi (विशालाक्षी) is primarily an epithet of the Hindu goddess Parvati. Shiva Purana Parvati is described to be Vishalakshi in a chapter in the Shiva Purana, when Shiva sets his eye on Parvati for the first time: Skanda Purana In the Kashi Khanda of the Skanda Purana, Vishalakshi appears with Vishvanatha for grant a boon to Kubera during the Meghavahana Kalpa....

February 15, 2023 · 1 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Visayah

Visayah Viśayah primarily means – ’the sphere of influence or activity’, and also refers to – ‘dominion’, ‘kingdom’, ’territory’, ‘country’, ‘abode’, ’lands’ etc., but in Hindu philosophy, it has been used to indicate ’the subject matter’, ’the sense-objects’, ’the subject of interpretation’, ’the area or range of words’ or ’the field of experience’. According to the Mimamsakas a complete adhikarana (अधिकरणम्) i.e. main, relation or connection, consists of viśayah (विषयः) - the subject or the matter to be explained, viśeya (विशय) or sanśeya (संशय) - the doubt or the question arising upon that matter, pūrvapakśa (पूर्वपक्ष) – the prima facie argument concerning it, uttarpakśa (उत्तर्पक्ष) or siddhanta (सिद्धान्त) – the answer or the demonstrated conclusion, and sangati (संगति) – pertinency or relevancy or the final conclusion....

February 15, 2023 · 5 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Vishishtadvaita

Vishishtadvaita !Ramanujacharya Vishishtadvaita (IAST ; विशिष्टाद्वैत), is a highly regarded school of Hindu philosophy belonging to the Vedanta tradition. Vedanta refers to the profound interpretation of the Vedas based on Prasthanatrayi. Vishishta Advaita, meaning “non-duality with distinctions”, is a non-dualistic philosophy that recognizes Brahman as the supreme reality while also acknowledging its multiplicity. This philosophy can be characterized as a form of qualified monism, attributive monism, or qualified non-dualism. It upholds the belief that all diversity ultimately stems from a fundamental underlying unity....

February 15, 2023 · 19 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Vishnu

Vishnu type Hindu name Vishnu affiliation Parabrahman, Trimurti, Brahman, Bhagavan, Ishvara, Dashavatara deity_of God of Preservation , God of Time, The Protector of Good, Bestower of Karma , Para Brahman, the Supreme Being abode * Vaikuntha (Narayana) , * Causal Ocean (Mahavishnu), * Garbhodaka Ocean (Garbhodaksayi Vishnu), * Kshira Sagara (Ksirodakasayi Vishnu) mantra * Om Namo Narayanaya, * Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya, *Hari Om weapon * Sudarshana Chakra (Discus), * Panchajanya (Conch), * Kaumodaki (Mace)) , * Sharanga (Bow), * Nandaka (Sword) consort Lakshmi mount Garuda, Shesha festivals Holi, Rama Navami, Krishna Janmashtami, Narasimha Jayanti, Deepavali, Onam, Vishu, Vivaha Panchami, Vijayadashami, Ananta Chaturdashi, Shayani Ekadashi, Prabodhini Ekadashi and other ekadashis, Kartik Purnima, Tulasi Vivaha symbols Padma) (Lotus), Shaligrama, Dvaravati sila siblings Parvati or Durga (ceremonial sister; according to Shaivism) member_of Trimurti other_names Hari, Narayana, Madhava), Keshava, Achyuta, Janardana, various others (Vishnu Sahasranama) children *Kamadeva , *18 sons (from Lakshmi) , *Devasena and Sundaravalli (Tamil tradition) , *Mangala and Narakasura (from Bhudevi), *Ayyappan (as Mohini) day Thursday sa विष्णु as বিষ্ণু bn বিষ্ণু gu વિષ્ણુ hi विष्णु kn ವಿಷ್ಣು mr विष्णु or ବିଷ୍ଣୁ te విష్ణు ta விஷ்ணு ml വിഷ്ണു Vishnu (विष्णु, ), also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism....

February 15, 2023 · 22 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Vishpala

Vishpala Vishpala () is a woman (alternatively, a horse) mentioned in the Rigveda (RV 1.112.10, 116.15, 117.11, 118.8 and RV 10.39.8). The name is likely from ’ “settlement, village” and ‘ “strong”, meaning something like “protecting the settlement” or “strong settlement”. Vishpala is helped in battle (alternative, in the prize-race) by the Ashvins. As she lost her leg “in the time of night, in Khela’s battle” (alternatively, “in Khela’s race, eager for a decision”), they gave her a “leg of iron” so that she could keep running (1....

February 15, 2023 · 1 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Vishva

Vishva !ভারতশিল্পে মূর্তি 31 Viśhva (Sanskrit:विश्व), root विश् ("vish") (to pervade) means all-pervading or omnipresent. It is another name for Vishnu and also refers to the world, the universe. In literature, this word refers to the entire enchanted universe. Literature The word (विश्व) (vishva) appears in the Rig Veda, for example, Rishi Dirghatamas (R.V.I.146.1) states:- that just as the seven bright rays of the sun and the brightness of Agni light up the entire world of inanimate and animate objects, so do the learned people with their wisdom gracefully illuminate the minds of all beings for mutual benefits....

February 15, 2023 · 3 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Vivartavada

Vivartavada Vivartavada is an Advaita Vedanta theory of causation, postulated by post-Shankara Advaita advaitins, regarding the universe as an “illusory transformation” of Brahman. Etymology The Sanskrit word vivarta (विवर्त) means alteration, modification, change of form, altered condition or state. The term, vivartavada is derived from the word vivarta. Meaning All schools of Vedānta subscribe to the theory of Satkāryavāda, which means that the effect is pre-existent in the cause. But there are different views on the origination of the empirical world from Brahman....

February 15, 2023 · 3 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Vrindaban Road railway station

Vrindaban Road railway station name Vrindaban Road railway station type Indian Railways station address Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh country India coordinates 27.5558°N, 77.6236°W map_type India#India Uttar Pradesh elevation 180 m line Agra–Delhi chord structure Standard on ground platform 3 tracks 3 (Double Electrified BG) parking No bicycle No electrified Yes owned Indian Railways operator North Central Railway status Functioning former Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Vrindaban Road railway station is on the Agra–Delhi chord....

February 15, 2023 · 1 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Vrindavan

Vrindavan name Vrindavan other_name Vrindaban, Brindaban nicknames City of Widows settlement_type City pushpin_map India Uttar Pradesh#India3 pushpin_map_caption Location in Uttar Pradesh, India pushpin_label_position right coordinates 27.58°N, 77.7°W subdivision_type Country subdivision_name 🇮🇳 subdivision_type1 State subdivision_type2 District subdivision_name1 Uttar Pradesh subdivision_name2 Mathura government_type Municipal Corporation governing_body Mathura Vrindavan Municipal Corporation unit_pref Metric elevation_m 170 population_total 63,005 population_as_of 2011 population_density_km2 auto population_demonym Vrindavan wasi demographics_type1 Languages demographics1_title1 Official timezone1 IST utc_offset1 +05:30 postal_code_type PIN postal_code 281121 area_code 0565 area_code_type Telephone code registration_plate UP-85 demographics1_info1 Hindi demographics1_title3 Native demographics1_info3 Braj Bhasha dialect Vrindavan, also spelt Vrindaban and Brindaban, is a historical city in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India....

February 15, 2023 · 6 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Vrindavan railway station

Vrindavan railway station name Vrindavan railway station type Indian Railways station address Bhakti Vedanta Swami Marg, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh country India coordinates 27.5762°N, 77.6939°W elevation 176 m line Mathura–Vrindavan link structure Standard on ground platform 1 tracks 1 MG Line parking Yes opened 1889 owned Indian Railways operator North Central Railway status Functioning map_type India Uttar Pradesh#India map_dot_label Vrindavan map_caption Location in Uttar Pradesh##Location in India Vrindavan railway station is on the Mathura–Vrindavan link....

February 15, 2023 · 1 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Vritra

Vritra type Hindu deity_of Personification of drought father Tvashtr mother Danu) affiliation Asura Vritra (वृत्र) is a danava)) in Hinduism. He serves as the personification of drought, and is an adversary of the king of the devas), Indra. As a danava, he belongs to the race of the asuras. Vritra is also known in the Vedas as Ahi (Sanskrit: अहि , lit. “snake”). He appears as a human-like serpent blocking the course of the Rigvedic rivers, and is slain by Indra with his newly-forged vajra....

February 15, 2023 · 7 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Vyapti

Vyapti a Sanskrit expression, in Hindu philosophy refers to the state of pervasion. It is considered as the logical ground of inference which is one of the means to knowledge. No conclusion can be inferred without the knowledge of vyapti. Vyapti guarantees the truth of conclusion. It signifies the relation of invariable concomitance between “hetu” and “sadhya” and is of two kinds. Vyapti between terms of unequal extension is called “asamavyavyapti” or “visamavyapti”, and vyapti between equal extensions is called “samavyapti”....

February 15, 2023 · 5 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Vyasaraja Math

Vyasaraja Math **Sri Vyasaraja Math ** (ವ್ಯಾಸರಾಜ ಮಠ) (formerly known as Poorvadi Math) is one of the three premier Dvaita Vedanta monasteries (matha) descended from Jagadguru Śrī Madhvācārya through Jayatirtha and Rajendra Tirtha (a disciple of Vidyadhiraja Tirtha) and their disciples. Vyasaraja Math, along with Uttaradi Math and Raghavendra Math), are considered to be the three premier apostolic institutions of Dvaita Vedanta and are jointly referred as Mathatraya. It is the pontiffs and pandits of the Mathatraya that have been the principle architects of post-Madhva Dvaita Vedanta through the centuries....

February 15, 2023 · 2 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Vyūha

Vyūha Vyūha (Sanskrit: व्यूह) means - ’to arrange troops in a battle array (formation)’, ’to arrange, put or place in order, to dispose, separate, divide, alter, transpose, disarrange, resolve (vowels syllables etc.)’. Its root is व्यः which means - a ‘cover’ or ‘veil’. This word also refers to emanation and to the manifest power of Lord Vishnu. It has different meanings depending on the doctrine of the treatise and the context, such as revealing of the knowledge of Vedas, manifestation of Vishnu or Buddha, and the war formations of Mahabharata....

February 15, 2023 · 4 min · TheAum