The Rigveda or Rig Veda (Sanskrit: ऋग्वेद ṛgveda, from ṛc “praise” and veda “knowledge”) is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns (sūktas) It is one of the four sacred canonical Hindu texts (śruti) known as the Vedas The Rigveda is the oldest known Vedic Sanskrit text Its early layers are among the oldest extant texts in any Indo-European language The sounds and texts of the Rigveda have been orally transmitted since the 2nd millennium BCE...
Rishi (Sanskrit: ऋषि, romanized: ṛṣi) is a term for an accomplished and enlightened person They find mentions in various Hindu Vedic texts Rishis are believed to have composed hymns of the Vedas Post-Vedic tradition of Hinduism regards the rishis as “great yogis” or “sages” who after intense meditation (tapas) realized the supreme truth and eternal knowledge, which they composed into hymns The term appears in Pali literature as Ishi and in Buddhism, they can be either Buddhas, Paccekabuddhas, Arahats or a monk of high rank
Rishikesh, also spelt as Hrishikesh, is a city governed by Rishikesh Municipal Corporation (since October 2017), and a tehsil in Dehradun district of the Indian state Uttarakhand Located in the foothills of the Himalayas in northern India, it is known as the “Gateway to the Garhwal Himalayas” and “Yoga Capital of the World” It lies 21 km (13 mi) north of the city Haridwar and 45 km (28 mi) southeast of the state capital Dehradun...
Rudra (; Sanskrit: रुद्र) is a Rigvedic deity associated with wind or storm, Vayu and the hunt One translation of the name is ’the roarer' In the Rigveda, Rudra is praised as the ‘mightiest of the mighty’ Rudra means “who eradicates problems from their roots” Depending upon the periodic situation, Rudra can mean ’the most severe roarer/howler’ (could be a hurricane or tempest) or ’the most frightening one' This name appears in the Shiva Sahasranama, and R...
Rudraksha (IAST: rudrākṣa) refers to a stonefruit, the dried stones of which are used as prayer beads by Hindus (especially Shaivas), as well as by Buddhists and Sikhs When they are ripe, rudraksha stones are covered by an inedible blue outer fruit so they are sometimes called “blueberry beads” The rudraksha stones are produced by several species of large, evergreen, broad-leaved tree in the genus Elaeocarpus, the principal species of which is Elaeocarpus ganitrus...
Shabda (Sanskrit: शब्द, IAST: Śabda), is the Sanskrit word for “speech sound” In Sanskrit grammar, the term refers to an utterance in the sense of linguistic performance
Sada as a name may refer to: Daniel Sada (born 1953), Mexican writer Eugenio Garza Sada (1892-1973), Mexican businessman and philanthropist Masashi Sada (born 1952), Japanese folk singer Musa Mohammed Sada (born 1957), Nigerian politician Sada Abe (1905–after 1971), Japanese convicted murderer, prostitute and actress Sotaro Sada (born 1984), Japanese football player Shigeri Sada (born 1954), Japanese football player Tokuhei Sada (1909-1933), Japanese swimmer Víctor Sada (born 1984), Spanish basketball player Sada or Sadha (born 1984), Indian actress Sada Jacobson (born 1983), American Olympic fencing silver and bronze medalist Sada Walkington, contestant on the first UK series of Big Brother Sada Vidoo (born 1977), Danish singer and songwriter Sada Williams (born 1997), Barbadian sprinterSada as a place may refer to:...
Sadasiva (Sanskrit: सदाशिव, Sadāśiva, Tamil: சதாசிவம் ), is the Supreme Being, also known as Paramashiva, in the Shaiva Siddhanta tradition of Shaivism Sadasiva is the omnipotent, subtle, luminous absolute, the highest manifestation of Shiva Sadasiva blesses with Anugraha and Vilaya, or grace and illusion, which are the fourth and fifth of the Panchakritya, or “five holy acts” of Shiva Sadasiva is usually depicted having five faces and ten hands, is also considered one of the 25 Maheshwara murtams of Shiva...
Jagadish “Jaggi” Vasudev (born 3 September 1957), known by the honorific title Sadhguru, is an Indian yoga guru and proponent of spirituality He has been teaching yoga in southern India since 1982 In 1992 he established the Isha Foundation near Coimbatore, which operates an ashram and yoga centre that carry out educational activities Vasudev is the author of several books and a frequent speaker at international forums In 2017, he received the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian award, for his contributions to social welfare
Sadhu (Sanskrit: साधु, IAST: sādhu (male), sādhvī or sādhvīne (female)), also spelled saadhu, is a religious ascetic, mendicant or any holy person in Hinduism and Jainism who has renounced the worldly life They are sometimes alternatively referred to as yogi, sannyasi or vairagi Literally, it means one who practises a ″sadhana″ or keenly follows a path of spiritual discipline Although the vast majority of sādhus are yogīs, not all yogīs are sādhus...
Sadhu (Sanskrit: साधु, IAST: sādhu (male), sādhvī or sādhvīne (female)), also spelled saadhu, is a religious ascetic, mendicant or any holy person in Hinduism and Jainism who has renounced the worldly life They are sometimes alternatively referred to as yogi, sannyasi or vairagi Literally, it means one who practises a ″sadhana″ or keenly follows a path of spiritual discipline Although the vast majority of sādhus are yogīs, not all yogīs are sādhus...
Saguna Brahman (lit. “The Absolute with qualities”) came from the Sanskrit saguṇa (सगुण) “with qualities, gunas” and Brahman (ब्रह्मन्) “the Absolute”, close to the concept of immanence, the manifested divine presence.
Sahaja (Prakrit languages: সহজ Sanskrit: सहज sahaja) means spontaneous enlightenment in Indian and Tibetan Buddhist spirituality Sahaja practices first arose in Bengal during the 8th century among Buddhist yogis called Sahajiya siddhas Ananda Coomaraswamy describes its significance as “the last achievement of all thought”, and “a recognition of the identity of spirit and matter, subject and object”, continuing “There is then no sacred or profane, spiritual or sensual, but everything that lives is pure and void...
Śakra or Sakra is an epithet of Indra Indra (/ˈɪndrə/; Sanskrit: इन्द्र) is an ancient Vedic deity in Hinduism. He is the king of Svarga (Heaven) and the Devas (gods). He is associated with the sky, lightning, weather, thunder, storms, rains, river flows and war. Indra’s mythology and powers are similar to other Indo-European deities such as Jupiter, Perun, Perkūnas, Zalmoxis, Taranis, Zeus, and Thor, showing connections to hypothesized Proto-Indo-European mythology....
The Samaveda (Sanskrit: सामवेद, romanized: sāmaveda, from sāman “song” and veda “knowledge”), is the Veda of melodies and chants It is an ancient Vedic Sanskrit text, and part of the scriptures of Hinduism One of the four Vedas, it is a liturgical text which consists of 1,875 verses All but 75 verses have been taken from the Rigveda Three recensions of the Samaveda have survived, and variant manuscripts of the Veda have been found in various parts of India...