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Bhana “The characteristics of bhāna are described by experts such as Kohala and others as being arrived at by ten lāsyāṅgas (the traditional forms of dance)……… " तं जातमभिव्याददात्स भाणमकरोत्chaiva वागभवत् || Bhana or bhāṇa (Sanskrit: भाण ) (one act monologue Sanskrit plays) In the Vedic literature, there are several references to singing, dancing, music and entertaining performances by professional entertainers. In the [Rig Veda](./Rig_Veda) there are mantras with pronounced story element in dialogue form – dramatic soliloquy, dialogue and chorus, traditionally known as Akhyana which fact points at the existence of some kind of drama-entertainment e....

Bhandasura Bhandāsura is an asura who appears in Hindu literature, most prominently in Shaktism. He is featured in the Lalita Mahatmaya of the Brahmanda Purana, where he is slain by the goddess Lalita. Legend The battle between Goddess Lalita Tripura Sundari and Bhandasura is described in the Lalitopakhyana of Brahmanda Purana and Jnana Khanda of Tripura Rahasya. Lord Shiva married Sati), the daughter of the king Daksha. Sati’s father did not invite Shiva to a great sacrifice as Daksha and Shiva were dissatisfied with each other....

Bhānumati The Sanskrit term, Bhānumati (Sanskrit:भानुमती), meaning – “luminous” or “shining like the Sun”, is derived from the word, Bhānu (Sanskrit:भानु). In the Rig Vedic parlance, Bhanu is an epithet of the Maruts and means - “variegated colour”, “shining with light” or “shining like a serpent” or “causing the motion of the wind”. For a very long time in India, Bhānumati was a much preferred name for girls. Bhānumati was the name of a daughter of Angiras)....

Bhasmajabala Upanishad name Bhasmajabala devanagari भस्मजाबाल meaning Sacred ash (Bhasma) - Jabala composition_date late medieval type Shaiva veda Atharvaveda chapters 2 verses 69 Bhasmajabala Upanishad (भस्मजाबाल उपनिषत्) is one of the minor Shaiva Upanishads of Hinduism written in Sanskrit language. It is associated with the Atharvaveda. The Bhasmajabala Upanishad, in a manner similar to Brihajjabala Upanishad and Akshamalika Upanishad describes Vibhuti (Bhasma) or sacred ash, and Rudraksha beads as symbols and for body art....

Bhava (king) Bhava or Bhavayavya was a king who lived on the banks of the Indus, eulogized in RV 1.126. His son “Savanya” or “Bhavya” is the subject of 1.125, where he has a discussion with a wandering priest. The two hymns are among the very few dedicated to mortals in the Rigveda.

Bhavana Upanishad title Bhavana Upanishad devanagari भावन sanskrit_transliteration Bhāvana meaning Feeling, internal visualization composition_date ~15th-century CE veda Atharvaveda type Shakta chapters 1 verses 37 philosophy Shaktism, Vedanta The Bhavana Upanishad (भावन उपनिषद्, IAST: Bhāvana Upaniṣad) is a medieval era minor Upanishad of Hinduism. Composed in Sanskrit, the text is classified as one of the Shakta Upanishads and attached to the Atharvaveda. The Upanishad identifies the human body as Srichakra yantra and elaborates on this theme, and its worship....

Bhavatarini Shmashanpith Kali Temple name Bhavatarini Shmashanpith Kali Temple native_name ভবতারিণী মন্দির map_type India West Bengal map_caption Location in West Bengal coordinates 22.39417°N, 87.71565°W country India state West Bengal district Purba Medinipur location Balidangri deity Bhavatarini Kali festivals Rath Yatra, Hindu Wedding architecture Bengal Architecture year_completed 1994 ** Bhavatarini Shmashanpith Kali Temple ** is a popular Hindu temple located in Balidangri, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, near Balidangri Primary School in Panskura block....

Bhawani Mandir Bhawani Mandir (Temple of Goddess Bhawani) was a political pamphlet penned anonymously by Indian nationalist Aurobindo Ghosh in 1905. The pamphlet was created at the time of partition of Bengal and penned during Aurobindo’s career in the Baroda State service. The pamphlet ostensibly called for the establishment of an order of monkhood which would build a temple the Hindu Mother Goddess Bhawani (or Shakti) who was intended to represent the nationhood of India, and dedicate themselves to service in her name....

Bhedabheda Bhedābheda Vedānta is a subschool of Vedānta, which teaches that the individual self (jīvātman) is both different and not different from the ultimate reality known as Brahman. Etymology Bhedābheda (Devanagari: भेदाभेद) is a Sanskrit word meaning “difference and non-difference”. Philosophy The characteristic position of all the different Bhedābheda Vedānta schools is that the individual self (jīvātman) is both different and not different from the ultimate reality known as Brahman. Each thinker within the Bhedābheda Vedānta tradition has their own particular understanding of the precise meanings of the philosophical terms “difference” and “non-difference”....

Bhikshuka Upanishad name Bhikshuka Upanishad devanagari भिक्षुक sanskrit_transliteration Bhikṣuka meaning Ascetic or Mendicant type Sannyasa veda Shukla Yajurveda chapters 1 verses 5 philosophy Vedanta The Bhikshuka Upanishad (भिक्षुक उपनिषत्, IAST: Bhikṣuka Upaniṣad), also known as Bhikshukopanishad, is one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism and is written in Sanskrit. The Upanishad describes four kinds of sannyasins (Hindu monks), their eating habits and lifestyle. Yoga is the path of spiritual liberation for all four....

Bholenath !The dance of Shiva Bholanatha (भोलानाथ), also popularly rendered Bholenath, is an epithet of the Hindu god Shiva. The epithet indicates the status of Shiva as the lord of innocence. Legend The epithet of Bholanatha is sometimes associated with the episode of Bhasmasura. In this legend, the aforementioned asura sought the boon of turning anything he touched to ash after propitiating Shiva. His boon granted, the asura decided to test the boon on Shiva himself, attempting to reduce the deity to ash as the latter fled....

Bhrama (Hinduism) “When Jiva, having the immutable Kutastha as his basis, wrongly identifies himself with the gross and subtle bodies, he comes to think of himself as bound by the pleasures and pains of this world.” “When Jiva gives up his attachment to his illusory portion, the nature of the substratum becomes predominant and he realizes that he is associationless and of the nature of pure consciousness.” Bhrama (Sanskrit: भ्रम), in the context of Hindu thought, means – error, mistake, illusion, confusion, perplexity....

Bhramari type Hindu name Bhramari affiliation Mahadevi, Lakshmi, Parvati god_of Goddess of Bees Bhramari (भ्रामरी) is the Hindu goddess of bees. She is an incarnation of the goddess Adi Shakti in Shaktism, and is primarily regarded to be a form of Lakshmi in the Pancharatra texts, but is also regarded to be a form of Parvati in Shaivism. Etymology Bhramari means ’the goddess of bees’, or ’the goddess of black bees'....

Bhuman यो वै भूमा तत्सुखं, नाल्पे सुखमस्ति Bhuman is that happiness. भूमा सम्प्रसादादध्युपदेशात् | (Brahma Sutra I.iii.8) “Bhuman is the supreme Self, since he is taught as superior to samprasada (Prana)”. Bhuman (Sanskrit:भूमन) means fullness or abundance; It is a synonym of Brahman. The word, Bhuman, is derived from the word, Bahu, meaning much or many, with the suffix – imam, added after it by dropping – i, to impart the sense of the abstract noun....

Bhumika Bhūmikā (Sanskrit: भूमिका) is derived from the word, Bhūmi, meaning earth, soil, ground or character. Hinduism Subheccha or good desires Vichārāna or inquiry tanumānasī or pertaining to the thinned mind Sattvāpatti or the attainment of sattva Asamśakti or non-attachment Padārthabhāvanā or analysis of objects Turiya or the final stage. The Upanishads speak about the seven bhūmikās or jñānabhūmis (fields of knowledge) or the seven stages of development of wisdom, and about the four kinds of jivanmuktas....