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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....

Katha Upanishad !Katha Upanishad 1.1.1 to 1.1.3 verses, Krishna Yajurveda The Katha Upanishad (Sanskrit: कठोपनिषद् or कठ उपनिषद्) (’) is one of the mukhya (primary) Upanishads, embedded in the last eight short sections of the ’ school of the Krishna Yajurveda. It is also known as Upanishad, and is listed as number 3 in the Muktika canon of 108 Upanishads. The Katha Upanishad consists of two chapters (Adhyāyas), each divided into three sections (Vallis)....

Kathashruti Upanishad devanagari कठश्रुति sanskrit_transliteration Kaṭhaśruti meaning Named after Vedic school composition_date Early centuries CE veda Yajurveda type Sannyasa chapters 1 verses 42 philosophy Vedanta The Kathashruti Upanishad (कठश्रुति उपनिषत्, IAST: Kaṭhaśruti Upaniṣad) is a minor Upanishad of Hinduism. The Sanskrit text is one of the 20 Sannyasa Upanishads, and is attached to the Krishna Yajurveda. This ancient text on renunciation describes the lifestyle of Hindu monks. A Sannyasi, states the text, should contemplate on soul, lead a simple life without any possession, be chaste and compassionate to all living beings, neither rejoice when someone praises him, nor curse when someone abuses him....

Kaushiki type Hindu name Kaushiki affiliation * Mahadevi, * Lakshmi, * Durga, * Saraswati mantra Oṃ Kauśikyai Namaḥ weapon Trishula, Bell, bow and arrow, Plough, Pestle, Conch, Discus mount Lion other_names Ambika, Mahasaraswati, Chandika abode Vindhya Parvata, Himalayas, Manidvipa, Vaikuntha texts Markandeya Purana, Devi Bhagavata Purana, Lakshmi Tantra, Shiva Purana, Devi Mahatmya, Skanda Purana, Tripura Rahasya, Kalika Purana festivals Navaratri Kaushiki (कौशिकी, ) is a Hindu goddess, a deity who emerged from the sheath of Parvati....

Kaushitaki Upanishad The Kaushitaki Upanishad (कौषीतकि उपनिषद्, ) is an ancient Sanskrit text contained inside the Rigveda. It is associated with the Kaushitaki shakha, but a Sāmānya Upanishad, meaning that it is “common” to all schools of Vedanta. It was included in Robert Hume’s list of 13 Principal Upanishads, and lists as number 25 in the Muktika canon of 108 Upanishads. The Kaushitaki Upanishad, also known as Kaushitaki Brahmana Upanishad, is part of the Kaushitaki Aranyaka or the Shankhayana Aranyaka....