Dictionary: Kaustubha

Kaustubha !Vaikunthanath !Sagar Manthan|||Kaustubha, featured in the top-left under the crescent **Kaustubha **(कौस्तुभ) is a divine ruby or ratnam (gem) in Hindu mythology. This gem is in the possession of Vishnu, granting him the epithet of Kaustubhadhari. It is believed in Hindu scriptures to be the most magnificent ratnam in all of creation, at the time of the churning of the ocean, and acts as a symbol of divine authority....

February 15, 2023 · 1 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Kena Upanishad

Kena Upanishad !Kena Upanishad 1.1 to 1.4 verses, Samaveda, Sanskrit, Devanagari The Kena Upanishad is a Vedic Sanskrit text classified as one of the primary or Mukhya Upanishads that is embedded inside the last section of the Talavakara Brahmanam of the Samaveda. It is listed as number 2 in the Muktikā, the canon of the 108 Upanishads of Hinduism. The Kena Upanishad was probably composed sometime around the middle of the 1st millennium BCE....

February 15, 2023 · 13 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Kesava Bharati

Kesava Bharati Sri Kesava Bharati was a Hindu member of the Sankarite renunciate order. He bestowed sannyasa on Chaitanya Mahaprabhu when the latter requested it. In the Sri-Gaura-Ganoddesa-dipika of Kavi Karnapura, Kesava Bharati is listed as the reincarnation of Sandipani Muni.

February 15, 2023 · 1 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Keśin

Keśin The Keśin were ascetic wanderers with mystical powers described in the Keśin Hymn (RV 10, 136) of the Rigveda (an ancient Indian sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns). The Keśin are described as homeless, traveling with the wind, clad only in dust or yellow tatters, and being equally at home in the physical and the spiritual worlds. They are on friendly terms with the natural elements, the gods, enlightened beings, wild beasts, and all people....

February 15, 2023 · 2 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Khadgamala

Khadgamala The Khadgamala (, खड्गमाला, “Garland of the Sword”) is an invocational mantra that names each of the Devi Hindu goddesses according to their place in the Sri Yantra or in the Maha Meru. This list of divine names is described poetically as a “garland” (mālā). The sword (Sanskrit: khaḍga) is an epithet for the Devi’s “power to strike down desire, hatred, and delusion”. This recitation of mantra is a spiritual practice of Hindu tantra....

February 15, 2023 · 1 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Khyativada

Khyativada Asat-khyātivāda (apprehension of the non-existent) (buddhism) – error in considering the unreal(non existent)to be real.in madhyamika buddhism error means describing the ultimate reality to be either real,unreal or both real and unreal or neither real and unreal. Ātma-khyātivāda (self-apprehension) (Yogacārā Buddhism) – it is the mental state projected outside as a mental image, the error occurs owing to the externalization of inner thoughts, by treating the internal object as external (extra-mental) and the error exists not in the object but in the subject....

February 15, 2023 · 5 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Koreans in Varanasi

Koreans in Varanasi Koreans initially began to migrate to India during the earlier part of the 1950s. The Korean Association of India was established during that time period by a trio of South Koreans who went into exile, right after their release from the imprisonment in their own country. The 1990s, however, showed the actual beginning and growth of the migration which grew into approximately 1200 people during the following years....

February 15, 2023 · 4 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Kosha

Kosha A kosha (also kosa; Sanskrit कोश, IAST: ), usually rendered “sheath”, is a covering of the Atman), or Self according to Vedantic philosophy. There are five koshas (Panchakoshas; ; the five sheaths), and they are often visualised as the layers of an onion in the subtle body. The Tvam (“Thou”) padartha of the Mahavakya Tat Tvam Asi is determined by the analysis of Panchakoshas that are not the atman). Panchakoshas are discussed in the Brahmanandavalli Chapter of Taittiriya Upanishad which is a part of the Taittiriya Samhita of the Krishna Yajur Veda and in which particular chapter is discussed ways and means to achieve Brahman....

February 15, 2023 · 10 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Krishna

Krishna type Hindu name Krishna member_of Dashavatara birth_place Mathura, Surasena (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) devanagari कृष्ण affiliation Svayam Bhagavan, , Brahman (Krishnaism-Vaishnavism), , Avatar of Vishnu, , Dashavatara, , Radha Krishna weapon Sudarshana Chakra, , Kaumodaki battles Kurukshetra War mount Garuda abode Goloka · Vrindavan · Gokul · Dvaraka mantra Hare Krishna) Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya texts Bhagavata Purana, , Garga Samhita, , Harivamsa, , Vishnu Purana, , Mahabharata (Bhagavad Gita), , Brahma Vaivarta Purana parents Devaki (mother), , Vasudeva (father), , Yashoda (foster-mother), , Nanda (foster-father) siblings Balarama (brother), , Subhadra (sister), , Yogamaya (cousin) consorts Radha · Rukmini · Satyabhama · Kalindi · Jambavati · 16,000 – 16,100 Junior queens festivals Krishna Janmashtami · Holi · Gopastami · Govardhan Puja · Kartik Purnima · Sharad Purnima · Lathmar Holi children Pradyumna · Samba · Bhanu and various other children dynasty Yaduvamsha-Chandravamsha god_of God of Protection, Compassion, Tenderness, and Love; Yogeshvara – Lord of Yoga or Yogis; Parabrahman, Svayam Bhagavan (Krishnaism-Vaishnavism) death_place Bhalka, Saurashtra (present-day Veraval, Gujarat, India) name Dashavatara Sequence predecessor Rama successor Buddha Krishna (कृष्ण ) is a major deity in Hinduism....

February 15, 2023 · 40 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Krishna (film series)

Krishna (film series) director Rajiv Chilaka screenplay Amarkant Dubey based_on Krishna producer Ajay Patadia, Rajiv Chilaka animator Ratn Anoop studio Green Gold Animations released *2006, *2007 country India language *English, *Hindi, *Tamil, *Telugu Krishna is an Indian animated film series based on Krishna. The film series consists of 4 films produced by Green Gold Animation. The series starts with the birth of Lord Vishnu as Krishna then the story continues the adventure of Krishna in Gokul and Vrindavan and ends in the slaying of evil demon Kansa....

February 15, 2023 · 2 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Krishna Balaram Mandir

Krishna Balaram Mandir name Krishna Balaram Mandir country India state Uttar Pradesh district Mathura district location Vrindavan deity • Radha Krishna, , • Krishna Balarama, , • Gaura Nitai festivals Janamashtami, Radhashtami, Gaura Purnima architecture Hindu architecture temple_quantity 3 year_completed 1977 website www.iskconvrindavan.com Sri Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir, also called ISKCON Vrindavan, is one of the major ISKCON temples in the world. It is a Gaudiya Vaishnava temple located in the city of Vrindavan, Mathura district, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh....

February 15, 2023 · 2 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Krishna in the Mahabharata

Krishna in the Mahabharata !Krishna tells Gita to Arjuna In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Krishna is the son of the Yaduvamsha chief Vasudeva and his wife Devaki. He is also widely known by his epithet, Vāsudeva. Krishna as a political reformer Krishna was the key political figure in overthrowing Kamsa, the king of Surasena Kingdom. The kingdom of Shurasena was the native kingdom of Yadava clans constituted by the Andhakas, Vrishnis, and Bhojas....

February 15, 2023 · 10 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Krishna Janmashtami

Krishna Janmashtami holiday_name Krishna Janmashtami type Hindu nickname Krishnashtami, , Krishna Jayanti, , Gokulashtami, , Yadukulashtami, , Srikrishna Jayanti observedby Hindus longtype Religious (1–2 days), cultural date Shraavana 23 (amanta tradition) Bhadrapada 8 (purnimanta tradition) date2020 11, 12 August date2021 Monday, 30 August date2022 18–19 August celebrations Dahi Handi (next day, in the north), kite-flying, drawing footprints of infant Krishna,, fasting, traditional sweet dishes, etc. observances Dance-drama, puja, night vigil, fasting date2023 6–7 September Krishna Janmashtami, also known simply as Krishnashtami, Janmashtami, or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu....

February 15, 2023 · 15 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Krishna legends in Kathak

Krishna legends in Kathak !Sharmila Sharma et Rajendra Kumar Gangani 2 Kathak is a forms of Indian classical dance. The dance style in its formative phase was inseparably linked with Krishna legend. The word Kathak comes from the word katha which means “story”. History Kathak has been closely associated with Krishna’s legends. The earliest mention of Kathak as an art form is found in the Arjuna-Vanavasa chapter of the Aadi-Parva of Mahabharata....

February 15, 2023 · 3 min · TheAum

Dictionary: Krishna Upanishad

Krishna Upanishad name Krishna Upanishad devanagari कृष्ण उपनिषद् sanskrit_transliteration Kṛṣṇa Upaniṣad meaning The Upanishad of Krishna type Vaishnava veda Atharvaveda chapters 2 The Krishna Upanishad (कृष्ण उपनिषत्) or Krishnopanishad is one of 108 Upanishads of Hinduism, written in the Sanskrit language. It is a minor Vaishnava Upanishad, dedicated to the god Krishna, and adheres to the tradition of Vaishnavism. The Krishna Upanishad is attached to the Atharvaveda. The Upanishad narrates how the god Rama took birth as Krishna, and how various divinities and virtues became people or objects in Krishna’s life....

February 15, 2023 · 4 min · TheAum