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A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 240 _________________________________________________________________________________________ Shraddha Ceremony performed periodically in the honour of a dead relative and offer food, water etc to Brahmin in the honour of manes Shravan Fifth month in the Hindu Calendar, July/August as per English Calendar Siddheshwar Another name of Lord Shiva. Siddhi Spiritual Accomplishment. Power emanating from the state of awakening of the charkas. Each charka opens up a spate of mystical powers. A person who has all the seven centers/charkas awakened is said to be one with the universal spirit/God. Sonareen Woman from Goldsmith caste Soubhagya Auspicious state of wifehood Sri Swami Samarth Sriguru / Sri Narsinha Saraswati. Henceforth referred to as Sri Swami Samarth. Sriguru (Lord) Sri Narasinha Saraswati Srimad Bhagavatam One of the most important classics of India describing the life and times of Lord Krishna. It is verily the Hindu Bible. Also called Bhagvat Purana. The writer of this book is named Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasadeva, also called Badarayana. He is the Lord, the bhagavan, amongst the philosophers, who in India assembled all the holy texts. He arranged the Vedas, the basic books (s'ruti) with the mantras for the rituals, the wisdom and the hymns and wrote the Mahabharata, the greatest epic poem in the world describing the history (itihâsa) of the great fall that the Vedic culture once made. The Bhagavad Gita is a part of it. Vyâsa also wrote the rest of the eighteen great Bibles (the puranas) of India as well as the Brahma-sutra, his masterpiece on the Absolute Truth. Srishail Parvat Srishail Mountain. Srishail Mountain is a holy place of Lord Mallikarjun (Lord Shiva) in Andhra Pradesh where one of the twelve famous ‘Lingas’ of the Hindu God Shiva is located. Subedar Officer Surya-Swar Breathing out air out of the right nostril. Suvasinee A woman with the husband still alive. Swami Dattaguru Lord Dattatrey Swar Shastra The treatise which interprets the indications and premonitions of the air as it proceeds through the nostrils Taboota The bier carried by Mohammedans in Moharram Tahsildar An officer in charge of a sub-division of a district Tamas The mode of ignorance Tambul A roll of betal leaves generally chewed by people for its juice. Tantra-Mantra Enchantment and Sacred Hymns Teerth Holy water (or mixture of water and milk) given by a Sadguru or Deity. This water is considered to have divine energy of the Sadguru and is accepted as a blessing and is consumed by devotees. Teli A person who is in the business of selling Oil. Generally referred to as ‘Oil Man’. Thread Ceremony ‘Upanayanam’ perhaps better known outside India by the name "Sacred thread ceremony", is a Hindu rite-of-passage ritual. Traditionally, the ceremony was performed to mark the point at which male children began their formal education. The ceremony is performed to young boys of 7+ years of age (and girls in some sects) from the three varnas of brahmin, kshatriya, vaishya. The youngster is taught during the ceremony the secret of life through Brahmopadesam (revealing the nature of Brahman, the Ultimate Reality) or the Gayatri mantra. He then becomes qualified for life as a student or Brahmacharya, as prescribed in the Manusmriti. The Sanskrit word Upanayanam is believed to be derived from the word nayanam meaning "eye", prefixed with upa- ("auxiliary"), making for the interpretative meaning: bringing (the ultimate truth nearer in sight) Tirth A pond of Holy water. Also see Footnote Copyright © 2006 Shree Vitthalrao Joshi Charities Trust
A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 241 _________________________________________________________________________________________ Tola Measure of weight generally used for precious metals. 10 Gm is 1 Tola. Tonga Horse carriage. Traditionally used for transportating people over long distances. Trinity A union of Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva Trishul Trident. This is the weapon wielded by Hindu God, Lord Shiva. The three points are said to represent Shiva's three aspects - creator, destroyer and protector. Tulsi The Tulsi (also known as Tulasi) plant or Holy Basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) is an important symbol in many Hindu religious traditions. The name "tulsi" means "the incomparable one". Tulsi is a venerated plant and devotees worship it in the morning and evening. Tulsi grows wild in the tropics and warm regions. Dark or Shyama (Krishna) Tulsi and light or Rama Tulsi are the two main varieties of basil. The former possesses greater medicinal value and is commonly used for worship. Tulsi has also been recognized by the rishis for thousands of years as a prime herb in Ayurvedic treatment. It has been traditionally used by Hindus, and now others, for its diverse healing properties. Tulsi is mentioned by Acharya Charak, in the Charak Samhita, the central teaching of Ayurvedic medicine written at least two thousand years ago, and in the Rigveda. Tulsi is considered to be an adaptogen, balancing different processes in the body, and helpful for adapting to stress. Marked by its strong aroma and astringent taste, Tulsi is regarded as a kind of "elixir of life" and believed to promote longevity. Tutelary Deity A tutelary spirit is a god, who serves as the guardian or watcher over a particular site, person, or nation. Upanishad 108 Philosophical treatises that appear within Vedas. The Upanishads are part of the Hindu Shruti scriptures which primarily discuss meditation and philosophy and are seen as religious instructions by most forms of Hinduism. The very edifice of Indian religions (Hinduism,Jainism,and Budhism) is built on the strong foundation of the Upanishads. The Upanishads are mystic or spiritual interpretations on the Vedas, their putative end and essence, and thus known as Vedanta ("the end of the Vedas"). Vaaksiddhi A superhuman power that turns everything a person says into truth or reality Vada Fried cake made of lentils andother grams. Vaidur Nagar New name- ‘Bidar’, now in Karnatak State Vaidya Ayurvedic physician. Ayurveda or ayurvedic medicine is a from of anchient traditional medicine in use primarily in the Indian subcontinent. The word "Ayurveda" is a tatpurusha compound of ayus "life" and veda "knowledge", and would roughly translate as the "Science of Life". Ayurveda deals with the measures of healthy living, along with therapeutic measures that relate to physical, mental, social and spiritual harmony. Ayurveda is also one among the few traditional systems to medicine involving surgery. Vaidya Ayurvedic physician Vaikunth The paradise of the Lord Vishnu Vairagya Complete detachment from worldly pleasures. A very high state of realization. Vaishnav Devotee of Lord Vishnu Vaishnavas Followers and devotees of Lord Vishnu Vatavriksha Indian Fig tree Veda Bua Crazy Man: Lunatic Vedanta The theological part of the Vedas, i.e. Upanishad. Vedanta means the anta or culmination or essence of the Vedas. It is a principal branch of Hindu philosophy. Literally, the end of the Vedas is constituted by the series of literature termed as the Aranyakas (the forest scriptures), of which the Upanishads form the chief constituent. The primary philosophy captured in the Upanishads, that of one absolute reality termed as Brahman is the main principle of Vedanta. The sage Badarayana is supposed to be one of the major proponents of this philosophy and author of the Brahma Sutras based on the Upanishads. The concept of Brahman - the Supreme Spirit or the eternal, self existent, immanent and transcedent Copyright © 2006 Shree Vitthalrao Joshi Charities Trust
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