The following is a Glossary of Hindi and Sanskrit words translated to their closest meaning in English in the context of the philosophy of Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj
AbhyudayaWellbeing in this life; health and peace of mind.Ahladini shaktiThe power of bliss.AmoortWithout form.AnandDivine Bliss.AnshA part of something.AntahkaranThe mind with its four faculties called man (the emotional mind), buddhi (the discriminative mind), chit (the section of the mind that holds all the sanskars) and ahankar (ego).AnuInfinitesimally small.AnumanLogical deduction.Apar dharmScriptural guidelines for living to help a person become good and elevate their sattvic consciousness.ApaurusheyaThat which is not made by anyone, even God; something which exists eternally.Aryavart, BharatvarshThe original names of India, as mentioned in ancient scriptures.Atm gyanSelf-realization; knowledge of the soul.AtmaSoul.AvatarThe descension of God or Divine personality on the earth planet.AvyaktUnmanifested.AyurvedicThe world’s oldest holistic (whole-body) healing system; the science of medicine revealed in the Vedas.BarsanaThe village where Radha Rani appeared and lived during Her entire descension 5,000 years ago.BhagwanLoving personal form of God.BhagwatamAlso called the Bhāgavata Purāna (or Śrīmad Bhāgavata Mahā Purāna, Śrīmad Bhāgavatam or Bhāgavata) is one of Hinduism’s eighteen great Puranas; it is composed in Sanskrit and it promotes bhakti (devotion) to Krishna.BhagyaDestiny.BhaktiThe selfless loving feelings of a devotee’s heart for his beloved God where all of his personal requisites are merged into his Divine beloved’s overwhelming Grace, which He imparts for His loving devotee.BhavEmotional feelings of love and longing of a selfless devotee for a personal form of God, deep affinity for God.BrahmandA planetary system where souls are residing; a brahmand consists of mrityulok, swarg and narak.BrajThe present Mathura district in India is called Braj; Krishna lived and played in Braj for the first eleven and a half years of His stay on this earth planet. Radha Krishna, along with Gopis and Gwalbals, did most of their leelas in Braj.ChitThe omniscient absolute unlimited knowledge aspect of God.DaivDestiny.DharmThe guidelines for living for all souls, meant to elevate their consciousness towards God.Dwapar yugOne of the four yugas (ages).GheeClarified butter.GitaA 700-verse Hindu scripture in Sanskrit that is part of the Mahabharat. It was recited by Lord Krishna to Arjun. It is the simplified essence of all the Upnishads.GokulThe village where Shree Krishna lived from His appearance until age four during His avatar 5,000 years ago.GovindAnother name for Krishna.GuruThe spiritual master who is a God realized Saint.GwalbalA playmate of Krishna.Gyan, gyani, gyan margThe followers of the impersonal aspect of God are called gyani, and their impersonal concept and understanding is called gyan; marg means ‘the path’; gyan also refers to knowledge in general.IshtadevYour worshiped form of God.Jad shaktiLifeless energy.JanmTaking birth or appearing.Karm, karmasThe good and bad actions of the person; they are all stored in the unconscious section of the mind; they become the cause of the next incarnation.KripaGrace.Kriyaman karmActions we are performing currently in this life, with our free will.LeelasThe Divine actions of any kind. The pastimes, sports, plays, and all the actions of Radha Krishna (along with the Brajwasis) or any other personal form of God are called leelas.Maha VishnuGod’s almighty Divine form. It is only a fraction of Krishna’s absolute supremacy.Maha pralayThe ‘no-creation’ state where all the creative energies and the forces (maya, kal and karm) remain in an absolutely subtle and dormant state; this is the absolute dissolution of this universe when only abstract-like original energy, called mool-prakriti, is left, and it remains absorbed in God.MahapurushGod realized Saint.MaharshiRefers to a great Saint, generally who has contributed to producing the scriptural knowledge on earth.Main Kaun Mera Kaun“Who Am I and Who Is Mine?” A historic lecture series by Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj; it includes 103 one-hour lectures detailing the philosophy of soul, maya and God, and the path to God realization.Manomayi pratimaMental image of God or a mental moorti.MantrasVerses of the Vedas.MathuraThe town where Shree Krishna appeared in the jail cell of the demon Kans; He returned to Mathura at age 11 and freed His parents from Kans.MayaAn eternally existing, mindless, lifeless and delusive power of God that appears and multiplies in the form of the universe. It has three qualities: sattvagun (pious), rajogun (normal, selfish or mixture of good and bad qualities) and tamogun (evil).Mayadheen, mayabaddhUnder the bondage of maya.MayadheeshRefers to God; controller of maya.MayateetSomeone who is beyond maya.MayicThat which is related to maya; derived or manifested from maya, the material energy.Moksh, muktiLiberation from the mayic bondage of birth and death.MoortWith form.MoortiA deity of God; a statue, carving, sculpture, or painting representing the form of God.MrityulokThe physical earth.NaamThe name of God.Naam jaapChanting the name of God.NarakHell.Navdha bhaktiNine forms of devotion described by Prahlad.NishkamWithout desire.NityaEternal.ParamatmaThe supreme soul, God.ParamhansA God realized Saint of the highest class.ParmatmaAnother term for the supreme soul, God.PoojaWorship.PraptiAttainment.Prapti margThe path of attainment of God.PremDivine love for God.PrernaDivine inspiration.PrithviThe earth.PralayThe dissolution of the world which takes place at the end of one cycle of creation.Raganuga bhaktiA form of devotion that is practiced while keeping the intimate associates of Radha Krishna as the ideal, and following their loving devotion.RahasyaSecret, mystery.RamayanThe scripture describing the life and pastimes of Lord Ram.RasDivine blissful nectar of love experienced in the devotion of God.RasikA God realized Saint who relishes the ras of Divine love.RatiAttachment.RishisGreat Sages.SadhakDevotional practitioner.SadhanaDevotional practice.SadhyaFinal goal of life.SahajNatural, simple, effortless.SamadhiSpiritual trance.SamsaraCycle of birth and death.Sanatan dharmThe eternal religion, another name for Hinduism.SankirtanChanting and singing the glories of God with music.SankochHumility, hesitation.SankulFull, crowded, complicated.SanyasRenunciation of the world.SaranagatiSurrender to God.SarvagyaAll knowing, omniscient.Sashtang dandvatProstration in which the devotee lies flat on the ground with eight parts of the body touching the ground.SatsangAssociation with Saints or other devotees, listening to discourses and chanting the glories of God.SatyugThe first of the four ages (satyug, tretayug, dvapar yug, and kaliyug).SewaService to God, Guru, or Saints.ShastrasHoly scriptures.ShishyaDisciple.ShlokaVerse.SiddhantPhilosophy, doctrine.SiddhiDivine power, supernatural accomplishment.SmritiThat which is remembered, a body of sacred Hindu literature based on human memory.SmaranRemembrance of God.Smriti granthScriptures based on human memory, such as Manu Smriti.SnehaAffection, tender love.SthirSteady, stable.Sukshm sharirSubtle body (mind, intellect, ego).SurDemi-gods.SwargHeaven.Tamas, tamogunThe mode of ignorance; one of the three gunas of maya.TapasyaAusterity, penance.TatvaElement, principle, essence.TretayugThe second of the four ages (satyug, tretayug, dvapar yug, kaliyug).TrikutiThe center of the eyebrows, the ajna chakra.UpadeshInstruction, teaching.UpnishadsPhilosophical texts that form the theoretical basis for the Hindu religion.VaikunthThe Divine abode of Lord Vishnu.VairagyaDetachment, renunciation.VaniSpeech, utterance, sayings of Saints.VedAncient Hindu scriptures composed in Sanskrit, revealed by God.VedantThe concluding portion of the Vedas, dealing with philosophical teachings.VedasThe most ancient and sacred Hindu scriptures, divided into four parts: Rigved, Samved, Yajurved, and Atharvaved.VidyaKnowledge.VigrahThe form of God.VishnuThe preserver among the Hindu trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiv.VivekPower of discrimination.VrindabanThe sacred place where Shree Krishna performed His Divine leelas.YagyaVedic ritual of sacrifice and worship.YamGod of death.YamunaThe sacred river that flows through Vrindaban and Mathura.YogUnion with God.YogiA practitioner of yog.YugAn age or epoch in Hindu cosmology.
