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Aniruddha From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia     “Anirudh” redirects here. For the composer, see Anirudh Ravichander. For the human given name, see Aniruddha (given name). Aniruddha (Sanskrit: अनिरुद्ध), meaning “uncontrolled”, “unrestrained” or “without obstacles”, was … Read More

Here, we will end our study of Sanskrit pronunciation by studying two more sounds. These two sounds are not vowels, but they are not quite consonants either. Additionally, these two sounds can appear only after vowels. … Read More

anusmarana or constant remembrance

anukulyasya sankalpah pratikulyasya varjanam raksisyatiti visvaso goptrtve varanam tatha atma-niksepa-karpanye sad-vidha saranagatih anukulyasya — of anything that assists devotional service to the Lord; sankalpah — acceptance; pratikulyasya — of anything that hinders devotional service; varjanam — … Read More

  Daughter of a King of Kasi. 1) Amba and Vicitravirya. Amba is an ill-starred character in the story of the Mahabharata. She had two younger sisters named Ambika and Ambalika. Bhisma;who had taken a vow … Read More

Angirasa, another name for Brihaspati

Nectar of Devotion CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN Symptoms of Ecstatic Love The bodily symptoms manifested by a devotee in expressing ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa are called anubhāva. Practical examples of anubhāva are as follows: dancing, rolling on the … Read More

The Vine of Love 1 deharbudani bhagavan yugapat prayaccha vaktrabudani ca pnah pratideham eva jihvarbudani krpaya prativaktram eva nrtyantu tesu tava matha gunarbudani Please give me millions of bodies and millions of mouths in each body. … Read More

Anarta (Gujarat Province) Mentioned in Krishna Book

  Between Bhuvarloka and Bhurloka is antariksa, an interplanetary space where the Sun is situated. Here live beings like Raksasas, Yaksas, Pisacas and ghosts. They often descend on earth and are generally inimical to humans. Usuallly … Read More