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apa ind. (as a prefix to nouns and verbs, expresses) away, off, back (opposed to /upa-, /anu-, sam-, pra-) View this entry on the original dictionary page scan. apa ind. down (opposed to ud-). View this … Read More

The Palasa is called Flame of the forest or bastard teak. It’s western scientific name is Butea frondosa.   #Palasa   #Palasha    

Another name for #Garuda.     #Tarksya      #Tarkshya       

गुरु adj. guru big   गुरु m. guru teacher   गुरुता f. gurutA significance   गुरुता f. gurutA greatness   गुरुता f. gurutA relevance   गुरुता f. gurutA majesty   गुरुता f. gurutA grandeur   गुरुत्व … Read More

  racayatam — please make; MM 34      

    The #Srivatsa (beloved of Sri, Laksmi), is a mark on the chest of Vishnu where His eternal companion Laksmidevi resides. A mole on Mahavisnu’s chest. (For more details see under Bhrgu) .     … Read More

रल n. rala jewel   रल n. rala gem   रला f. ralA species of bird   राल m. rAla resin of Shala tree [Shorea Robusta – Bot.]   रलाकर m. ralAkara ocean   रलरोल m. … Read More

अग्रशस् adv. agrazas from the beginning   अग्रशस् adv. agrazas from the beginning   अग्रशस् adv. agrazas from scratch   अग्रशस् adverb agrazas from the start   अग्रासन n. agrAsana seat of honour   अग्रसानु m. … Read More

दैवदत्त adj. daivadatta given by fate or fortune   दैवदत्त adj. daivadatta innate   दैवदत्त adj. daivadatta natural   देवदत्त adj. devadatta god-given   देवदत्त m. devadatta     देवदत्त m. devadatta common name for men … Read More

दैत्य adj. daitya belonging to the demons   दैत्य adj. daitya spirituous liquor   दैत्य m. daitya son of diti   दैत्य m. daitya demon   दैतेय adj. daiteya proceeding from or belonging to the daiteyas … Read More

CHAPTER 4 The Sky Beyond the Universe If even the higher planets in this universe are subject to birth and death, why do great yogīs strive for elevation to them? Although they may have many mystic … Read More

CHAPTER ONE Teachings to Rūpa Gosvāmī Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, the younger brother of Sanātana Gosvāmī, went to Prayāga, the modern city of Allahabad, with his younger brother Vallabha. When the two brothers heard that Lord Śrī … Read More

#Bahu 3 A king of the Sundara dynasty. Mention is made about this king in Mahabharata, Udyoga Parva, Chapter 74.

  भूरीणि भूरिकर्माणि श्रोतव्यानि विभागश: । अत: साधोऽत्र यत्सारं समुद्‍धृत्य मनीषया । ब्रूहि भद्रायभूतानां येनात्मा सुप्रसीदति ॥ ११ ॥ bhūrīṇi bhūri-karmāṇi śrotavyāni vibhāgaśaḥ ataḥ sādho ’tra yat sāraṁ samuddhṛtya manīṣayā brūhi bhadrāya bhūtānām yenātmā suprasīdati Synonyms … Read More

  Ma Lalita Devi TempleDec 30, 2015 — CANADA (SUN) — A serial exploration of Naimisharanya tirtha.  In our first segment of this series, we featured one of the most famous holy sites at Naimisharanya Dhama … Read More