Rik
The vedic verses with a chandas or metre are called Rik. All the verses in Rig_Veda are Rik mantras and many of them is repeated in other Vedas. There are lot original Rik mantras found in Yajur_Veda and Atherva_Veda which are not part of Rig Veda.
Word | Sanskrit | IAST | In General | Veda | Purana | |
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Anthanriksha | अन्तरिक्ष | antarikṣa | Atmosphere The intermediate space between lower three world namely Bhuh,... | Read More | ||
Aratrika | आरात्रिक | ārātrika | Arati; An act of worship with lighted lamp accompanied by Mantra chanting or group prayer... | Read More | ||
Badarikasram | Badarikasram is a place near the Ganges in the Himalayas. It is a sacred place of Vishnu, in the... | Read More | ||||
Bhastrika pranayama | भस्त्रिका प्राणायाम | bhastrikā prāṇāyāma | Bastrika is meant for force full chest inhalation and exhalation in a sequence of a number small... | Read More | ||
Harikatha | हारिकथा | hārikathā | Harikatha is a composite art form of storytelling, poetry and dance. Any stories about... | Read More | ||
Kalpavriksha | कल्पवृक्ष | kalpavṛkṣa | See: Kalpataru | Read More | ||
Karika | कारिका | kārikā | Commentary; treatise Samkya Karika and Mandukya Karika are examples of... | Read More | ||
Mandukya_Karika | माण्डुक्य कारिका | Māṇḍukya kārikā | Mandukya Karika of Gaudapatha is one of the earliest exposition of Advaita, the monistic school of... | The great advatin acharya sri Gaudapada have wrote this karika for 12 mantras of Mandukya... | Read More | |
Matrika | मात्रिका | mātrikā | Letter or sound syllable which is the basis of all words and hence of all knowledge | Read More | ||
Parikrama | परिक्रम | parikrama | Circumambulation; loop; remedy ”To traverse around”. It is the... | Read More |