| Word | Sanskrit | IAST | In General | Veda | Purana | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atri | अत्रि | atri | Atri was a great sage who was raised to the Saptharshi position in all the seven Manvantara. ... | Atri and his descendents (Atreyas) are the seer of the fifth mandala of the Rig Veda. Atri wrote... | Atri's wife is Anasuya, a daughter of Kardama Prajapati. Pleased by the austerities of Atri,... | Read More |
| Atri_Smriti | अत्रि स्मृति | atri smṛti | This is an ancient text by Sage Atri. Manusmriti(3.16) and Mahabharata (anusasanaparva 65.1) have... | Read More | ||
| Aratrika | आरात्रिक | ārātrika | Arati; An act of worship with lighted lamp accompanied by Mantra chanting or group prayer... | Read More | ||
| Atri_Smriti | अत्रि स्मृति | atri smṛti | This is an ancient text by Sage Atri. Manusmriti(3.16) and Mahabharata (anusasanaparva 65.1) have... | Read More | ||
| Gayatri Mandra Vidya | गायत्री मन्त्र विद्य | gāyatrī mantra vidya | Upanishad uses the word vidya as a technique to do spiritual Sadana. It is meditation and also... | Read More | ||
| Gayatri Mantra Practice | Gayatri is to be received as a diksha (initiated into mantra) from an elderly person who is... | Read More | ||||
| Gayatri_Chandas | गायत्री छन्दस् | gāyatrī chandas | Gayatri is a celebrated vedic chandas or meter. It consisting of 24 syllables - generally arranged... | Read More | ||
| Gayatri_Mantra | गायत्री मन्त्र | gāyatrī mantra | ॐ भूर्भुवः... | Read More | ||
| Ksatriya | क्षत्रिय | kṣatriya | Ksatriyas are the second of the four Varnas, the other three being Brahmin , Vaisya and Sudra . ... | During the Vedic period the four castes were recognized, but hierarchy was not established. The... | Enmity between Brahmana and Ksatriyas: Bhargava sages (descendents of Brighu) were the... | Read More |
| Matrika | मात्रिका | mātrikā | Letter or sound syllable which is the basis of all words and hence of all knowledge | Read More |