| Word | Sanskrit | IAST | In General | Veda | Purana | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maya | माया | māyā | Maya is a kind of metaphysical ignorance by which one does not understand the real nature... | To consider the phenomenal world as fully real is an avidya as there is a deeper reality... | To Purana the world is created by Lord by his Yogamaya. BG (7.25) upholds this position.... | Read More |
| Mayamrga | मायामृग | māyāmṛga | Marica, the uncle of Ravana, took the form of a illusory antelope to tempt Sita and went to the... | Read More | ||
| Adbhuta Ramayana | अद्भुत रामायण | adbhuta rāmāyaṇa | Adbhuta Ramayana is a version of Ramayana. This small text of 1355 verses divided into 27... | The story is significantly different from Valmiki Ramayana although the central characters... | Read More | |
| Adyatma Ramayana | अध्यात्म रामायण | adhyātma rāmāyaṇa | A version of Ramayana found in Brahmanda Purana which gives high emphasis on bhakti is called... | A brief synopsis of Adhyatma Ramayana is as follows: Balakanda - This chapter begins... | Read More | |
| Ananda Ramayana | आनन्द रामायण | ānanda rāmāyaṇa | Ananda Ramayana is a version of Ramayana. The story is slightly different from Valmiki... | Ravana believing prophecy that the son of Dasaratha will kill him tried his best to kill... | Read More | |
| Anandamaya Vidya | आनन्दमय विद्या | ānandamaya vidyā | Upanishad uses the word vidya as a technique to do spiritual Sadana. It is meditation and... | This Vidya occurs in the Taittiriyopanishad, Brahmananda Valli, eighth Anuvaka. The ideal... | Read More | |
| Baka , Ramayana | बक | baka | Daughter of the demon, Sumali. He had four daughters : Baka, Puspotkata, Kaikasi and Kumbhinadi.... | Read More | ||
| Champu Ramayana | चम्पू रामायण | campū rāmāyaṇa | A sanskrit Ramayana version in Champu ( poetry and prose mixed) form. Bhojaraja composed... | Read More | ||
| Chinmaya | चिन्मय | cinmaya | Formed of consciousness ; consisting of pure consciousness | Read More | ||
| Chinmayananda , Swami H H | His Holiness Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati is one of the most popular sage of the 20th Century. ... | Chinmayananda is a great force in promoting Upanishads in the Hindu minds in the 2nd half of last... | Read More | |||
| Damayanti | दमयंती | damayantī | The story of Nala and Damayanti is told in Mahabharata. Damayanti is of the women known for... | Read More |