| Word | Sanskrit | IAST | In General | Veda | Purana | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raka | राका | rākā | Raka is the moon goddess, associated with full moon day. Raka is involed in temples along with her... | R.V. (2.32.4) is a hymn for goddess Raka is translated by R L Kashyap as follows: With... | Raka is one of the four daughter of Angirasa, a mindborn son of Brahma. The other three are... | Read More |
| Arka Prakasha | अर्कप्रकाश | An Ayurveda text by Lankadipati Ravana. The text is in the form of a discussion between... | Read More | |||
| Charaka | चारक | cāraka | Sage charaka is famous for his work in medicine. He was also a great Grammarian,... | Read More | ||
| Dwaraka | द्वारका | dvāraka | Dwaraka was the capital city of Sri Krishnas’s Kingdom. The excavation in the area confirm... | Legend has it that Sri Krishna killed the demon Kamsa and annointed Ugrasena, the father of Kamsa... | Read More | |
| Dwaraka Peetham, Adi Sankaara | The Adi Sankara established a Peetham at Dwaraka. To provide Shakti to the Peetham, He made the... | Read More | ||||
| Dwaraka Nilayaachudha | “Dwaraka Nilayaachudha” ….The word Draupadi uttered when her dress was pulled down in... | Read More | ||||
| Nadiprakasha | नाडीप्रकाश | An Ayurveda text on medicines. The main subject of study as its name suggest is about... | Read More | |||
| Naraka | नरक | naraka | Hell. Vedic literature mention the world of Swarga which is the dwelling place of Devas ... | The Veda talk about only the positive concepts and things only and thus do not have the... | According to Garuda Purana cosmology there are many hells where one is forced to enter... | Read More |
| Narakasura | Narakasura was a tyrant ruler of Pragjothishya who took 16000 women as captive | Narakasura, the tyrant ruler of Pragjothishya gained a boon from Brahma that he would die only... | Read More | |||
| Nirakara | निराकार | nirākāra | Without form | Read More | ||
| Paundraka | पौण्ड्रक | pauṇḍraka | The name of the buffalo which is the vehicle of Yamadharma Raja. | Read More |