| Words |
Category |
Meaning |
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| Aajaanbaahoo-Aajaanbhuj |
Divya Darshan |
A term for the Lord's arms |
| Aangada |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine fingers |
| Aangali |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine toes |
| Aangariyoo |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine fingers |
| Aavaahan Mantra |
Worship |
Prayer used in morning pooja to welcome the Lord, to be present in one's pooja |
| Abjibapa |
Spiritual Heritage |
Jeevanpran Shree Abji Bapashree, the divine murti through whom Lord Swaminarayan re-manifested upon this earth, on Kartik Sud 11 (Ekadashi) Samvat 1901 (1845 CE), to teach us His own true spiritual ideals. Jeevanpran Shree Abji Bapashree is Lord Swaminarayan Himself |
| Acharya |
Spiritual Heritage |
Spiritual or religious leader; sovereign |
| Acharya Swamishree |
Divya Darshan |
Spiritual or religious leader; sovereign |
| Adhroshth |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine bottom lip |
| Ahimsa |
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Non-harm; to respect all life as sacred and practice non-violence in thought word and deed, not only towards people but to animals, plants and all of nature |
| Ahmedabad |
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The city in Gujarat, Northern India, in which Maninagar Dham is located |
| Akshardham |
Worship |
The divine place of Lord Swaminarayan |
| Anadi Mukta |
Worship |
The highest status of a soul freed from cycle of life and birth. The soul becomes merged within the Lord's murti |
| Ang |
Divya Darshan |
The divine parts of the Lord's body |
| Ashirwad |
Worship |
Religions discourse; blessings |
| Atyantik Moksh |
Worship |
Attaining the status of Anadi Mukta |
| Ayodhyaprasadji Maharaj |
Spiritual Heritage |
Ghanshyam Maharaj's nephew, the son of His brother Shree Rampratapbhai and first Acharya of the Narnarayan Gadi |
| Baahoo |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine upper arm |
| Baladia |
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A village in Kutch in which Jeevanpran Abji Bapashree manifested upon this earth on Kartik Sud 11 (Ekadashi) Samvat 1901 (1845 CE); also known as Vrushpur |
| Bhaal |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine forehead
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| Bhaktachintamani |
Worship |
A scripture written by Nishkuranand Swami describing the Lord's divine episodes
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| Bhakti |
Worship |
Devotion unto the Lord; love of God
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| Bhakti geet |
Worship |
Devotional songs
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| Bhaktidevi |
Spiritual Heritage |
Ghanshyam Maharaj's mother
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| Bhrakuti |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine eyebrows
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| Bhujaa |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine arms
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| Brahm |
Worship |
A status of divinity
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| Brahmachari |
Worship |
A sub-class of sadhu
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| Brahmacharya |
Worship |
Celibacy
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| Brahmin / Brahman |
Worship |
A high caste person
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| Brahmroop |
Worship |
Having the same qualities of the Lord, also known as purshottamroop
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| Brakuti |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine eyebrows
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| Charan |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine feet
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| Charan kamar |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine lotus feet
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| Chatralaya |
Places |
Students' boarding house
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| Chaturmaas |
Worship |
Four months of the monsoon season
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| Chhaati |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine chest
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| Chhapaiya |
Places |
A village on the banks of the river Saryu, near the holy town Ayodhya (Northern India) where Lord Swaminarayan manifested |
| Chibuk, Daadhi-Chibuk |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine chin
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| Chinh |
Divya Darshan |
Divine marks or moles on the Lord's body
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| Daadhi-Chibuk |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine chin
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| Dadakhachar |
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A king and great devotee of Lord Swaminarayan |
| Dant |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine teeth
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| Dant pankti |
Divya Darshan |
Line of teeth
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| Dasya bhakti |
Worship |
Always remaining in the Lord's service
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| Daya |
Worship |
Compassion
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| Devta |
Worship |
Deities
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| Devuba |
Spiritual Heritage |
Jeevanpran Shree Abji Bapashree's mother
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| Dharma |
Worship |
Religion; observance of good conduct / morals
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| Dharmadev |
Spiritual Heritage |
Lord Swaminarayan's father, born in the village of Itar, Kartik Sud 11 (Ekadashi) Samvat 1796
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| Dharmadhurandhar |
Worship |
Chief or head of dharma
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| Dharmarakshan |
Worship |
Protection of dharma
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| Dhoti |
Worship |
Loincloth - a cloth worn around the body starting between the ribs and hips
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| Dhyan |
Worship |
Meditation, visualising the Lord and remembrance of His deeds for the purification of the mind and realisation of the ultimate truth
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| Diksha |
Worship |
Initiation of a sant
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| Divya Darshan |
Worship |
Divine vision or visualisation of the Lord
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| Diwalli |
Worship |
Festival of lights
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| Dveej |
Worship |
Twice born, a person who is first born into life and then reborn into the Swaminarayan religion after undertaking the rites of purification for the cleansing of their soul
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| Ekadashi |
Worship |
11th day of each half month, regarded as a day of fasting and abstinence
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| Ekantik |
Worship |
Unique
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| Ekantik-Mukta |
Worship |
State of the soul whereby the soul has the obstacle of their material bodies to overcome before they can become as one with Lord SwaminarayanBapa Swamibapa
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| Gaal |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine cheeks
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| Gadi |
Worship |
Throne; representation of regal or divine office
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| Ghanshyam Maharaj |
Spiritual Heritage |
Lord Swaminarayan's childhood name
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| Ghooti |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine shin
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| Gnan |
Worship |
Spiritual knowledge
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| Gopal Muni / Gopalanand Muni |
Spiritual Heritage |
An affectionate name for Sadguru Shree Gopalanand Swamibapa, to whom Lord Swaminarayan entrusted the helms of the entire Swaminarayan religion
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| Gopal Yogi |
Spiritual Heritage |
An affectionate name for Sadguru Shree Gopalanand Swamibapa, to whom Lord Swaminarayan entrusted the helms of the entire Swaminarayan religion
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| Gopalanand Swamibapa |
Spiritual Heritage |
Sadguru Shree Gopalanand Swamibapa, Lord Swaminarayan's dearest and choicest sant to whom He entrusted the helms of the entire Swaminarayan religion, and thus became the Acharaya of Shree Swaminarayan Gadi |
| Grahastha |
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Those with family associations
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| Granth |
Worship |
Religious scripture or text
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| Guru |
Worship |
Spiritual teacher or head of a religious sect
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| Guru Bhakti |
Worship |
The love and devotion towards ones Guru
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| Guruparampara |
Worship |
Lineage of Gurus - Shree Swaminarayan Bhagwan, Sadguru Shree Gopal Bapa, Sadguru Shree Nirgun Bapa, Sadguru Shree Ishwar Bapa, Jeevanpran Muktajeevan Swamibapa, Acharya Shree Purushottampriyadasji Swamishree
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| Gurupoonam |
Worship |
Special day celebrated to respect one's own Guru. Similar to father's day etc. but this is Guru's day
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| Hari |
Spiritual Heritage |
A name give to Lord Swaminarayan by the great sage Markandaya Rushi; one of the many names of Lord Swaminarayan
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| Hari Krishna |
Spiritual Heritage |
A name give to Lord Swaminarayan by the great sage Markandaya Rushi; one of the many names of Lord Swaminarayan
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| Hasta kamar |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine hands
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| Hatheli |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine palms
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| Hoth |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine lips
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| Hruday kamar |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine lotus heart
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| Ichharambhai |
Spiritual Heritage |
Lord Swaminarayan's younger brother |
| Incarnation |
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In general Hinduism, God has come to earth in twenty four (24) forms (Sanak, Varah, Yagnapurush, Hayagreev, Narayan, Kapildev, Dattatreya, Rushabhadev, Pruthuraj, Machh, Kachh, Dhanvantri, Mohini, Nrusinh, Vaman, Hanspakshi, Hari, Parshuram, Ram, Vedvyas, Krishna, Buddh, Kartik, and Kalki) with Kalki being the one still to come in the future. However, Lord Swaminarayan is separate from these 'avtars' (incarnations) because He is the 'Avtari' - the cause of all the incarnations |
| Irshaa |
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Envy
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| Ishwar |
Worship |
A status of deity
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| Jaanoo |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine knee
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| Janghaa / Saathar |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine thigh
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| Jay Swaminarayan |
Worship |
A greeting; a hail to Lord Swaminarayan
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| Jayanti |
Worship |
Anniversary
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| Jeev |
Worship |
The soul
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| Jeevanpran |
Worship |
Life and soul
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| Jeevanpran Bapashree |
Spiritual Heritage |
The divine murti through whom Lord Swaminarayan re-manifested upon this earth, on Kartik Sud 11 (Ekadashi) Samvat 1901 (1845 CE), to teach us His own true spiritual ideals. Jeevanpran Shree Abji Bapashree is Lord Swaminarayan Himself |
| Kaam (1) |
Worship |
Performing virtuous deeds
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| Kaam (2) |
Worship |
Lust
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| Kaandaa |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine wrists
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| Kalidatt |
Worship |
A demon
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| Kanth |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine throat and neck
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| Kanthi |
Worship |
Sacred necklace, a double stranded necklace made of wooden beads, usually the tulsi plant; When someone places a kanthi around their neck, they take the vows of the religion and swear by their own necks to abide by them. The kanthi is unique to the Swaminarayan religion, symbolising the Vishishtadvait philosophy of Lord Swaminarayan |
| Kapol |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine cheekbones
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| Kar, Hast |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine hand
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| Karan |
Worship |
Eternal body
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| Karan Satsang |
Worship |
Karan means cause, and Satsang means true (sat) association (sang), hence Karan Satsang means establishing a true association with Lord SwaminarayanBapa Swamibapa
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| Karma's |
Worship |
Past actions of the previous life
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| Karna |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine ears
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| Kati |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine waist
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| Kendrastaan |
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Headquarters
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| Kesh |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine hair
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| Kheda |
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Indian town where Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa manifested in the year Samvat 1963 (7th October 1907 CE) |
| Khushal Bhatt |
Spiritual Heritage |
Sadguru Shree Gopalanand Swamibapa's name before he was initiated as sant
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| Kirtan |
Worship |
Devotional prayer
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| Kirtan bhakti |
Worship |
Singing praises of God
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| Koni |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine elbow
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| Krishna |
Spiritual Heritage |
A name give to Lord Swaminarayan by the great sage Markandaya Rushi; one of the names of Lord Swaminarayan.
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| Krodh |
Worship |
Anger
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| Kundal |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's earring
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| Leela |
Worship |
Biographical episodes of the Lord
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| Lobh |
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Greed
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| Mad |
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Arrogance
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| Mahapooja |
Worship |
Ceremonial worship e.g. offering flowers, tulsi patra, rice, or panchanmrut snan (the ceremonial worship using five nectars; milk, yoghurt, saffron, honey and sugar) to the Lord
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| Mandir |
Worship |
Temple
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| Mangla Aarti |
Worship |
Aarti that is performed after the Lord has awakened in the early morning
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| Maninagar |
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A district within the City of Ahmedabad, North India. The name means jewel (mani) city (nagar), and is appropriately the site of the Headquarters of Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan |
| Maninagar Dham |
Worship |
Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Mandir, Maninagar, Ahmedabad is the source that brings the true principles of Lord Swaminarayan Bapa Swamibapa to the world; Sadguru Shree Ishwarcharan Swamibapa established a trust under which the land was bought and Sadguru Swamibapa and Jeevanpran Swamibapa laid the foundation stone for Maninagar Mandir, the Kendrastaan for the Karan Satsang - Maninagar Dham; Maninagar means jewel (mani) city (nagar)
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| Mansi pooja |
Worship |
Mental worship of the Lord |
| Mantra |
Worship |
A word or phrase that is chanted for purification of the mind and communion with Divinity |
| Mastak, Shir |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine head |
| Matsar |
Worship |
Vanity |
| Maya (1) |
Worship |
Anything that comes in the way of devotion to the Lord |
| Maya (2) |
Worship |
Nature, creation |
| Moh |
Worship |
Uncontrolled fascination into something or someone |
| Mohotsav |
Worship |
Festival |
| Moksh |
Worship |
Release from the endless cycle of life and death; salvation |
| Moochh / Muchchh |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine moustache |
| Mukh kamar |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine lotus face |
| Mukh, Mukhadoo, Mukhaarvind |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine mouth |
| Mumukshu |
Worship |
People who are seeking salvation |
| Murti |
Worship |
Physical embodiment of God, whether as His divine form in Akshardham, in a human form, or as statues, paintings etc. |
| Murti Pratishtha Mahotsav |
Worship |
Festival at which the murti of the Lord are ceremoniously installed into a temple |
| Naabhi kamar |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine lotus naval |
| Naasaa-Naasikaa |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine nose |
| Naivedya / Neivedya |
Worship |
Food to be consecrated i.e. made into Prasad by offering it to the Lord |
| Nakhshikh |
Divya Darshan |
From head to toe (nakh-nail to shikh-choti) |
| Narayan Muni |
Spiritual Heritage |
One of the two names give to Lord Swaminarayan by Sadguru Shree Ramanand Swami when he initiated Shree Nilkanthvarni, Lord Swaminarayan as a Sant (year Samvat 1857) |
| Nayan |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine eyes |
| Netra |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine eyes |
| Nilkanthvarni |
Spiritual Heritage |
The name by which Lord Swaminarayan was known during his forest expedition |
| Nitya Niyam |
Worship |
Daily religious observances or practices |
| Oodar |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine stomach |
| Oopasna |
Worship |
The feelings that we have for Lord Swaminarayan is called our oopasana, our worship to Him |
| Oor |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine heart |
| Oordvapundra |
Worship |
Upright U-shaped mark, as in the tilak |
| Ootthaapan Mansi Pooja |
Worship |
Mental worship of the Lord when He wakes up from his afternoon rest |
| Padseven bhakti |
Worship |
Physically serving the Lord |
| Panchamrut |
Worship |
five nectars: milk, yogurt, saffron, honey and sugar |
| Panchang-pranam |
Worship |
Five-fold worship of the Lord, performed by females |
| Panchapita |
Spiritual Heritage |
Jeevanpran Shree Abji Bapashree's father
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| Paramhansa |
Worship |
Highest category of Sant
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| Parayan |
Worship |
Scripture recital
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| Parbrahm |
Worship |
Higher status of deity
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| Pativrata |
Worship |
Virtuous ladies
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| Pativrata bhakti |
Worship |
Chaste devotion
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| Patotsav |
Worship |
Anniversary celebrations
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| Patsala |
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Reading rooms; libraries
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| Pindi |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine heel
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| Piplana |
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The village in which Sadguru Shree Ramanand Swami initiated Shree Nilkanthvarni, Lord Swaminarayan as a Sant, and named Him Shree Sahajanand Swami and Shree Narayan Muni (year Samvat 1857) |
| Pooja |
Worship |
Worship, to perform regularly religious rituals
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| Poonam |
Worship |
Day of the full moon
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| Praathakaar Mansi Pooja |
Worship |
The mental worship of the Lord at the beginning of the day
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| Prabhodini Ekadashi |
Worship |
Also known as Kartik Sudh Ekadashi. This is the first ekadashi after the Diwali festival and is considered the most important ekadashi of the year. For disciples of Shree Swaminarayan Gadi, the day has an even greater importance as six great historical events occurred on this day (follow link to find out more)
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| Pradikshna |
Worship |
Ritual observance which involves encircling of the Lord in a clockwise direction. is associated with the Lord being the centre of one's life - I revolve around Him
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| Pragatya |
Worship |
Divine manifestation of the Lord and His Muktas upon the Earth
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| Prarthna |
Worship |
Devotional prayer
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| Prasad |
Worship |
Consecrated offering, food that has been offered and blessed by the Lord
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| Prasango |
Worship |
Events
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| Purascharan |
Worship |
Scripture recital
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| Purusharth |
Worship |
Achievements of life, dharma, arth, kaam and moksh
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| Purushottambhai |
Spiritual Heritage |
Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa's name before He was initiated as sant
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| Purushottamroop |
Worship |
Having the same qualities of the Lord
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| Raghuvirji Maharaj |
Spiritual Heritage |
Ghanshyam Maharaj's nephew, son of His brother Shree Ichchharambhai, and first Acharya of the Laxminarayan Gadi |
| Rajas |
Worship |
The pleasure seeking attributes of maya (2)
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| Rajbhog Aarti |
Worship |
The aarti performed after the Lord has dined
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| Rajbhog Mansi Pooja |
Worship |
The mental worship of the Lord performed just after the Lord has dined
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| Ramanand Swami |
Spiritual Heritage |
Sadguru Shree Ramanand Swami was Lord Swaminarayan's guru
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| Rampratapbhai |
Spiritual Heritage |
Lord Swaminarayan's eldest brother, husband of Suvasini Bhabhi and father of Ayodhyaprasadji Maharaj |
| Rekhaa |
Divya Darshan |
Lines on palms
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| Saathar, Janghaa |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine thigh
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| Saayansandhya Mansi Pooja |
Worship |
The mental worship of the Lord performed after the dusk aarti
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| Sadaachaar |
Worship |
Good (moral) conduct
|
| Saddharma Ratnakar |
Worship |
The ocean of true religiosity
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| Sadguru |
Worship |
Higher category of Saints; senior Saints are given this title
|
| Sadguru Din |
Worship |
Day to commemorate Sadgurubapa which falls on the last day of each month
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| Sadguru Shree Ishwarcharan Swamibapa |
Spiritual Heritage |
Nidar Siddhant Vaadi (unfaltering and principled) Sadguru Shree Ishwarcharandasji Swamibapa was affectionately known as Sadguru Swamibapa. Sadguru Shree Nirgundasji Swamibapa gave the leadership of the Karan Satsang to Sadguru Swamibapa in Samvat 1948 (1892 CE) |
| Sadguru Shree Nirgun Swamibapa |
Spiritual Heritage |
Sadguru Shree Nirgundasji Swamibapa manifested in Chuda in Samvat 1873 (1817 CE); and in 1852 CE, Sadguru Shree Gopalanand Swamibapa, made Sadguru Shree Nirgundasji Swamibapa the leader of the Swaminarayan Karan Satsang. Sadguru Shree Nirgundasji Swamibapa openly and with great authority taught that Jeevanpran Abji Bapashree was Lord Swaminarayan Himself |
| Sadhu |
Worship |
Sants, individuals who have taken a vow to given up worldly life to serve the Lord
|
| Sahajanand Swami |
Spiritual Heritage |
One of the two names give to Lord Swaminarayan by Sadguru Shree Ramanand Swami when he initiated Shree Nilkanthvarni, Lord Swaminarayan as a Sant (year Samvat 1857)
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| Sakhya bhakti |
Worship |
Having total faith in the Lord's commands
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| Samadhi |
Worship |
Spiritual trance
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| Samarpan bhakti |
Worship |
Offering wealth, body and soul to the Lord
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| Sammelan |
|
Gathering; meeting or conference
|
| Sampradaya |
Worship |
Religious sect or following
|
| Sanatan |
Worship |
Eternal, without beginning
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| Sanatan dharma samrat |
Worship |
The protector of the eternal religion, Sanatan Dharma
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| Sandhya Aarti |
Worship |
The aarti performed at sunset
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| Sangeet Sala |
|
Music academy
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| Sankalp Swaroop |
|
Divine persons which give dharshan on the earth by the will of God. These divine persoms represent God on this earth. |
| Sankhyogi |
Worship |
A separate ascetic class of women - closest Western equivalent would probably be nuns
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| Sanskar |
|
Good conduct
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| Sant |
Worship |
A category of ascetic; closest western equivalent is a Monk
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| Sarvajivheetavaha |
Worship |
The Shikshapatri written for the benefit of all souls.
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| Sarvavtari |
Worship |
Incarnator of all incarnations |
| Sarvopari |
Worship |
Supreme |
| Sarvotkrusht |
Worship |
Best of all |
| Sashtang Dandavat-pranam |
Worship |
Eight-fold prostration before the Lord's murti performed by males |
| Satsang |
Worship |
Divine fellowship - Swaminarayan fellowship |
| Satsangi |
Worship |
Devotee, a person who follows the rules of the Satsang |
| Satya |
|
Truth |
| Seva Murti Param Tapa |
Worship |
The service incarnate of highest austerity referring to Acharya Swamishree |
| Shalgram |
Worship |
Sacred stone found in the river Gandki |
| Shangar Aarti |
Worship |
The aarti performed after the Lord has been adorned with garments and ornaments |
| Shanti |
|
Peace |
| Shayan Aarti |
Worship |
The aarti performed as the Lord rests at the end of the day |
| Shikhaa |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine choti |
| Shikshapatri |
Worship |
Divine scripture of 212 holy commandments, written by Lord Swaminarayan |
| Shir / Mastak |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine head |
| Shravan bhakti |
Worship |
Listening to discourses of the Lord |
| Shree Abji Bapashreeni Vato |
Worship |
Lord Shree Swaminarayan's supremacy and essence of His eternal philosophy is narrated in this collection of Jeevanpran Shree Abji Bapashree's discourses, which are compiled by Sadguru Shree Ishwarcharandasji Swami. The way of performing chaste devotion unto Lord Swaminarayan in order to attain the highest status for a soul, that of Anadi-mukta, are clearly elucidated. |
| Shree Brahmanand Swami |
Spiritual Heritage |
The nand status sants, including Shree Premanand Swami, Shree Muktanand Swami, Shree Bhrahmanand Swami, wrote countless splendid devotional poems that narrate the divine deeds and glory of Lord Shree Swaminarayan. Some of these devotional poems are written to be sung on specific, ceremonial days.
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| Shree Gopalanand Swamibapa |
Spiritual Heritage |
Sadguru Shree Gopalanand Swamibapa, Lord Swaminarayan's dearest and choicest sant to whom He entrusted the helms of the entire Swaminarayan religion, and thus became the Acharaya of Shree Swaminarayan Gadi |
| Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa |
Spiritual Heritage |
Jeevanpran Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa, the predecessor of the present leader of the Swaminarayan faith, was also the will-manifest (Shreeji-Sankalpamurti) of Lord Swaminarayan. |
| Shree Muktanand Swami |
Spiritual Heritage |
The nand status sants, including Shree Premanand Swami, Shree Muktanand Swami, Shree Bhrahmanand Swami, wrote countless splendid devotional poems that narrate the divine deeds and glory of Lord Shree Swaminarayan. Some of these devotional poems are written to be sung on specific, ceremonial days.
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| Shree Ramanujacharya |
Spiritual Heritage |
Vishishtadvaita philosphy was founded by Shree Ramanujacharya (11th century AD). The ideology is that there are three ultimate realities; The Lord, souls and matter (or maya's creation). Of these only the Lord is the independent reality and the other two are dependent upon Him. The soul and the matter are thus distinct from the Lord but not separate from Him.
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| Shree Swaminarayan Bhagwan |
Spiritual Heritage |
Purna-Purushottam Lord Shree Swaminarayan |
| Shree Swaminarayan Gadi |
Spiritual Heritage |
The divine lustrous throne upon which Lord Swaminarayan is seated in Akshardham (the divine abode of Lord Swaminarayan) is Shree Swaminarayan Gadi. Shree Swaminarayan Gadi embodies the power, supremacy and sovereignty of Lord Swaminarayan. Lord Swaminarayan is supreme, unique, unparalleled and eternal. Thus the Gadi of Lord Swaminarayan is also supreme, unique, unparalleled and eternal. The two are synonymous. Thus, just as the glory of Lord Swaminarayan is infinite, the glory of Shree Swaminarayan Gadi is also infinite. |
| Shreeji Maharaj |
Spiritual Heritage |
Lord Swaminarayan is also known as Shreeji Maharaj |
| Shreeji-Sankalpamurti |
Spiritual Heritage |
Will-manifest; The Lord's incarnated upon this earth by his own decision and will, in a manner that is evident to the eye or to the understanding |
| Shruti |
Worship |
The teachings of Lord Himself, the words that have come from him personally |
| Shukshma |
Worship |
Invisible body |
| Sinhasan |
Worship |
Divine throne |
| Slok |
Worship |
Verse; stanza |
| Smaran bhakti |
Worship |
Reminiscing about the Lord |
| Smruti |
Worship |
Remembrance |
| Smruti Mandir |
Worship |
Memorial mandir for Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa built at the exact eternal Samadhi (funeral pyre) site of Swamibapa, in Godasar, Ahmedabad, India. The temple was inspired by the unparalleled devotion of His Divine Holiness Acharya Swamishree unto His Gurudev and was opened in 1991 CE |
| Sud |
Worship |
That part of the lunar calendar when the moon is waxing. |
| Sutak |
Worship |
Ritual periods during times of births and deaths, in which one is considered impure |
| Suvasini Bhabhi |
Spiritual Heritage |
Lord Swaminarayan's elder sister-in-law, wife of Shree Rampratapbhai and mother of Ayodhyaprasadji Maharaj |
| Svaroop |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine face |
| SwaminarayanBapa Swamibapa |
Worship |
Reference to Swaminarayan Bhagwan, Jeevanpran Bapashree and Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa indicating that all three murti are one |
| Tap |
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Activities done to please God such as fasting and extra niyam, i.e. penance |
| Tapasvi |
Worship |
Ascetic |
| Tapni Mara |
Worship |
Mara performed standing on the right leg, with the left foot placed above the right knee, and with both arms stretched upwards |
| Tej |
Worship |
Divine and lustrous aura of light emanating surrounding The divine Lord |
| Tibakadi |
Divya Darshan |
Beauty spot on The Lord's divine Body |
| Til |
Divya Darshan |
Mole or beauty spot on The Lord's divine Body |
| Tilak |
Worship |
Auspicious mark |
| Tilak-chandlo |
Worship |
Auspicious mark on the forehead made up of a U shaped tilak made from sandalwood paste, within which there is the round vermillion mark of the chandlo made from kum kum (potash nitrate) |
| Tirth |
Worship |
Pilgrimage site |
| Trivali |
Divya Darshan |
3 horizontal lines above God's navel |
| Trushnaa |
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Desire for something or someone |
| Tulsi |
Worship |
Sacred plant |
| Tyagi |
Worship |
Renouncer |
| Udgatan |
Worship |
Inauguration |
| Vachnamrut |
Worship |
An in-depth volume of the supreme principles of Lord Swaminarayan spoken by the Lord Himself |
| Vad |
Worship |
That part of the lunar calendar when the moon is waning |
| Vadtal |
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Name of a town in Gujarat |
| Vairagya |
Worship |
Asceticism |
| Vakshasthal, Chhaati |
Divya Darshan |
The Lord's divine chest |
| Vandan bhakti |
Worship |
Bowing and prostrating before the Lord |
| Vartman |
Worship |
Initiation ceremony also refers to the five sacred vows taken at the time of initiation into the Satsang |
| Ved |
Worship |
Holy scriptures |
| Visarjan Mantra |
Worship |
The mantra chanted at the end of one's daily pooja |
| Vishishtadvait |
Worship |
The philosophy of Lord Swaminarayan |
| Vrushpur |
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The Kutch town in which Jeevanpran Abji Bapashree manifested upon this earth on Kartik Sud 11 (Ekadashi) Samvat 1901 (1845 CE); also known as Baladia |
| Will-manifest |
Worship |
Dwelling on this earth merely by the will of the Lord |
| Yagna |
Worship |
Non-violent sacrificial ceremony |
| Yagnopavit |
Worship |
Sacred thread worn from over the left shoulder and across the chest |
| Yampuri |
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Hell |
| Yatra |
Worship |
Pilgrimage, to visit sacred sites such as temples |
| Yog |
Worship |
Unification with the Lord |
| Yog |
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Efforts to unite with God |
