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Narayanashrama Tapovanam Glossary
Term | Definition |
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sadguru | sanskrit : सद्गुरु ; a good teacher. |
sādhaka | |
sādhanā | |
samādhi | sanskrit : समाधिः ; Profound or abstract meditation. |
samsāra | sanskrit : संसार; सम्यक सरति इति संसार - comprehensive movement, continuous, cyclic change - constitutes our world |
samudra | Sanskrit : समुद्रः ; Ocean. |
sankalpa | Sanskrit:संकल्प; A vow or determination to perform any ritual observance. |
sannyāsa | sanskrit : संन्यास ; renunciation |
sannyāsi | sanskrit : संन्यासी ; renunciate |
saptarishis | Sanskrit : सप्तर्षयः ; The seven great saints. |
śāstras | sanskrit : शास्त्र ; spiritual scriptures particularly Vedantic in nature. |
sattva | sanskrit : सत्त्व ; The quality of purity or goodness. |
shabdā | sanskrit : शब्द ; Sound. |
śravaṇa | Sanskrit : श्रवण ; Acquiring knowledge by hearing. |
śreyas | sanskrit : श्रेयस् ; Most excellent, best, everlasting goodness. |