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- Vaibhava-prakâs'a: the
perfection of the Lord to expand Himself in more than one form and act
simultaneously as happens in 10.33:
20, 10.69:
41, 10.13:
18, and 10.86:
26.
- Vaikunthha: Krishna's Paradise, which knew no
grief or loss. (BV-35) literal: the place where
there is no fear. The heavenly abode of the Lord. The ideal planet, the
spiritual world. (SSS-II) Vaikunthha is the place or
stage of no 'kuntithha' or dullness or stupidity, mutilation or
misery.
- Vairagi:
Monk (RRV2-2)
- Vairagya: Detachement (Geetha Vahini)
- Vaisakh:
It was the seventh day of the dark half of the moon in the month of
Vaisakh on which the coronation of Rama took place (RRV2-12a).
- Vaishnavas: Devotees of Lord Vishnu.
Persons who follow the vidhi's: no meat, fish, eggs, intoxication,
illigimate sex or gamble with money, and daily chant 16 rounds japa (=
mantra-meditation; praying in the Vedic way: mahamantra plus japa-mala:
praying beads).
- Vaishnava
food
mantra: One of the mantra's the Vaishnavas use to offer their
food to Krishna is:
namo brahmanya-devâya
go-brâhmana-hitâya ca
jagad-dhitâya krishnâya
govindâya namo namah
'My obeisances unto the godhead of the brahmins
always concerned about the cows, the brahmins and the entire universe,
unto Krishna, Govinda, my respects.'
- Vaivasvata
Manu: an original father and law-giver of the human race. There are
fourteen Manus appearing in one day of Brahmâ, namely 1.
Svayambhuva, 2. Svârocisa, 3. Uttama, 4. Tâmasa, 5.
Raivata, 6. Câksusa, 7. Vaivasvata, 8. Sâvarni, 9.
Daksa-savarni, 10. Brahma-sâvarni, 11. Dharma-sâvarni, 12.
Rudra-sâvarni, 13. Deva-sâvarni and 14. Indra-sâvarni.
- Vaisya's: Farmers and Merchants; the third Vedic
social order.
- Vajra yoga: A conjunction (in
astrological terms) of Indra (Lord of the devas (celestials)). Meaning
in Monier
Williams: " the hard or mighty one "' , a thunderbolt (esp. that of
Indra , said to have been formed out of the bones of the R2ishi
Dadhi1ca or Dadhi1ci [q.v.] , and shaped like a circular discus , or in
later times regarded as having the form of two transverse bolts
crossing each other thus x ; sometimes also applied to similar weapons
used by various gods or superhuman beings , or to any mythical weapon
destructive of spells or charms , also to %{manyu} , `" wrath "' RV. or
[with %{apAm}] to a jet of water AV. &c. &c. ; also applied to
a thunderbolt in general or to the lightning evolved from the
centrifugal energy of the circular thñthunderbolt of Indra when
launched at a foe. N. of a partic. configurations of the planets and
stars (in which favourable planets are situated in the 1st and 7th
houses and unfavourable in the 4th and 10th) VarBr2S. A kind of
penance (feeding for a month on only
barley prepared with cow's urine). A partic. Soma ceremony
Shad2vBr. A partic. posture in sitting Cat. (cf. %{vajrA7sana}).
- Vali: A great monkey-king; brother and enemy of Sugriva (RRV2-4a)
- Vâlmîki: (son of Prachetas) the
great poet who composed the epic Ramayana, to each canto, Kaanda.
Kaanda means water, an expanse of water (RRV-1). Famous Sage visited by Râma while in exile
in the forests (RRV-15). (Discourse: God is the Indweller) Vâlmîki:
the author of the original Râmâyana. Vâlmîki,
the
great
yogi
[from the semen of Varuna] was born from an anthill
[hence his name] and indeed were the two sages Agastya and Vashistha
[as their common sons] also there from Mitra [the tenth son] and
Varuna. (SB, 6:
18-5,6)
- Vâmana: [also called Urukrama] The dwarf; the fifth
incarnation of Vishnu (RRV-10b) Vâmana: the
Lordís incarnation as a dwarf brâhmana boy. (SB 8:18)
- Vana:
forest.
(BV-18)
- Vanaras: Monkey hordes (BV-34), monkey-tribals. (BV-35), (RRV-5a)
- Varâha: The Boar-incarnation of Vishnu. Varâha:
the incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead as a boar.
- Varna: One of the four Vedic social-occupational
divisions of society, distinguished by quality of work and situation
with regard to the modes of nature (gunas). See also: Brahmana, Ksatriya, Vaisya and Sudra.
- Varnasrama-dharma: The Vedic social
system of four social and four spiritual orders.
- Varsha (varsa): area, region, country marked out
by mountain ranges. There is a - galactic, universal, transcendental,
holistic - central area named Ilâvrta-varsha where Lord
Brahmâ sits on mount Meru and where Lord Shiva
gladdens the Supreme Personality. Thereto are eight more varsha's
extending to all sides, where Bharata-varsha is also a name for India.
(see also dvîpa, Srîmad Bhâgavatam, Canto 5, Hoofdstuk 16 en 17)
- Varuna: The all-embracing Lord of the universe,
with thousand eyes who overlookes the entire universe; the Lord of
moral laws. Later on, He gave up His place as King of Gods and gave it
to Indra and Prajapati (RRV-8). Varuna: the
presiding demigod of the oceans.
- Vâsanâ's: tendencies and impulses.
Tendency on the basis of karma. Obstacle in one's own conditioning and
experience, possibly also from former lives. Also the present awareness
of previous observations. So also trauma's, recollections etc.
- Vasat:
'to the Living Being": Thus requested executed the rtvik priest the
ceremony, with great attention taking the ghee to commence the oblation
to which the brahmin chanted the mantra 'vasat' ['to the Living
Being']. (SB
9:1-15)
- Vasishta: The
Preceptor (Priest) of the Royal Dynasty wherein Rama was born, priest
to king Dasaratha (RRV-4) (RRV-17c) a great sage and rival of
Visvâmitra Muni (see SB, C9:7-7).
- Vasu:
wealth.
(BV-1)
- Vâsudeva: When Vâsudeva enters the
heart of man, vasudeva has no longer a place therein. In other words,
when the deva of vasu or wealth is seated in the heart, the divine
Vâsudeva or Krishna cannot dwell therein. (BV-1) Name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, the
Owner of everything, material and spiritual. (vâsu means supreme
being of Vishnu dwelling in each, literally: 'God of the Spirit, the
Soul or the consciousness') name for Krishna as the son of Vasudeva
(his foster father was called Nanda).
- Name for Krishna in His manifestation as the cosmic time.
- Vâsudeva: the level at which one understands what is God and
how one has to act according His different energies.
- Vâsudeva:
literally: the Sweet Lord, the beneficent God, or Lord Krishna as the
son of Vasudeva. (SB, C5-12-11)
- Vasudeva
(also known as Ânakadundubhi - SB:9-24, 28-31 and as
prajâpati Sutapâ SB:10-3,
32): the
father of Lord Krishna.
- Vâyu: The demigod in charge of the wind.
Air, vital energy, movement of the air in the control of the breathing
process. In five types: going up (udana), going down (apâna)
expanding (vyâ na) balanced (samâna) and higher
(prânavâyu).
- Vedanta: The final part of the Veda in which
the true principle of God is described (BV-42)
- Vedas: [see also Vedas] Sacred scriptures of the Hindu
religion. (BV-32). The Sacred scriptures
revealed by the Supreme Being, adopted by the Hindus. There are four
parts: Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, Atharvaveda. The original
revealed scriptures, first spoken by Lord Krishna.
- Vedamatha:
Providence which revealed the Vedas (SSS-II), the heritage of spiritual treasure (SSS-III)
- Vedanga: Veda-limb. Six branches of post-Vedic
studies revered as auxiliary to the Vedas. Four Vedangas govern correct
chanting of the Vedas: 1. Shiksha (phonetics), 2. «handas
(meter), 3. Nirukta (etymology), 4. Vyakarana (grammar). The two other
Vedangas are 5. Jyotisha Vedanga (astronomy-astrology) and 6. Kalpa
Vedanga (procedural canon) which includes the Shrauta and Shulba
Shastras (ritual codes), Dharma Shastras (social law) and Grihya
Shastras (domestic codes).
- Veda-samraat:
Undisputed Master of the Vedas (SSS-II)
- "Vedasamrakshana, Vidwathposhana
and
Dharmasthapana": "All
three are
interdependent; the Vedas are the bases of Dharma; the Vidwans are the
instruments; Dharma is the panacea for the illness of mankind."
In the Gîtâ, Lord Krishna has affirmed that He embodies
Himself and incarnates among men in order to fulfill the task of
Dharmasthapana. The assurance then; the fulfillment now. (SSS-II)
- "Vedokhilo
dharma
mulam": "The Vedas are the root of Dharma". (SSS-II)
- Vena:
the demoniac son of King Anga and father of King Prithu.
- Venkappa
Raju:
Baba's father, Venka Avadhootha (Venka, who had
given up all
attachments to earthly things) (SSS).
- Venkata: Name for Vishnu. He is installed in
Tirupati.
- Vibhishana: Ravana's brother who leaves
Lanka to join Rama (RRV2-6b)
- Vibhut(h)i (Udi): Baba has often spoken of the
significance of this Vibhuti. Since it is materialized out of
nothing and since the Ash is specifically associated with Siva, it is
reverentially known by devotees as Kailasa Vibuthi the sacred Ash of
Siva who resides on Mount Kailasa. It is named Vibhuti since it
endows one with prosperity; Bhasma - "ashes" because it burns
away all sins; Bhasitam - "brightened" because it increases
one's spiritual splendor; Ksharam - "destruction" since it
removes danger; and Raksha - "protector" for it is an armor
against the machinations of evil spirits (SSS). Shirdi Sai Baba gave this ash and Sathya
Sai Baba materializes the ash out of His hand to His devotees as a
token of blessing or for other purposes. (SSS-II)
- Vichakshana:
Reason, discrimination (SSS-III)
- Vichara:
enquiry (SSS-III)
- Vidhâta:
Lord of Regulation (SB
9:6-62)
- Vidhi: (of vidha, to get in order) regulative
principles: no meat eating (see e.g. 10.1:
4), no illicit sex, no intoxication or gambling. They are derived
from the eternal values of respectively dayâ, sauca (or
dâna), satya, tapas; compassion, cleanliness or loyalty, truth,
and sobriety or penance (see also 1.17:
24 and 12.3:
18).
- Vidura:
a great devotee who heard Srîmad-Bhâgavatam from Maitreya
Muni.
- Vidyâdhara:
Name of the sword of the Supreme Lord.
- Vidya
Vihars: "education through joy"; schools for children developed by
Sai Baba (SSS-IV)
- Vidwan Mahasabha: an all India academy
of vedic scholars who will strive to awaken humanity to the need to
attain the prasanthi (inner harmony and equipoise) which has its
nilayam (above) in the Sanathana Dharma, enshrined in the ancient
scriptures of India (SSS-II)
- Vidwathparishath:
Assembly of scholars (SSS-II)
- Vidwathposhana:
Fostering of scholarship (SSS-II)
- Vidya: Learning (Leela Kaivalya Vahini)
- Vidyamaya: The maya known as vidya has
created the cosmos, under the prompting of the Lord. For, she has no
innate force of her own. Only while in the presence of the Lord can she
create the three-stranded cosmos (Prapancha) (RRV2-2) (SSS-III)
- Vidyâpati:
an
author
of
Vaishnava poetry who was particularly admired by Lord
Srî Caitanya Mahâprabhu.
- Vidya
Peeth: public school (SSS-IV)
- Vijaya: Victory (SSS-II) also another name for Arjuna
- Vijaya
and
Jaya: two doorkeepers of Vaikuntha who were cursed on account
of offending the four Kumâra Rishis, and who thus both had to
take birth three times in the material world as great demons.
- Vijayadhvaja
Tîrtha: a Vaishnava spiritual master and commentator on
Srîmad-Bhâgavatam in the disciplic succession from
Madhvâcârya.
- Vijaya Dasami Day: The tenth day of the
light-half of the month Asvina, day of victory (SSS) (SSS-II) the tenth day of victory (Dasara) (SSS-IV)
- Vijitâsva:
a
son
of
King Prithu.
- Vikshepa:
Ignorance which hides the truth, befogs the intellect, confounds
reason, and clothes falsehood with the tinsel that attracts (SSS-III)
- "Vinasa
kale,
viparetha
buddhi":
when disaster is imminent, the intellect
turns against (BV-44).
- Vinaya:
Humility.
- Vinayaka: A name for Ganesha, meaning: the
Lord leading everyone and the Lord who clears obstacles (SSS-III)
- Vîrabhadra:
the demon created by Lord Shiva to destroy the sacrifice of
Mahârâja Daksa.
- Viradha:
Viradha had been born as an ogre on earth in consequence of a curse
that he had invited upon himself from his divine Master, Kubera. He was
one of a group of heavenly angels, Gandharvas, who were serving Kubera.
Kubera had, later, taken pity on him and declared that his demonic
career would come to an end the moment he met his death through an
arrow from the bow of Rama. He could then return as a Gandharva to the
Presence of Kubera, it was said. (RRV2-1)
- Vîrarâghava
Âcârya:
a Vaisnava spiritual master and commentator on
Srîmad-Bhâgavatam in the disciplic succession from
Râmânujâcârya.
- Vîrâsana-vow: taking the
vow to stand all night with a sword to give protection to the cows (SB 9:2-3) Also sitting posture, see SB 4:6-38
- Virat-(rupa)-Purusha(Swarupa):
The universal form of the Supreme Lord (also called
Garbodakasâyî Vishnu) (RRV2-8a)
- Virya:
heroism,
bravery
(SSS-III)
- Visarga:
Sarga or Creation in a special sense: the
proliferation into manifold varieties of beings through the interaction
of various
oddities and peculiarities in activity, one of the ten characteristics
of the Purana's. (BV-34)
- Vishaya
vasana: Attachment of sensual objects
- Vishnu: Associated with Creation, He is
Brahmâ, with Protection; He is Vishnu, with Dissolution; He is
Shiva. (BV-30) The Supreme Lord; Lord
Krishna's expansions in Vaikuntha and for the creation and maintenance
of the material universes. Vishnu: a name of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, the creator and maintainer of the material
universes.
- Vishnudûtas:
the personal servants of Lord Vishnu.
- Vishnu-maya:
Divine Power to Delude (BV-44). Vishnu is used for God,
since it means , 'present everywhere at all times' (SSS-III)
- Vishnupriyâ-devî:
the second wife of Lord Srî Caitanya Mahâprabhu, whom He
left to accept sannyâsa, the renounced order of life.
- Vishravas: Son of Pulasthya and father of Ravana.
- Visruta:
the son begotten by the Pracetâs through Mârisâ.
- Visvakarmâ:
the architect of the demigods.
- Visvanâtha
Cakravartî
Thâkura: a Vaisnava spiritual master and
commentator on Srîmad-Bhâgavatam in the disciplic
succession from Lord Srî Caitanya Mahâprabhu.
- Visvâvasu:
a leader of the Gandharvas, singers in the heavenly planets.
- Vis'wâmitra: [also Kaus'ika] Sage
during the Royal Dynasty wherein Râma was born; went to forest
with Râma to kill the demons that were bothering him. (RRV-6). A prominent sage and rival of Vasishthha Muni. (see SB, C9: 7-7)
- Viswarupadarsana:
witnessing Krishna as All (SSS-III)
- Viswa
Vriksha: a World-tree that provides shade and shelter for all
humanity (SSS-III)
- Vittal:
This is Vittal incarnate, the merciful Lord of the poor and the
helpless (SSS)
- Vitthala: A name for Vishnu and Krishna.
- Vivasvân:
the presiding demigod of the sun.
- Viveka: Intelligent discrimination (Leela Kaivalya Vahini). The capacity to reason and
see things in proper proportion. Discrimination between the real and
unreal, between the permanent and the not, between the beneficial and
the not, between truth and falsehood.
- Vrata: Vow, religious oath. Often a vow to
perform certain disciplines over a period of time, such as penance,
fasting, specific mantra repetitions, worship or meditation. Vratas
extend from the simplest personal promise to irrevocable vows made
before God, Gods, guru and community.
- Vriksha: "to grow", or with , " to root up " ,
or with, as " that which is felled ", a tree, (esp.) any tree bearing
visible flowers and fruit ; but also applied to any tree and other
plants , often = wood see comp.) ; the trunk of a tree ; a coffin; the
staff of a bow; a frame ; a stimulant (see also trees)
- Vrindâvana
dâsa
Thâkura: a great devotee of Lord Srî
Caitanya Mahâprabhu who wrote Caitanya-bhâgavata, a
biography of Lord Caitanya.
- Vrishabhendrapura:
the village where Radha lived. (BV-35)
- Vritra:
a great demon killed by Indra. He was actually the of devotee Citraketu
who had been cursed by mother Durgâ to take such a low birth.
- Vrithis:
Mental
modes
or
functions.
- Vyâsa(deva) (also known as Krishna
Dvaipâyana; Bâdarâyana, another name for Vyâsa
and father of Sukadeva Gosvâmî): [see also Vedas] The incarnation of Lord Krishna,
the original compiler of the Vedas, Purânas,
Vedânta-sûtra and Mahâbhârata to mankind.
(Apântaratamâ, an old name of Vyâsadeva (SB
C6:15, 12-15)).
Son
of
Satyavatî
(daughter of a fisherman) and
Parâsara Muni (SB C9:22, 21-24)
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