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Srutis Subrahmanya Sushupti Swapna Swarupa
: Scriptural texts passed on by the verbal medium. : In Hindu Mythology the second son of Siva. : Dreamless sleep. : Dream. : Nature, real form, self.
Tapas
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Tapasvini Tapasaya Tapo Brashta Tirtha Turiya
Penance or austerities. A female who performs tapas. Intense Spiritual discipline. One who has fallen from his tapas. Sacred water. The Fourth state beyond waking, dreaming and sleeping.
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Upadesa
:
Spiritual instruction.
Van Thondan : The name for Sundaramurthy Nayanar, one of the
four principal Saivite saints. Vasanas : Latencies or tendencies inherent in man. Vedas
: The earliest Hindu scriptures, revealed to the ancient
Rishis. Venba
: A type of verse in Tamil. Vichara
Enquiry. Vichara Marga : The spiritual path of enquiry. Vishnu : Supreme Lord. In the Hindu Trinity, the god of
preservation.
Yoga Yagna
Yogi
: Lit. Union (with the Supreme Being). : Ritualistic sacrifice. : One who follows or has mastered the path of Yoga
(path of union).
