Book Title: Spiritual Stories
Author(s): Raman Maharshi
Publisher: Ramanasramam Tiruvannamalai

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________________ 135 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 : : : 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. : 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).

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