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| Ekãdashi |
1) 11th day of the bright and dark halves of
a lunar month.
2) Special religious observance performed on
this day which, among other things, also involves fasting.
3) Name of the young woman that was created from
the light of God's ten indriyas and mind to battle against Mur
Dãnav {Gadhada II-8.2}.
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| ekadmal |
Former
sãdhu, who left the holy order due to some personal misconduct
or his inability to conform to the renunciant regimen –
and now travels alone, i.e., without a companion sãdhu.
This is contrary to the niyams set by Bhagwãn Swãminãrãyan
that sãdhus should never travel alone, but at least in
pairs.
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| ekãntik |
One possessing an elevated spiritual state wherein one offers
bhakti to God along with dharma, gnãn and vairãgya,
i.e., all four of the attributes of ekãntik dharma {Loyã-6.3}.
See also: ekãntik dharma.
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| ekãntik
bhakta |
Highest level of devotee. One who offers ekãntik bhakti,
i.e., perfectly possesses all four of the attributes of ekãntik
dharma – dharma, gnãn, vairãgya and bhakti
{Gadhada III-13.3, Gadhada III-33.4; Gadhada II-38.5; Vartal-3.2}.
One who has no desires other than God, and who worships God realising
himself to be brahmarup {Gadhada I-11}
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| Ekãntik
Bhakta |
Refers
to the ideal ekãntik bhakta, the Satpurush. See: Satpurush.
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| ekãntik
bhakti |
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| ekãntik
dharma |
Collective term for the four endeavours of dharma (religious disciplines
and duties, i.e., niyams), gnãn (spiritual knowledge),
vairãgya (an aversion for worldly pleasures), and bhakti
(devotion) coupled with the knowledge of God's greatness {Gadhada
I-21.3} the cultivating of which will lead one to become an ekãntik
bhakta {Gadhada I-19.5} who crosses God's mãyã and
attains His abode {Gadhada III-21.5}. Also called bhãgwat
dharma.
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| ekãntik
sãdhu |
Highest level of
sãdhu, one who has attained the ekãntik state {Vartal-3.13}.
See also: ekãntik.
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| Ekãntik
Sant |
Refers to the ideal
ekãntik sãdhu, the Satpurush {Vartal-3.13}. See:
Satpurush.
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