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| gandharva |
Celestial being engaged
in music, song and dance in the celestial realms.
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| Garud |
Fiery eagle-like
bird with white head and red wings, and a golden male body. Serves
as Lord Vishnu's vehicle.
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| ghadi |
Duration of time
equaling approximately 24 minutes.
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| Gitã |
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| gnãn |
1) 'Knowledge', derived from verb-root 'gnã' - to know.
Spiritual knowledge leading to enlightenment. In particular, the
knowledge of one's ãtmã and the form and greatness
of Paramãtmã.
2) Also often used to mean ãtmã-realisation or ãtmagnãn.
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| gnãn-indriya |
'Cognitive sense', through which one can 'know'. There are five
cognitive senses in total (the organs of which are the physical
aspect of the senses) namely: hearing (ears), touch (skin), sight
(eyes), taste (tongue) and smell (nose). By nature, they engage
themselves in their respective vishays {Gadhada I-12.13} and have
the complete knowledge of that vishay {Vartal-17.2}. In certain
cases, it may seem that no distinction is made between the physical
and subtle aspects, i.e., the senses and the sense organs are
referred to by the same nouns - 'eyes', 'ears', 'nose', etc. However,
the sense organs are not to be confused with the indriyas (the
senses), which are part of the subtle body, and which are quite
distinct from the physical organs.
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| gnãn-pralay |
'Dissolution by gnãn'. State of individual understanding
whereby Prakruti-Purush and the entities evolved thereof do not
come into view, and one sees only pure chaitanya, within which
only the form of God resides, but no other forms remain. In other
words, all mãyik influences are dissolved - as if ãtyantik-pralay
has taken place for that particular individual {Gadhada I-24.2;
Amdavad-2.8}. See also:
ãtyantik-pralay.
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| Golok |
'Realm of cows' - derived from 'go' meaning cows, and 'lok' meaning
realm. Celestial abode of Shri Krishna described in the Purãns
as being extremely picturesque.
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| gopas |
'Protectors of cows'. Cowherds, in particular the members of the
cattle-rearing community of Vrundãvan present during the
time of Shri Krishna. Male devotees of God who epitomized the
ideal of profound love and bhakti towards God.
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| gopis |
'Protectors of cows'. Wives of the cowherds of Vrundãvan
present during the time of Shri Krishna. Female devotees of God
who epitomized the ideal of profound love and bhakti towards God.
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| gor |
Sweet
material made directly from sugarcane, and yellow to brown in
colour.
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| gorakh-ãsan |
'Ãsan to protect the indriyas'. Specific yogic ãsan
or sitting posture wherein one sits with both heels tucked into
the groin, the toes folded under the buttocks, and the large toes
held by the hands from behind the back. Considered to help in
preventing the ejaculation of semen and thus helping in the observance
of brahmacharya. Also popularly known as 'gorakshãsan'
or 'bhadrãsan'.
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| guldãvadi |
Flower of the chrysanthemum genus, found to blossom unusually
out of season. There are two varieties, red and yellow, both with
small pointed petals. Also known as sevanti.
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| guna |
'Quality'. Principle quality of Prakruti, or mãyã
{Gadhada I-12.6}. There are three in total: sattvagun ('goodness',
i.e., awareness), rajogun ('passion', i.e., desires) and tamogun
('darkness', i.e., unawareness, lethargy). All beings are affected
by the influence of one or a combination of these three gunas
of mãyã until they become gunãtit. With respect
to the influence of the gunas on jivas and ishwars, the gunas
elicit in people's minds three different types of moods as follows:
a person in sattvagun is calm, placid, peaceful; a person in rajogun
is desirous, active, sensual; a person in tamogun is volatile,
lethargic, drowsy. See also: gunãtit,
sattvagun, rajogun
and tamogun.
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| gunãtit |
'Transcending the gunas'. That which transcends the three gunas
of mãyã - sattvagun, rajogun and tamogun, i.e.,
that which has no trace or influence of mãyã whatsoever
{Gadhada II-43.2}.
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| Guna-vibhãg |
Portion of Shri Krishna's final teachings (Shrimad Bhãgwat,
canto XI, chapter 25) to his friend and statesman Uddhav regarding
the classification and characteristics of the three gunas.
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