Hindu Scriptures

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Hindu Scriptures

 

Nine kinds of Devotions: 1. to Listen, 2. Sing, 3. Worship, 4. Bowing

down, 5. Serving, 6. Thinking, 7. Dedication, 8. Humility, 9.

Intimacy.

 

Nine Kinds of Ego: 1. Possession, 2. Wealth, 3. Singing hymns, 4.

Knowledge, 5. Education, 6. Beauty, 7. Youth, 8. Family lineage, 9.

Cast or sect

 

Five Koshas or Coverings:

1. Annamaya, (Gross physicals body made of and sustained by food),

2. Pranamaya (vital covering consisting of five Praanaas or vital

force), 3. Manomaya (mental cover), 4. Vigyaanmaya (cover of

intelligence), 5. Anandamaya (cover of bliss).

 

Five Enemies: 1. Lust, 2. Anger, 3. Greed, 4. Attachment & Jealousy,

5. Ego.

 

Three Stages of Life: 1. Childhood, 2.Young, 3. Old.

 

Three Gurus: 1. Mother, 2. Father, 3. Teacher.

 

Five Gods in Sanatan: 1. Vishnu, 2. Sun, 3. Shakti, 4. Shiva, 5.

Ganesh.

They represent: Aakashasya patir Vishnu, Agneshcheva maheshwaro,

Waayaoh Suryaoh Kshiteresho Jeevanasya Ganaadhipa. Vishnu is the Lord

of space and sky, Sun of air, Shiva of fire, Durga of Earth and

Ganesha is the Lord of water.

 

Five Great Elements: 1. Earth (soil), 2. Air, 3. Water, 4. Space, 5.

Fire

 

Three Gunas: Satwa (Purity), Rajas (Luxury), Tamas (ignorance)

 

Three Types of Karma:

1. Prarabdha (that which was seeded in the last life and received in

this life); 2. Sanchit (that which we do in this life and receive the

fruit in this life); 3. Kriyamaan (that we do in this life and get

the result in the next life).

 

Eighty-four Lakh Species: (8.4 million species): 0.9 million in

Water, 2.7 million nonmoving, 1 Million worms, 1 million Birds, 2.3

million Animals, 4 million Human species including ape and monkeys.

 

Four kinds of ways to make one understand: 1. By teaching, 2. By

Penalty, 3. By giving physical and mental pain, 4. By lifelong

punishment.

 

Four Social and Spiritual orders: Brahman, 2. Kshatriya, 3.Vaishya,

4.Shudra

 

One hundred and eight beads of Mala:

21,600 breaths are divided by two (one half for night, Remaining

10,800 is divided by 100. Some of the Acharyas have set the system

that a sanyasi must chant the name of god 10,800 times a day. The

figure of 108 is sometimes used in front of the name of a holy or

highly respected person who's connected with god. This results in a

person who follows the law of repeating the Lord's name with half of

his life's breaths.

 

108:

108 is considered a holy number because there are 27 Nakshatra, each

of them has letter for choosing the name of the time. The cycle of

time is divided into 12 Rashies. Time itself is God. Each and every

second, whatever is being produced in this world is because of God.

In numerology 108 is 9, number which represents God, complete

perfection.

 

Five kinds of Yagyaas:

1. Education of holy scripture and to support educator and educatee

is called (Brahmayagrya)

2. Offering something in the name of ancestors is called Pitrayagya,

3. Puja and Havan is called Devayagya,

4. Feeding creatures is Bhootyagya.

5. Feeding and serving anyone in need is called Arthithis Yagya. (i)

Brahmacharya (following the rule of strict celibacy of the mind and

body and having a student life, learning basic things from mother,

social and survival things from father, spiritual things from teacher

up-to the age of 25 years. (ii) Grashsatha (iii) Vanprastha: (iv)

Sanyaas

 

Main source of Dharmashastra: 1. Gautama, 2. Boudhayana, 3.

Apastamba, 4. Hiranyakeshi, 5. Bashistha, 6. Bishnau dharma, 7.

Harita, 8. ShankhaLikhita, 9. Koutilya Baikhanasa, 10. Brahaspati,

11. Manusmriti.

 

The two epics (AD. 7th century):

The Mahabharat written by Vyas contains one hundred thousand verses.

It is one of the main scriptures which establishes the rule of life.

Mahabharat tells one main thing "Do Your duty". The Bhagwad Gita

itself is taken from this scripture. Another great epic is the

Ramayana. Written by Valmiki it contains twenty four thousand verses

and also sets forth the rules of life. Other Ramayanas are; Sambritta

ramayan, Aagastya Ramayan, Lomash Ramayan, Manjul Ramayan, Soupadhya

Ramayan, Ramayan Mahamala, Souhaardra Ramayan, Ramayani Maniratna,

Chaandra Ramayan, Maind Ramayana, Swaayambhuva Ramayan, Subhramha

Ramayana, Subarchas Ramayan, Deva Ramayan, Shravan ramayan, Udanta

Ramayan, Ramayan Champoo, Bhattikavyam, and Ramcharit Manas.

 

Smrities: 1. Yagnavalkya Smriti, 2. Parasar Smriti, 3. Narad Smriti

4. Brahaspati Smriti.

 

Four Vedas: 1. Rig, 2. Yajur, 3. SaaM, 4. Atharv

 

Up-Vedas:

Vaishampayan Dhanurveda (weaponology), Ayruved (Herbal medicine),

Aasthavangani (surgery and eight other ways of treatment),

Aswinikumar Sanhita (Medicine), Brahatsanhitaa (treating the ill),

Pushkal Sanhita (reason of getting sick of ill), Dhanwantari Sutra,

Maan Sutra soop Shastram, Jabali Sutra. Banaspati, Nighantu, Arth

Shastra (economics), Sampatti Shastram (politics and business),

Vyakaran (grammar), Samved (music), Gandharvaved (dance, tune and

beats), Gyan kanda (philosophical knowledge), jyotish Shastra

(astronomy and astrology ) and prayer etc.

 

Sapt-Shatu: (Seven tissues) Plasma, Blood, Muscle, Fat, Bone, Marrow,

and Nerve.

 

Three Doshas: Bat (cold), Pitt (temperature), Kaph (abdominal

upsetting).

 

Six-Ras: (Six Tastes) Sweet, Salty, Sour, Pungent, Bitter, and

Astringent.

 

Main Devataas:

Indra (Kind of Devas), Kuber (Treasurer of Devas), Yamaraaj (God of

Death), Chitragupta (secretary of Yamaraaj), Agni (fire), Marut (49

living pieces of Diti's son in the form of air), Aryama (god

ancestors), Pusha (God of animals), Ashwini Kumaar (god of herbal

medicine), Chandra (goddess of mind), Brahaspati (teacher of Devas),

Kartikeya (son of Shiva), Kaamdev (god of lust), prajapati ( son of

Brahma and birth giver), Shukra (God of Virtuous and Bhrigythe great

astronomer), Bishwakrma (god of construction and manufacturing), Muya

(King of demons).

 

Main Rishies:

Naarad (Devoted mind) Bashisth (Priest of Suryayans), Manu (creator

oh human beings through his mind), Bishwamitra (Became Brahman in the

same life through his penance), Dadhichi (sacrificer of body for

other's others), Valmiki (Chanting Ram ram became the author of

Ramayana), Markandeya (knower of end and beginning of era), Mudgal

(respecting the teacher) Shukedeva (the great preacher).

 

The Holy and Devine Godesses: Sita (Avatar of Bhagawati), Sati

Damayanti (the most holy and powerful Devi).

 

People who bought Revolution in Sanatan:

Shree Shankaraccharya, Kumaril Bhatt, Sri Madhwacharya (1238),

ShreeNimbarkacharya, Shree Ballabhacharya, Shree Ramanandacharya,

Shree Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Shree kanthacharya, Shree

Abhinavaguptacharya, Shree Bhaskaracharya, Sant Tukaramji (1608),

Samarth Ramdas Swami (17th century), Sant Gyaneshwar Ji, Guru Nanak

Dev ji(1469), Surdas Ji, Tulasi das Ji, (16th Cen.), Narasi Mehta,

Swami Dayanand Saraswati(1876-), Ramkrishna Paramhansa(1836).

 

Karmakand: Rishies set fort the system of Rituals, known as

Brahmanas. The main Brahmanas are: 1. Aitareya 2. Satpatha, 3.

Kaushataki, 4. Taitiriya, 5. Chandogya

 

Seven Holy Cities: Ayodhya, Haridwar, Mathura, Kashi, Kanchipur,

Puri, Dwarika.

 

Sapt-Rishis: 1. Vashistha 2. Atri 3. Kashyap 4. Vishwamitra 5.

Bharadwaj 6. Jamadagni 7. Goutam.

 

Six Main Philosophies:

1. Uttar Mimansa of Byas (vedant) a science of matter and energy,

science of

2. Purv Mimansa of Jaimini, science of rituals to enhance or protect

great teachings.

3. Sankhya, of Kapil, Purush and Prakriti, changes in matter, reality

of eternal soul.

4. Yoga, of Patanjali, unity with god through physical and mental

practices.

5. Nyaaya, of Gautam, law of Karma and judgment with logical facts,

6. Baisheshik: of kand, elements of the universe.

 

Advait: Advait Philosophy of Shankaracharya: advaita means non-

dulaism. This philosophy believes that God is absolute reality and

that which inanimates or animates is unreal of maya. Soul is

identical with Brahm.

 

Dvait: Dvait philosophy of Madhavacharya is a philosophy of two.

Brahm and Jeev are related to each other. Creation is real act of

Brahm.

 

Dvaita-Advait: of Nimbark explains about Natural dualism and non

dualism.

 

Vishishthadvait: This philosophy of Ramanujacharya means qualified

non-dualism. Brahm is the only independent and absolute reality.

Atama is not identical with Brahm but, He can be pleased by devotion.

 

Four houses of Shankaracharya: 1. Puri (East), 2. Dwarika (west) 3.

Badrinath (North) 4. Shringeri (south).

 

Eight kind of Siddhies: 1. Anima 2. Garima 3. Laghima 4. Mahima 5.

Praapti 6. Praakamya 7. Ishitwa 8. Bashitwa.

 

Vikramaditya Year: Vikram Samvat; begun in year 57 BC

Shalivaahan Year: Indian National Calendar; begun in year 78 AD

Ritu: A season, among six, each lasting for 2 months

Chandra Maas: The lunar month of the Hindu calendar, lasting 28 days

Saur Maas: Solar month lasting 30 days

Amavasya: Day of the no moon

Purnima: Day of the full moon

Ekadashi: Eleventh day of waxing or waning; a day of fasting

Chaturthi: Fourth day after the full moon; also a day of fasting

Kaliyug: An era of 432,000 years

Dwaapar: An era that lasts for 864,000 years

Treta: Era of 1,296,000 years

Satyug: Era of 1,728,000 years

 

May the Merciful Sri Sai Baba always shower His grace on us and our

families and remove our problems and anxieties by giving us all -

strength , goodluck, success and happiness with peace of mind.

Sai bhakt,

Deepa H