Guest guest Posted November 22, 2005 Report Posted November 22, 2005 Sravana is for hearing, smarana for remembrance, japa for recitation. What's sanskrit for studying? Quote
Jahnava Nitai Das Posted November 23, 2005 Report Posted November 23, 2005 The term is "svadhyaya" which means self-study (i.e. personal study of scripture). You will find this mentioned several times in Bhagavad Gita as one of the process of sacrifies (yajna). Dravya-yajgna, tapo-yajna, jnana-yajna, yogayajna, svadhyaya-yajna, etc. Quote
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2005 Report Posted November 24, 2005 I thought it meant self-reflection or studying one's self/mind rather than studying scriptures. Correct me if I am wrong. Quote
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2005 Report Posted November 24, 2005 what is the difference between smaranam and mananam? They both mean contemplation, if I am not mistaken. So why do they separate the two? Or does smaranam specifically mean 'thinking about God' and mananam contemplation on philosophy etc. Quote
Avinash Posted November 24, 2005 Report Posted November 24, 2005 Smaranam is used in the sense of remembering and mananam is used in the sense of meditating over something. Quote
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