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Narayanashrama Tapovanam Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nididhyāsana | Sanskrit : निदिध्यासन ; Profound and repeated meditation. |
| nirvana | sanskrit : निर्वाण ; Liberated from Existence. |
| nishedha | sanskrit : निषेधः ; Prohibition. |
| niṣṭhā | sanskrit : निष्ठा ; read here about niṣṭhā |
| nivedya | sanskrit : नैवेद्य; An offering of eatable articles presented to a deity, which may afterwards be distributed to worshippers. |
| panchabhūtas |
sanskrit : पञ्च-भूत ; The 5 elements (earth, air, fire, water and sky). |
| pāpa | Sanskrit : पाप; Bad , vicious , wicked , evil , wretched , vile , low, boding evil , inauspicious. |
| parampara | sanskrit : परम्पर ; one following the other , proceeding from one to another (as from father to son) , successive. |
| pārāyaṇa | sanskrit : पारायणं, स्वाध्यायः ; Reading, Perusal. |
| pariṇāma | Sanskrit : परिणाम ; change, alteration, transformation. |
| parivrājaka | Sanskrit : परिव्राजक; a wandering religious mendicant. |
| paroksha | Sanskrit : परोक्ष ; Invisible, imperceptible. |
| paṭana | sanskrit : पठन ; Reading, Studying. |
| pātivratya | sanskrit : पातिव्रत्यं ; Chastity, devoted attachment, faithfulness, loyalty, modesty. |
| paurusha | Sanskrit: पौरुष ; The inherent wish and will of man. |