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Narayanashrama Tapovanam Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Garhastya | Sanskrit : गार्हस्थ्य ; गृहस्थाश्रम The order of a householder. |
| guna | Sanskrit : गुण ; A quality, attribute or property in general. A property of all created things; three are particularized, the sattva, raja and tama, or principles of truth or existence, passion, and darkness or ignorance. |
| Guru | sanskrit : गुरु, Represents the one who carries on in the tradition of the guru-shishya relationship . Lit. one who removes the darkness of ignorance. The importance of finding a guru who can impart transcendental knowledge (vidyā) is emphasised in the Vedantic Culture. |
| Gurudev | Sanskrit : गुरुदेव ; embodiment of the Guru principle, spiritual master, preceptor. |
| haritaki | Sanskrit : हरीतकी ; the yellow Myrobalan tree. |
| havan | Sanskrit : हवन; A fire receptacle, the act of offering an oblation with fire, sacrifice. |
| icchā | sanskrit : इच्छा ; wish, desire, inclination |
| īti | Sanskrit : ईति; Any calamity of the season. |
| itihasa | Sanskrit : इतिहास ; talk, legend, tradition, history, traditional accounts of former events, heroic history. |
| jāgrat | Sanskrit : जाग्रत्; waking state. |
| janma | Sanskrit : जन्म ; birth. |
| japa | Sanskrit : जप; Muttering prayers. |
| jata | sanskrit : जटा ; Matted hair. |
| Jeevanmukta | Sanskrit : जीवन्मुक्त; emancipated while still alive (i.e. liberated before death from all liability to future births). |
| jnaanendriya | sanskrit : ज्ञानेद्रिय ; organs of cognition or sense organs |
