| Aadhyatmic |
Spiritual
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| Aayudhas |
Weapons, arms
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| Abhaya Hastha |
Assuring hands
|
| Abhishek |
A Ritual of Bathing God/deity
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| Adi Devtas |
Celestial beings
|
| Adishakthi |
The feminine form of Hindu God/signifies power
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| Aishwarya |
Prosperity
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| Ajnana (Agnana) |
Nescience/Ignorance
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| Akshatha |
Sacred rice used during Worship
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| Allah |
God, Reference to God in Islam
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| Arathi |
A ritual of showing camphor light in front of
God/deity
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| Artha |
Wealth
|
| Ashrams |
Place where pious people/hermits/saints reside,
hermitage
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| Askalitha Brahmachari |
A perfect celibate
|
| Atma |
Soul
|
| Atma Sakshatkara |
Self Realization
|
| Avadhuta |
Messenger/ Sage
|
| Avatara |
Incarnation
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| Banjara |
A nomad
|
| Bhagwan |
God
|
| Bhakta |
Devotee
|
| Bhakti |
Devotion
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| Bharat |
India
|
| Bhoodevi |
Goddess of Earth
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| Brahma |
Hindu God of creation, a Trinity
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| Brahma Vidya |
Metaphysics
|
| Brahmananda |
Always contented and happy
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| Camphor Arathi |
Camphor light shown clockwise in front of God
|
| Chamaras |
Fans
|
| Crore |
Ten Million
|
| Dakshina |
A token amount paid to a Guru/Priest
|
| Dargahs |
Place of Worship of Muslim religion
|
| Darshan |
Appearance/Revealing/Sight of God
|
| Dashavathara |
Ten incarnations of Vishnu, one of the Trinity in
Hinduism
|
| Deeksha |
Vow taken for a specific period
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| Dharma |
Righteousness
|
| Dharma Bhoomi |
Land of Righteousness
|
| Dharmam Chara |
Tread path of Righteousness
|
| Dhuni |
Holy Fire
|
| Diksha (Deeksha) |
Novitiate
|
| Dohe |
Poems, verses of two lines
|
| Dwarkamai |
Place where Shirdi Sai Baba resides
|
| Fakir |
Mendicant
|
| Gaya |
Name of a Scared Place in India
|
| Gita/Bhagawad Gita |
A Scared Book of Hindu Religion
|
| Gita Rahasyam |
Secrets of Bhagawad Gita
|
| Grihasta |
Family man/Household
|
| Guru Purnima |
Fullmoon day in the Hindu month of Ashada, auspicious for
offering prayers to Guru
|
| Gurudwaras |
Place of worship of Sikh Religion
|
| Gurukul |
Traditional School or learning Place
|
| Gurusthan |
Place where Guru resides
|
| Harikatha |
Depicting God's story by singing and dancing
|
| Hindi |
National Language of India
|
| Holi |
A Celebration with colors
|
| Isha Upanishad |
A Hindu sacred text dealing with metaphysics
|
| Jagatguru |
Guru for the entire world
|
| Jagir |
Head of Town/Village
|
| Jholi |
Bag
|
| Jnana |
Knowledge
|
| Jyotis |
Light
|
| Kafni |
Long Shirt
|
| Kama |
Desire/Lust
|
| Karma |
karma - work, action, the law of cause and effect
|
| Karma Bhoomi |
Land that believes in the concept of Karma
|
| Kirtans |
Songs/Recitals on God
|
| Koel |
Nightingale, a sweet-singing bird
|
| Kumkum |
Vermillon
|
| Kurmavathara |
Incarnation of Hindu God Vishnu in the form of Tortoise, a
form of Dashavathara
|
| Lakh |
100,000
|
| Leelas |
Miracles
|
| Maha Yagna |
Major Sacrifice/Worship
|
| Mahasamadhi |
Place where Lord Sai Rests
|
| Mangal |
Prosperity
|
| Mangal Arathi |
Arathi shown for the at the end of a ritual
|
| Mangal |
Prosperity
|
| Mangal Arathi |
Arathi shown for the at the end of a ritual
|
| Marga |
Path
|
| Matsyavathara |
Incarnation of Hindu God Vishnu in the form of Fish
|
| Maya |
Illusion
|
| Moha |
Passion
|
| Moksha |
Liberation/Salvation
|
| Mukti |
Salvation/Liberation
|
| Munsif |
Administrative head of a Village
|
| Naivedya |
Food offered to God/deity
|
| Nama Japa |
A ritual of repetitive chanting God’s name
|
| Nirvana |
Realization
|
| Nitya Parayana |
Daily Devotional Reading/Recital
|
| Pada Puja |
Offering prayers at Lord's feet
|
| Pada Thirth |
Water from washing of Lord's feet
|
| Padukas |
Footwear, Sandals/Slippers
|
| Panahabhutha |
Fire elements-earth,water,fire,air and sky
|
| Parayana |
Devotional Reading within a prescribed period
|
| Prana Shakthi |
Inner Life
|
| Pranas |
Sensory Organs
|
| Prasad(am) |
Food/
Naivedya consecrated at the worship and distributed to
the devotees
|
| Prem Marga |
Path of Love
|
| Puja |
Worship
|
| Pujari |
Priest
|
| Punar Janma |
Rebirth
|
| Punya Bhoomi |
Sacred Land
|
| Puranas |
Epics
|
| Rajadhiraj |
King of
King, Emperor
|
| Sab Ka Malik Ek Hai |
God is one
|
| Saburi |
Patience
|
| Sadgati |
The Right direction, refers to the Merger with God
|
| Sadguru |
Ultimate Guru
|
| Sadgati |
The Right direction, refers to the Merger with God
|
| Sadguru |
Ultimate Guru
|
| Sadhus |
Medicants
|
| Sai Avatar |
The incarnation of Sai
|
| Sai Koti Nama Likitha |
Writing the name "Sai" for 10 million times
|
| Sai Prachar |
Propagation of Sai Philosophy
|
| Sai Satcharitha |
A text on Life and message of Sai Baba of Shirdi considered
sacred by Sai devotees
|
| Saiyuga |
Period of Sai
|
| Sakshatkar |
In Reality
|
| Samadhi |
Abode of Lord Sai
|
| Samadhi Mandir |
Place where Lord
Sai resides
|
| Samardha Sadguru |
Ultimate Guru
|
| Samsara |
Worldly life
|
| Sanjeevani |
A life-saving medicine/treatment
|
| Sanyas |
Hermit, a person that renounced worldly life
|
| Sanyasis |
Mendicants
|
| Saptaha Parayana |
Devotional Reading of Sri Sai Satcharitha in a week’s
time
|
| Sashtanga Namaskar |
Prostration on the floor
|
| Sataka |
A Cane used by Sai Baba
|
| Satpurusha |
A man of virtues
|
| Shastras |
Rules regarding conducting rituals
|
| Shiva/Siva |
Hindu God of destruction, a Trinity
|
| Shishyas |
Disciples
|
| Shlokas |
Sacred Verses
|
| Shraddha |
Faith
|
| Shri Shirdi Sai Baba |
Lord Sai Baba of Shirdi in India
|
| Siddhis |
Super Natural Powers
|
| Tahsildar |
Village Head
|
| Tapas |
Prayer
|
| Tatwa |
Philosophy
|
| Telugu |
A Language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh in
India
|
| Thyaga |
Sacrifice
|
| Trishul |
Trident
|
| Tulasi |
Basil, a herb
|
| Udi/Vibhuti |
Sacred Ash
|
| Udyapan |
Ceremony marking the conclusion of a vratha
|
| Vaidya |
Doctor
|
| Vairagya |
Renunciation
|
| Vanaprastha |
Retiring to the Forest
|
| Vedas |
Secred teachings of Hinduism
|
| Vichara Sagara |
Ocean of Contemplation
|
| Vishnu |
Hindu God of Preservation, a Trinity
|
| Vratams |
A ritual of observation of vow
|
| Wada |
Building, Resting place of Sai Baba
|
| Yagna |
Sacrifice/Worship
|
| Yogi Raj |
King of Saints
|
| Yuga |
Period
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