Daam
(1) Price. (2) Value.
Daamodar
Another name of Krishn given to Him when He was bound by rope by His
mother Yashodaa. Read its full story here -
Bhaagvat Puraan, 10/p4
Daamodar Maas
Adhik Maas.
Additional month of Hindoo lunar calendar to adjust with solar calendar.
Daan
(1) Donation. (2) Giving without taking anything in exchange of it.
Daanav
see also
Narakaasur
A class of Asur, Daitya, or Raakshas or demons. Descendents of Kasshyap and Danu.
Since these descendents were wicked, the term denotes for demon. They are 61, of
which 18 are principal.
Dahan
Burning, such as Lankaa Dahan - burning of Lankaa.
Daitya
see also Daitya and Asur
Descendents of Kashyap and Diti. They were wicked and hence the term
Daitya means Raakshas (demon).
Daiv
(1) Creator or Vidhaataa. (2) Divine.
Daivee Gaayatree
According to Padm Puraan, p 924, "Daivyekam" - according to this
Pingal Sootra, 1-letter or a Chhand of 1-Pad of 8-letters is Daivee Gaayatree
Mantra. According to 1-letter, Pranav Mantra (Aum) is considered as Daivee
Gaayatree Mantra; and according to the second meaning any 8-letter Mantra may
be called Daivee Gaayatree Mantra. Both Daivee Gaayatree Mantra are called
"Ekaaksharaa" and "Ek-Padaa" Gaayatree respectively. The
24-letter famous Gaayatree is called "Tri-Padaa Gaayatree" because
of consisting of 3-Pad (3 Charan or 3 lines) of 8 letters each.
Dakshin
(1) South direction. (2) Right side.
Dakshinaa
Dakshinaachaar
There are two practices to realize God - Dakshinaachaar and Vaamaachaar.
In Dakshinaahaar practices, the Upaasak lives in a Saattwik ways, eats
Saattwik food, worships in day time, sitting in Yaugik Aasan etc etc.
Vaamaachaar practices are those which take odd paths to realize God.
Under these practices, the Upaasak does all kinds of odd things, such
as living alone, eating fish or meat daily, sitting in Shamashaan
(cremation ground), sitting on a dead body, offering sacrifices by
killing animals etc etc.
Dakshinaagni
This is one of the three sacred Fires which is placed in the South by a householder.
According to Devee Bhaagvat, he is one of the three sons of Agni Dev and Swaahaa
(Devee's one form) - Gaarhapatya Agni (the fire worshipped in the home),
Dakshinaagni (the fire placed in the South) and Aahvaaneeya Agni (the sacred fire
lit for a specific spiritual purpose, means Yagya). It is the same Agni in which
Maharshi Bhrigu offered the Aahuti and produced thousands of Ribhu Devtaa to fight
with Shiv's people. It is the same Agni from which Twashtaa produced Krityaa to
take revenge of his son Vishwaroop from Indra.
Dakshinaamoorti
Dakshinaayan
Dam
D pronounced as in Devtaa. (1) Control on Indriyaan. (2) power or might.
Daman
Repressing, such as Kaaliya Daman - repressing Kaaliya Naag.
Damaroo
A tiny drum of the shape of hourglass. Shiv carries Damaroo in one of his hands.
Dambh
Vivek - power to discriminate the real and unreal, coupled with dispassion
Dand
(1) Punishment. (2) Scepter or rod. (3) Measurement of time - 24
minutes. Called as Ghatikaa or Ghadee also.
Daraar
Aperture. Rift. Crack. Split.
Darbhaa Grass
Darbhaa is another name of Kush grass.
Dard
(1) Pain. (2) Anguish.
Darshan
Das Mahaa-vidyaa
Dashaashwamedh
(1) 10-horse sacrifice. (2) In Vaaraanasee, there is a famous Ghaat
(place of taking bath) named Dashaashwamedh.
Dattak
Adopted, such as Dattak Putra means adopted son.
Day see
Vaar
Dayaa
Kindness. Mercy.
Deekshaa
Deemak
Termites.
Deen
(1) Poor. (2) Badly off. (3) Benign. (4) Forlorn. (5) Indigent. (6) Wicked.
(7) Needy. (8) Heavy. (9) Piteous. (10) Pitiable. (11) Lowly. (12) Indignant.
(13) Humble. (14) Cowardly. (15) Unhappy.
Deep or Deepak
Lamp
Desh
(1) Region. (2) Country.
Dev
Derivatively the term means radiant. It is used for God, a deity, one of
god's Divine power. Mahaadev is used for Shiv. Indradev is used for
Indra, the god of rain. In the sense of angel or a Divine being there
can be 33 Dev. Dev is an Indo-European word with equivalents of Divine
in English, deus in Latin, and Devas in Lithuanian. Dev also means
Devtaa. The English word deity is derived from Devtaa.
Devarshi
Another name of Naarad Jee.
Devatwa
Devtaa like qualities.
Devee
see also Durgaa
Devee Mahaatmya
The greatness of Devee - a poem in Maarkandeya Puraan which describes
triumph of Durgaa over Raakshas. It is also called Durgaa Saptshatee and
is recited by the worshippers of Durgaa.
Devtaa
Devtaa in Ved
Devtaa Nagaree
(1) Chandramaa lives in Vibhaavaree Puree, located to the north of Meru Parvat.
(2) Yam Raaj lives in Sanyamanee Puree located to the south of Meru Parvat.
(3) Indra lives in Devadhaanee Puree located to the east of Meru Parvat. His Amaraavatee
Nagaree in Swarg is also famous.
(4) Varun lives in Nimlochanee Puree located to the west of Meru Parvat.
(5) Brahmaa lives in Brahm Lok.
(6) Shiv lives on Kailaash Parvat.
(7) Vishnu lives in Ksheer Saagar.
(8) Kuber lives on Kailaash Parvat.
Dhaam
(1) Dwelling place. (2) World (Lok). For example Vishnu Lok and Visnu Dhaam are same
in meaning - means where Vishnu lives. There are three Dhaam in India.
(1) A-Dwait Dhaam (Jagannaath Puree - here all types of differences get
disappeared), (2) Moksh Dhaam (Kaashee - whoever dies here attains Moksh)
and (3) Aanand Dhaam (Vrindaa Van - this is the place where one feels joy).
Dhaaran
(Geetaa, 18/33)
see also Dhyaan
(1) Holding. (2) Retention. (3) Maintaining. (4) It is a process of Yog in which
one concentrates or fixes one's mind on something. To involve mind, Praan and
Indriyaan in singing Bhagavaan's glory, meditation, and Nish-Kaam Karm to attain
Bhagavaan is called Dhaaran.
Dhaaranaa
see also Ashtaang Yog
(1) To bear something. (2) To have a concept of something.
Dhaataa
Who feeds and nourishes.
Dhaatu
see also Names of Metals
Metal, such as gold, silver etc.
Dhaivat
The sixth note of North Indian music. There are seven notes in North
Indian music - Shadaj, Rishabh, Gandhaar, Madhyam, Pancham, Dhaivat, and Nishaad.
Dhan
(1) Money. (2) Wealth. There are several types of Dhan,
for example Yasho Dhan, Putra Dhan, Stree Dhan, etc.
Dhanu
(1) Bow. (2) One of the 12 Signs through which Soorya passes in
one year - Saggittarius.
Dhanur Maas
Paush Maas' another name.
Dhanush
(1) Bow. (2) Length measurement.
Dhanvantari
Dhanvantari is one of the 14 Ratn (gems) coming out of the Ksheer Saagar
Manthan when Dev and Asur churned the sea to get Ambrosia (Amrit). He
was appointed as Devtaa's Vaidya (doctor) since he knew all kinds of
medicines. He is the father of Indian Aayurveda.
Dharm
Dharm,
Arth, Kaam Moksh see
Purushaarth
Dharm Shaastra
Dharm Sootra see Sootra
Dhatooraa
Thorn Apple. Its seeds and leaves are poisonous. Its flowers
and leaves are offered Shiv.
Dhoomketu
Puchchhal Taaraa. Comet.
Dhoop
A thick paste of sweet smelling materials formed in soft sticks. These
sticks are used to burn while worshipping Bhagavaan. A similar kind of
material is smeared on a wooden stick and dried and is burned for its
fragrance. It is called Agar Battee (incense stick) also. This can be
inserted into a hole to keep it straight, but the Dhoop has to be fixed
on a flat place like a plate. Agar Battee takes less time to ignite, in
comparison to Dhoop Battee.
Dhriti
(1) Consistency. (2) Steadiness. (3) Firmness. (4) Firmness of mind.
(5) Satisfaction. (6) Patience.
Dhritraashtra
(1) One with firm empire. (2) Name of the blind king of
Hastinaapur in the Bharat Vansh, father of Duryodhan and Dushaasan etc 100 sons.
Dhruv Taaraa
Dhuree
Axle.
Dhyaan
see also Ashtaang Yog, Dhaaran
This is also a stage of Yog, the next to Dhaaran. To meditate. to abstract one's
mind from surrounding objects. First is Dhaaran then comes Dhyaan.
Diamond
see also
Nava Ratn
Digambar
It is a compound word Dik + Ambar. Dik means Dishaa (direction) and Ambar means Aakaash
(sky). So Digambar means "whose clothes are of sky", means "naked."
Dik
Dishaa. Direction.
Dikpaal or Digpaal
Dishaa
Directions. There are 10 directions - 4 are main - Poorv (East), Dakshin (South)
Pashchim (West), and Uttar (North); and 4 are in between them - Agni or Aagneya
(south-east), Nairritya (south-west), Vaayavya (north-west), and Eeshaan (north-east);
and 2 more - one above in sky and one below on earth.
Distance
Measurement
Divine Weapons
Divya
Divine. Supernatural.
Divya Drishti
Divine gaze, or celestial gaze which is achieved by practice of the process Hath
Yog called Traatak. The Yogee, without winking, gazes at some minute object until
tears start flowing from his eyes. Practice in Traatak secures Divya Drisht.
Donation
see Daan
Doorvaa
see Kush Grass
Doot
(1) Legate. (2) Messenger. (3) Envoy. (4) Angel of God. (5) Emissary. (6) Courier.
(7) Ambassador.
Dosh
Drone
(1) Name of an Aachaarya who taught weaponery to Kaurav and Paandav.
(2) In MBH 1/10, this word is used for a vessel in which Bharadwaaj Muni
kept his semen which fell after seeing Ghritaachee Apsaraa and Dronaachaarya
was born from it. A wooden vessel. (3)
Measurement of weight in ancient India.
Dukh
Suffering.
Durgaa
see also Durgaa's Names
The most popular name of Paarvatee, the consort of Shiv. Durgaa is Shiv's power. Popularly
known as Devee.
Durgaa Saptshatee
A poem in Maarkandeya Puraan which describes triumph of Durgaa over
Raakshas. It is also called Durgaa Saptshatee and is recited by the worshippers of Durgaa.
Duryodhan
(1) Difficult to conquer. (2) The eldest son of Dhritraashtra.
Dwaadashee
12th day of one Paksh of the month.
Dwaapar Yug
see Yug
The third of the four divisions of time - Sat Yug, Tretaa Yug, Dwaapar Yug,
and Kali Yug.
Dwait Vaad
In this belief of line, one believes in two forms of Eeshwar - Aatmaa
and Paramatmaa.
Dweep
Dwi-Janmaa
Who has been reborn. In Hindoo Dharm a Sanskaar is performed to make the
baby reborn as Hindu. Until this Sanskaar is performed the child is not
Hindu. And this Sanskaar is performed for Braahman, Kshatriya and Vaishya
children.
Dwij
(1) Who are born twice. There are four Varn - Braahman, Kshatriya,
Vaishya and Shoodra. The first three Varn are called Dwij - because their first
birth is from their mother and their second birth is by Upanayan Sanskaar - by
sacred thread consecration.. Because of these two reasons these three Varn people
get the status of Dwij.
(2) Whose all Sanskaar, from birth to death are performed according to
Ved, are called Dwij.
Dyoot or Dyoot Kreedaa