Varnashramadharma, 痴补谤峁嚹伵况补尘补诲丑补谤尘补: 12 definitions

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The Sanskrit term 痴补谤峁嚹伵况补尘补诲丑补谤尘补 can be transliterated into English as Varnasramadharma or Varnashramadharma, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)

痴补谤峁嚹伵况补尘补诲丑补谤尘补 (啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶距ざ啷嵿ぐ啶ぇ啶班啶�) refers to 鈥渢he Vedic social system, which arranges society into four occupational divisions based on a person鈥檚 qualities and four stages of spiritual development (See prescribed duty)鈥�. (cf. Glossary page from 艢谤墨尘补诲-叠丑补驳补惫补诲-骋墨迟腻).

: Pure Bhakti: Brhad Bhagavatamrtam

痴补谤峁嚹伵况补尘补诲丑补谤尘补 (啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶距ざ啷嵿ぐ啶ぇ啶班啶�) refers to:鈥擳he Vedic social system, which organizes society into four occupational divisions and four stages of spiritual development. (cf. Glossary page from 艢r墨 B峁沨ad-bh膩gavat膩m峁泃a).

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Vaishnava (啶掂啶粪啶｀さ, vai峁ａ箛ava) or vaishnavism (vai峁ａ箛avism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (鈥榯en avatars of Vishnu鈥�).

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

痴补谤峁嚹伵况补尘补诲丑补谤尘补 (啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶距ざ啷嵿ぐ啶ぇ啶班啶�) refers to the 鈥渘orms of peoples of different castes and stages in life鈥�, as explained in the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.2.23. Accordingly as Brahm膩 narrated to N膩rada:鈥斺€淸...] on hearing the enquiry of Sat墨艢iva was delighted and He narrated them with pleasure in their entirety for raising the worldly creatures. The sacred lore bearing on the subject, the glory and greatness of the illustrious lord, 艢iva explained Himself with Yantras, with their five adjuncts. He told her legendary stories, the greatness of the votaries, the norms of peoples of different castes and stages in life (惫补谤峁嚹伵况补尘补诲丑补谤尘补) and the duties of kings, O great sage鈥�.

: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

痴补谤峁嚹伵况补尘补诲丑补谤尘补 (啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶距ざ啷嵿ぐ啶ぇ啶班啶�) refers to the 鈥渄uties of the castes and stages of life鈥�, as explained in the 10th century 厂补耻谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺: one of the various Upapur膩峁嘺s depicting 艢aivism.鈥擜ccordingly, 蝉尘峁泃颈 materials like the duties of the castes and stages of life 痴补谤峁嚹伵况补尘补诲丑补谤尘补, the duties of the twice-born, the rules of performing 艢r膩ddha and the duties of V膩ha-Prastha and Yati are described in chapter seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth and twenty respectfully. All these are described with special attention to the glorification of 艢iva and his worship.

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The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Dharmashastra (religious law)

: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study (dharma)

痴补谤峁嚹伵况补尘补诲丑补谤尘补 (啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶距ざ啷嵿ぐ啶ぇ啶班啶�) is short for 痴补谤峁嚹伵况补尘补: the laws related to the 鈥渇our castes and four orders鈥�, according to the 10th century 厂补耻谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺: one of the various Upapur膩峁嘺s depicting 艢aivism.鈥擳he performance of 惫补谤峁嚹伵况补尘补诲丑补谤尘补 is said to be elevating and productive of happiness both in this world and the next. And the violation of it leads to misery or suffering in hell. In the 厂补耻谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 (chapter 17) the sages ask the S奴ta to narrate the 惫补谤峁嚹伵况补尘补诲丑补谤尘补. Then the S奴ta narrates it as it was told by the Sun-god to Manu.

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Dharmashastra (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, dharma艣膩stra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

Vedanta (school of philosophy)

: academia.edu: Religious Inclusivism in the Writings of an Early Modern Sanskrit Intellectual (vedanta)

痴补谤峁嚹伵况补尘补诲丑补谤尘补 (啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶距ざ啷嵿ぐ啶ぇ啶班啶�) (Cf. 艢补峁卥补谤补) refers to the 鈥渙rder of castes and stages of life鈥�.鈥擺...] Just like the knowledge of Brahman and the means (蝉腻诲丑补苍补) of acquiring it, the 鈥榪ualification鈥� or 鈥榚ligibility鈥� (补诲丑颈办腻谤补) to the study of the Veda is a matter of Vedic revelation, not of human understanding. It is the Veda itself that 鈥榓ppoints鈥� (补诲丑颈办峁�) whoever may be eligible for its instruction. Intelligence, capability, desire for knowledge, and other things, are not sufficient requirements to become a proper 补诲丑颈办腻谤颈苍; other conditions apply that typically presuppose the upanayana and other ceremonies reserved to twice-born males (Halbfass 1983: 92). For 艢补峁卥补谤补, as for virtually every orthodox brahmin of this period, eligibility to Vedic teachings is intimately related to the order of castes and stages of life (惫补谤峁嚹伵况补尘补诲丑补谤尘补).

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Vedanta (啶掂啶︵ぞ啶ㄠ啶�, ved膩nta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)

: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita鈥擳ext on Visha Chikitsa (p)

痴补谤峁嚹伵况补尘补诲丑补谤尘补 (啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶距ざ啷嵿ぐ啶ぇ啶班啶�) or 鈥渟ocial rules鈥� refers to one of the principal topics of the P膩帽car膩tra division of the Vai峁ａ箛ava 膧gamas.鈥擳he almighty Hari, out of compassion for mankind in general, felt that the Vedas and 艢膩stras could not be easily grasped and practised by people belonging the diverse communities and cadres, whose potential and comprehension would vary vastly. Hence, he promulgated the P膩帽car膩tra doctrine [teaching for example social rules鈥敱共拱箛膩趴霾钩静够宄蟛拱静�] which is the essence of the Vedas, in a simplified form.

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Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) 痴补谤峁嚹伵况补尘补诲丑补谤尘补 (啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶距ざ啷嵿ぐ啶ぇ啶班啶�) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥攂y Vaidyan膩tha D墨k峁ta. Oppert. 866. 2255. 3849. 4187. Ii, 2212. 2670. 3469. 6035. 7735. 8773. 9202. 10092. 10178.

2) 痴补谤峁嚹伵况补尘补诲丑补谤尘补 (啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶距ざ啷嵿ぐ啶ぇ啶班啶�):鈥攊bid.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) 痴补谤峁嚹伵况补尘补诲丑补谤尘补 (啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶距ざ啷嵿ぐ啶ぇ啶班啶�):鈥擺=惫补谤峁嚹伵况补尘补-诲丑补谤尘补] [from var峁嚹伵況ama > var峁嘺 > var峁�] m. the duties of caste and order, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of [work] (also 尘补诲墨辫补, m.)

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

痴补谤峁嚹伵况补尘补诲丑补谤尘补 (啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶距ざ啷嵿ぐ啶ぇ啶班啶�):鈥擺惫补谤峁嚹�+艣谤补尘补-诲丑补谤尘补] < [惫补谤峁嚹伵况补尘补-诲丑补谤尘补] (谤尘尘补岣�) 1. m. Duties of that station.

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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

痴补谤峁嚹伵况补尘补诲丑补谤尘补 (嗖掂舶喑嵿玻嗖距捕喑嵿舶嗖钵嗖班硩嗖�):鈥擺noun] = 嗖掂舶喑嵿玻嗖距捕喑嵿舶嗖� [varnashrama].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

痴补谤峁嚹伵况补尘补-dharma (啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶距ざ啷嵿ぐ啶�-啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ):鈥攏. social system with different duties allocated to four classes and four stages in life;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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