{"id":1652,"date":"2025-11-02T14:27:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T14:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krishnavalleytemple.org\/?page_id=1652"},"modified":"2026-09-04T23:45:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T23:45:47","slug":"hinduterms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/krishnavalleytemple.org\/?page_id=1652","title":{"rendered":"Hindu Terms"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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This guide explains commonly used Hindu terms and their meanings to help visitors better understand the language, traditions, and spiritual practices
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Aarti \/ Arati<\/strong>
A devotional ritual of offering light, usually from a flame or lamp, to the Divine while singing sacred hymns.<\/p>

Atman<\/strong>
The eternal Self or soul within every living being \u2014 pure, divine, and immortal.<\/p>

Bhakti<\/strong>
Devotion and loving surrender to God; one of the most beautiful paths to spiritual realization.<\/p>

Brahman<\/strong>
The supreme universal Divine Reality \u2014 beyond form, yet present in all forms.<\/p>

Dharma<\/strong>
Righteous living, moral duty, and living in harmony with truth and virtue.<\/p>

Deva \/ Devi<\/strong>
Divine beings or forms of God.
Deva<\/strong> \u2014 Divine masculine form
Devi<\/strong> \u2014 Divine feminine form<\/p>

Darshan<\/strong>
Sacred sight \u2014 seeing and being seen by the Divine or a spiritual teacher; a moment of blessing.<\/p>

Gita (Bhagavad Gita)<\/strong>
A sacred scripture in which Lord Krishna gives timeless spiritual guidance to Arjuna.<\/p>

Guru<\/strong>
A spiritual teacher who guides one toward truth and self-realization.<\/p>

Karma<\/strong>
The universal law of cause and effect \u2014 our actions shape our future.<\/p>

Moksha<\/strong>
Liberation from the cycle of birth and rebirth; union with the Divine.<\/p>

Mantra<\/strong>
A sacred sound or prayer chanted for spiritual upliftment, meditation, and protection.<\/p>

Murti<\/strong>
A sacred image or statue of a deity, worshipped as a living presence of the Divine.<\/p>

Puja<\/strong>
A worship ritual offering prayers, flowers, incense, food, and devotion to God.<\/p>

Prasad<\/strong>
Blessed food offered to God and then shared with devotees.<\/p>

Rama \/ Krishna \/ Vishnu<\/strong>
Forms of the Supreme God in Vaishnavism, representing love, compassion, and divine protection.<\/p>

Shiva<\/strong>
The Supreme Divine in Shaivism \u2014 the source of transformation and liberation.<\/p>

Shakti<\/strong>
Divine feminine energy \u2014 the creative power of the universe.<\/p>

Vedas \/ Upanishads<\/strong>
Ancient sacred scriptures containing wisdom, philosophy, and spiritual knowledge.<\/p>

Yoga<\/strong>
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Dharma<\/strong> \u2014 Righteous living, truth, duty, and moral values.
Karma<\/strong> \u2014 Every action has a consequence; good actions bring good results.
Atman<\/strong> \u2014 The eternal, divine Self within every being.
Brahman<\/strong> \u2014 The Supreme Divine Reality, God present in all.
Moksha<\/strong> \u2014 Liberation from the cycle of birth and rebirth; union with God.
Bhakti<\/strong> \u2014 Devotion, love, and surrender to God.
Yoga<\/strong> \u2014 A spiritual practice to unite the mind, body, and soul.
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Lead us from the unreal to the real.<\/em><\/strong>
Lead us from darkness to light.<\/em><\/strong>
Lead us from mortality to immortality.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

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Hindu Terms & Their Meanings This guide explains commonly used Hindu terms and their meanings to help visitors better understand the language, traditions, and spiritual practicesthey may encounter at Krishna Valley Temple.\u00a0 Aarti \/ AratiA devotional ritual of offering light, usually from a flame or lamp, to the Divine while singing sacred hymns. AtmanThe eternal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1652","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"campaignId":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krishnavalleytemple.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krishnavalleytemple.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krishnavalleytemple.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krishnavalleytemple.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krishnavalleytemple.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1652"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/krishnavalleytemple.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2457,"href":"https:\/\/krishnavalleytemple.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1652\/revisions\/2457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krishnavalleytemple.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}