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Devanagari: बधाई ISO15919: badhāī Celebratory songs. REFERENCE Shyama Shyam Geet - Love Songs of Shri Radha Krishna...

Also written as bhav Loving devotional sentiments related to specific relationships towards God: shanta – subject to king, dasya – servitude, sakhya – friendship, vatsalya – parenthood, and madhurya – the amorous sentiment of a lover for her beloved. LEARN MORE...

Devanagari: बाजूबंद ISO15919: bājubanda An ornament worn on the arm. REFERENCE Braja Rasa Madhuri, Vol. 2...

Devanagari: बलैया लेना ISO15919: balaiyā lēnā To will that someone’s misfortune comes on oneself. LEARN MORE An act of selfless love where the intent is to willingly take on another person's...

Devanagari: बलिहार ISO15919: also written as balihar Ultimate surrender or deep sarcasm: a deeply expressive word prominent in devotional poetry that conveys these two contrasting meanings. LEARN MORE To sacrifice oneself on someone or...

Devanagari: बनचरी ISO15919: An uncivilised forest dweller. A term used by Shukadeva Paramahamsa to describe the gopis. REFERENCE Nishkam Prem, Ch. 2...