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pichakari | पिचकारी

Devanagari: पिचकारी ISO15919: A large syringe-like instrument used to squirt coloured water on others during the festival of Holi. REFERENCE Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 2, Ch. 18...

pitambara | पीताम्बर

Devanagari: पीताम्बर ISO15919: pītāmbara also written as pitambar The ankle-length yellow silken garment worn by Shri Krishna. LEARN MORE Sometimes also a shawl-like upper garment. Uniqueness of Shri Krishna's Divine Form...

pithasana | पीठासन

Devanagari: पीठासन ISO15919: pīṭhāsana also written as pithasan A low stool used to sit on when eating or during prayer. LEARN MORE In ancient India, for kings and queens it would be made of...

pitri rina | पितृ ऋण

Devanagari: पितृ-ऋण ISO15919: pitr̥ r̥ṇa The debt to the forefathers: one of the five debts to be repaid to attain liberation. See pancha rina. LEARN MORE This debt acknowledges the contribution of ancestors...

Pitriloka | पितृलोक

Devanagari: पितृलोक ISO15919: pitr̥loka also written as pitrilok The space between the Earth and the Sun, also known as Bhuvahloka (Devanagari: भुवः लोक ISO15919: bhuvaḥ loka ). There are many smaller...

pitta | पित्त

Devanagari: पित्त ISO15919: pitta An energy that governs digestion, metabolism and transformation in the body. LEARN MORE Pitta controls the body's digestive fire, jatharagni (Devanagari: जठराग्नि ISO15919: jaṭharāgni). An imbalance...