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Devanagari: सूत्र ISO15919: sutra An aphorism found in some Sanskrit scriptures like Vedanta Darshan. LEARN MORE A dense, codified verse that packs a vast philosophical meaning into the fewest possible words. These aphorisms or...

Devanagari: स्वभाव ISO15919: svabhāva also written as svabhav Innate nature - that which can never change. LEARN MORE For example, the nature of fire is to burn and emanate light. The nature of the...

Devanagari: स्वभाविकी ISO15919: svabhāviki Natural. LEARN MORE It describes qualities that are intrinsic to the essential nature of an object or being, as opposed to traits acquired through practice or habit. For example,...

Devanagari: स्वाध्याय ISO15919: svādhyāya Self-study of scripture. LEARN MORE There are numerous seemingly conflicting views presented in the scriptures. Even though self-study of scriptures is not bad per se, one tends to...

Devanagari: स्वगत भेद-शून्य ISO15919: svagata bhēda śūnya When an entity has no inconsistency in itself. LEARN MORE Before God-realisation, the jiva has a divine soul and a material body. After God-realisation, the...

svagatabheda (Devanagari: स्वगतभेद ISO15919: svagatabheda) means the entity has internal distinctions. For example, human beings have a material body and a divine soul. Jagadguru Shri Ramanujacharya held the belief that God has simultaneous internal...