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Devanagari: वानप्रस्थ आश्रम ISO15919: vānaprastha āśrama A married couple abandons family life and vocation etc. in favour of practising devotion: the third of the four age-based stages of life, from fifty to...

Devanagari: वर्णाश्रम धर्म ISO15919: varṇāśrama dharma The Vedas prescribe religious practices according to ones varna and ashram. These are called varnashram dharma. LEARN MORE This dharma is referred to by many names:...

Devanagari: वशीकरण ISO15919: vaśīkaraṇa To bring someone under your control. LEARN MORE One of the eight sattvika siddhis (supernatural powers) that enables its possessor to bring other beings—specifically those with lower spiritual potency—under...

Devanagari: वशिता सिद्धि ISO15919: vaśitā siddhi A supernatural power that enables its master to control anything and anyone in the world. LEARN MORE siddhi Mystical Powers REFERENCE Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of...

Devanagari: वास्तविकी ISO15919: God's spontaneous pastimes in Braja that reciprocate the pure love of His devotees in which He ignores Vedic injunctions and worldly conventions: the second of two categories of...

Devanagari: वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम् ISO15919 The whole world is one family. LEARN MORE A Sanskrit phrase derived from the words vasudha (Earth), eva (indeed) and kutumbakam (family). This concept encapsulates the philosophy...