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Pind Sammelan or Terahvin – 13th day of death. Pind Sammelan, also called Spindi or terahvin in North India, [11][12][13] is a ritual performed in Hinduism on the 13th day of death of somebody. This ritual is performed to place the departed soul with their ancestors and deities. It is believed that before the ritual, the departed soul is a ...
Jai Shri Ram[ a ] (IAST: Jaya Śrī Rāma) is an expression in Indic languages, translating to "Glory to Lord Rama " or "Victory to Lord Rama". [ 6 ] The proclamation has been used by Hindus as a symbol of adhering to the Hindu faith, [ 7 ] or for projection of varied faith-centered emotions. [ 8 ][ 9 ][ 10 ]
The light has gone out of our lives. The light has gone out of our lives is a speech that was delivered ex tempore by Jawaharlal Nehru, [1] the first Prime Minister of India, on January 30, 1948, following the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi earlier that evening. It is often cited as one of the greatest speeches in history. [1][2][3]
A Hindu cremation rite in Nepal.The samskara above shows the body wrapped in saffron cloth on a pyre. The Antyesti rite of passage is structured around the premise in ancient literature of Hinduism that the microcosm of all living beings is a reflection of a macrocosm of the universe. [10]
Hindu texts or Hindu scriptures are manuscripts and voluminous historical literature which are related to any of the diverse traditions within Hinduism. Some of the major Hindu texts include the Vedas, the Upanishads, and the Itihasa. Scholars hesitate in defining the term "Hindu scriptures" given the diverse nature of Hinduism, [ 1 ][ 2 ] but ...
Smṛti (Sanskrit: स्मृति, IAST: smṛti, "what is remembered"), also spelled smriti, is a body of Hindu texts representing the remembered, written tradition in Hinduism, [1] rooted in or inspired by the Vedas. [2] Smṛti works are generally attributed to a named author and were transmitted through manuscripts, in contrast to Vedic ...
Further, at least two versions of the shloka are prevalent. In one version (found in an edition published by Hindi Prachara Press, Madras in 1930 by T. R. Krishna Chary, Editor and T. R. Vemkoba Chary the publisher at 6:124:17 [4]) it is spoken by Bharadvaja addressing Rama: Translation: "Friends, riches and grains are highly honoured in this ...
The Samhitas (Sanskrit saṃhitā, "collection"), are collections of metric texts (" mantras "). There are four "Vedic" Samhitas: the Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda and Atharva-Veda, most of which are available in several recensions (śākhā). In some contexts, the term Veda is used to refer only to these Samhitas, the collection of mantras.