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The Sun Salutation is a sequence of around twelve yoga asanas connected by jumping or stretching movements, varying somewhat between schools. In Iyengar Yoga, the basic sequence is Tadasana, Urdhva Hastasana, Uttanasana, Uttanasana with head up, Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Dog), Urdhva Mukha Svanasana (Upward Dog), Chaturanga Dandasana, and ...
The English version of Gitanjali or Song Offerings/Singing Angel is a collection of 103 English prose poems, [6] which are Tagore's own English translations of his Bengali poems, and was first published in November 1912 by the India Society in London. It contained translations of 53 poems from the original Bengali Gitanjali, as well as 50 other ...
t. e. The Ṇamōkāra mantra is the most significant mantra in Jainism, and one of the oldest mantras in continuous practice. [1][2] This is the first prayer recited by the Jains while meditating. The mantra is also variously referred to as the Pancha Namaskāra Mantra, Namaskāra Mantra, Navakāra Mantra, Namaskāra Mangala or Paramesthi Mantra.
Barnaparichay [note 1] is a Bengali primer written by 19th century Indian social reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. [1][2] It was first published in 1855. This is considered as "The Most Influential Primer of Bengal". [3] The primer had two parts. [note 2] This reflected Vidayasagar's knowledge, expertise and background as a Sanskrit scholar. [4]
Sadhu bhasha (Bengali: সাধু ভাষা, romanized: Sādhu bhāṣā, lit. 'Chaste language') or Sanskritised Bengali was a historical literary register of the Bengali language most prominently used in the 19th to 20th centuries during the Bengali Renaissance. Sadhu-bhasha was used only in writing, unlike Cholito-bhasa, the colloquial ...
A scene of Akalabodhana, the untimely realization of Durga by Rama, as described in the Krittivasi Ramayana; Puja mandapa of Khidirpur Venus Club, Kolkata, 2010. Akalabodhana (Sanskrit: अकालबोधन, romanized: akālabodhana) [1] or Akal Bodhan (Bengali: অকালবোধন) is the worship of Durga —an incarnation of Devi ...
In Hinduism, Chandraghanta is the third navadurga aspect of goddess Mahadevi, worshipped on the third day of Navaratri (the nine divine nights of Navadurga). Her name Chandra - Ghanta, means "one who has a half-moon shaped like a bell". Her third eye is always open, signifying her perpetual readiness for battle against evil.
[2] [3] The high language Bengali translation in use in Bangladesh is derived from Carey's version, while "common language" versions are newer translations. [4] Fr. Christian Mignon, a Belgian Jesuit, finished a revised version of the Bible in Bengali, named Mangalbarta, which has copious footnotes. [5]