Brahmacharya is the first of the four phases of human life, namely, Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vanaprastha and Sannyasa, prescribed by Manusmriti for the dvija castes in the Hindu system of life.

Sannyasa, a life of full dedication to spiritual pursuits, is the highest stage of life in the varnasrama society.

* After a further period of four years, if found fit, he is ordained into ( Sannyasa ) and given the ocher ( gerua ) clothes to wear.

It is a Sannyasa Upanishad associated with the Black Yajurveda.

The Viraja Homa is a Hindu fire-sacrifice which is performed during the ceremonies whereby a Hindu monk takes up the vows of renunciation ( Sannyasa ).

The Viraja Homa is thus part of the full Sannyasa Deeksha ( monastic initiation ).

Sannyasa is the giving up of the personal agency which can make the center of consciousness change from self to ego.

Another important feature of this upanishad is its lauding of Sarva Karma Sannyasa or Renouncement of All Action.

It also teaches that desires cause rebirth in the world and one who renounced all desires ( by taking Sannyasa ), all desires end in this life itself, thus implying that there is no rebirth to such person ( verse 3. 2. 2 ).

It refers to the ashrama ( stage of life ) of a Sannyasi, before he is initiated into Sannyasa ( renunciation ).

In their quest to attain the spiritual goal of life, some Hindus choose the path of monasticism ( Sannyasa ).

At this point in his life he traveled to India where he was initiated into various Buddhist, Hindu and Sufi sects and became Sannyasa.

The stages of life prescribed in the Vedic scriptures are Brahmacharya Ashrama, Grihastha Ashrama, Vanaprastha Ashrama and Sannyasa Ashrama.

: āśrama: Brahmacharya life, Grihastha life, Vanaprastha life and Sannyasa ) and the four primary castes or strata of society ( Skt.

* Name of a Sannyasi or a monk who accepted Sannyasa, a Hindu renunciate

He was given Sannyasa diksha by Swami Chinmayananda on the auspicious Sivaratri day, in 1962 and was given the diksha name Swami Dayananda Saraswati.

When spiritual aspirants are established in the ideal of Sannyasa and brahmacharya, they will be able to mix on an equal footing with worldly men without any harm.

All members of the Order undergo training and ordination ( Sannyasa ) at Belur Math.

It was Swami Vishwananda who initiated him into the Sannyasa order, and gave him his monastic name.

Sannyasa does not mean you should have a beard or a shaven head or a colored cloth or anything.

Throughout the year Bihar School of Yoga conducts Health Management courses, Gurukul Lifestyle and Sannyasa Training courses, Advanced Yoga Sadhana courses and an Ashram Lifestyle and Yoga Satsang Week.

He received initiation ( mantra diksha ) in 1939, brahmacharya in 1944 with the name ' Amrita-chaitanya ' and Sannyasa from Swami Virajananda Maharaj, the then-President of the Order.

In Hinduism and Buddhism, the Sanskrit lexical item svāhā ( Romanized Sanskrit transcription ; Devanagari: स ् व ा ह ा, chi.

The first syllable Sur-originates from the Sanskrit word Sura ( Devanagari: स ु र ) meaning God ( cf.

Ṛtusaṃhāra often written Ritusamhara, ( Devanagari: ऋत ु स ं ह ा र ; ऋत ु, " season "; स ं ह ा र, " compilation ") is a long poem or mini-epic in Sanskrit by Kalidasa.

Vyasa ( Devanagari: व ् य ा स, vyāsa ) is a central and revered figure in most Hindu traditions.

The word Suphan originates from the Sanskrit word Suvarna ( Devanagari: स ु वर ् ण ), meaning gold, and the word buri from Sanskrit Purī ( Devanagari: प ु र ी), meaning town or city.

In his Tibetan-English dictionary, Chandra ( 1902: p. 32 ) identifies the entry for ' kai la sha ' () which is a loan word from Sanskrit ' kailāsa ' ( Devanagari: क ै ल ा स ).

Tulsidas ( Devanagari: त ु लस ी द ा स,, also known as Goswami Tulsidas ), ( 1497 / 1532 – 1623 ) was a Hindu poet-saint, reformer and philosopher renowned for his devotion for the god Rama.

* In Hindi Devanagari script, the name is written स िं ह (" siṅh ", ) always pronounced स िं घ (" singh ", ).

Muthuswami Dikshitar ( Tamil: ம ு த ் த ு ஸ ் வ ா ம ி த ீ க ் ஷ ி தர ், Devanagari: म ु त ् त ु स ् व ा म ि द ी क ् ष ि त :, Telugu: మ ు త ్ త ు స ్ వ ా మ ీ ద ీ క ్ ష ి త ు ల ు, Kannada: ಮ ು ತ ್ ತ ು ಸ ್ ವ ಾ ಮ ೀ ದ ೀ ಕ ್ ಷ ಿ ತರ ು, March 24, 1775 – October 21, 1835 ) is a South Indian poet and composer and is one of the Musical Trinity of Carnatic music.

Mahasiddha (; or ; Sanskrit Devanagari: मह ा स ि द ् ध ; IAST: mahāsiddha, maha meaning " great " and siddha meaning " adept ") is a term for someone who embodies and cultivates siddhi of perfection.

North India, known natively as Uttar Bhārat / Aryavarta ( Devanagari: उत ् तर भ ा रत / आर ् यवर ् त, Nastaleeq: ا ُ تر بھارت ) or Shumālī Hindustān ( Devanagari: श ु म ा ल ी ह ि न ् द ु स ् त ा न, Nastaleeq: ش ُ مالی ھندوستان ), is a loosely defined region consisting of the northern part of India.

The Natha Sampradaya ( Devanagari: न ा थ स ं प ् रद ा य ), is a development of the earlier Siddha or Avadhuta Sampradaya, an ancient lineage of spiritual masters.

' Samarasa ' ( Sanskrit Devanagari: समर ा स ; IAST: samarāsa ; synonymous with IAST: ekarāsa ; ; ) is literally " one-taste " " one-flavour " or " same-taste " and means equipoise in feelings, non-discriminating or the mind at rest.

Saat Hindustani ( Devanagari: स ा त ह ि न ् द ु स ् त ा न ी, Urdu:, translation: Seven Indians ) is a 1969 film written and directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas.

The Śrīvatsa, Shrivatsa, or Sri Vatsa ( Devanagari: श ् र ी वत ् स ) is a figure of Indian symbology.

Sandeep or Sundeep ( Devanagari: सन ् द ी प ् sandīp or स ं द ी प ् saṃdīp ) is a popular Nepali and Indian name.

Selaginella bryopteris, known commonly as sanjeevani and sanjivini booti ( Devanagari: स ं ज ी वन ी), is a lithophytic plant.

In Indian astrology, the Sun is called Surya ( Devanagari: स ू र ् य, sūrya ), and is the chief solar deity, one of the Adityas, son of Kasyapa and one of his wife Aditi, of Indra, or of Dyaus Pitar ( depending by the versions ).

The kingdom of Champa ( Campadesa or nagara Campa in Cham and Cambodian inscriptions, written in Devanagari as च ं प ा; Chăm Pa in Vietnamese, 占城 Chiêm Thành in Hán Việt and Zhàn chéng in Chinese records ) was an Indianized kingdom that controlled what is now southern and central Vietnam from approximately the 7th century through to 1832.

Pandit Pran Nath ( Devanagari: प ं ड ि त प ् र ा णन ा थ ) ( 3 November 1918 – 13 June 1996 ) was a Hindustani classical singer and teacher of the Kirana Gharana ( school ), a visiting professor of music at Mills College, and taught vocal music at the University of Delhi.

In Jyotish astrology, Mangala ( Devanagari: म ं गल, ) is the name for Mars, the red planet.

Gauri Sankar ( also Gauri Shankar or Gaurishankar ; Devanagari ग ौ र ी श ं कर ; Tibetan: Jomo Tseringma ;) is a mountain in the Himalayas, the second highest peak of the Rolwaling Himal, behind Melungtse ( 7, 181m ).

Modern dictionaries, however, agree that it was in fact borrowed by Portuguese from the Malay, which ultimately came from the Sanskrit mantrin ( Devanagari: म ं त ् र ी) ( meaning counselor or minister – etymologically linked to " Mantra ").

Rangeet or Rangit ( Devanagari र ं ग ी त ) is a tributary of the Teesta river, the largest river in the Indian state of Sikkim.

Ashtamangala ( Sanskrit: ashta, " eight "; mangala, " auspicious "; Devanagari: अष ् टम ं गल ) or the Eight Auspicious Objects or Signs are endemic to a number of cultures including Buddhist symbolism, etc.

Nāg Panchamī ( Devanagari: न ा ग प ं चम ी) is a festival during which religious Hindus in some parts of India worship live Nāgas ( cobras ) or images of them.

Vasant Shankar Kanetkar ( Devanagari: वस ं त श ं कर क ा न े टकर ) ( March 20, 1920-January 31, 2000 ) was a Marathi playwright and novelist from Maharashtra, India.