Damaru | a small drum |
Dardhya | Firmness of mind or concentration. |
Darsana | Seeing; system of philosophy |
dEvAram, tEvAram | The great Tamil hymns sung by saints sambandar, appar & sundarar on Lord shiva, first seven parts of thirumuRai, specifically 4th to 6 th thirumuRai - appar dEvAram |
Desa | Space; region |
Desa adhva | Kala, tattva, and bhuvana |
deva | 1. divine, 2. essentials, elements |
devi | divine (feminine) |
dharma | righteousness, virtue, law, duty |
Dharana | Meditation; contemplation |
Dhruva | (1) Anuttara stage |
dhUpa | fragrant smoke, incense |
dhvaja | flag |
Dhvani Yoga | A dharana of anava upaya consisting of concentration on anahata nada (unstruck sound) arising within through prana sakti. This is also known as Varna Yoga |
Dhyana | meditation |
Dhyani | meditator |
Dhyana Yoga | The highest dharana of anava upaya in which pramana (knowledge), prameya (object of knowledge) and pramata (knower) are resulted as aspects of Samvid or foundational consciousness. |
Dik | Space |
Dikcari | Sub-species of Vamesvari, connected with bahiskaranas or outer senses. |
Diksa | (1) The gift of spiritual knowledge (2) The initiation ceremony pertaining to a disciple by which spiritual knowledge is imparted and the residual traces of his evil deeds are purified. |
dIpa | light |
Dis | Direction |
Divya mudra | Khecari mudra |
Drdha | Stable in concentration |
Drsti | Comprehensive vision |
dyAna | meditation |
dvaita | dualism |
Dvadasanta | Distance or end of 12 fingers. This is measured in various ways: (1) A distance of 12 fingers from the tip of the nose in outer space is known as bahya dvadasanta (2) A distance of 12 fingers from the bahya dvadasanta to the centre (hrdaya) of the body is known as antara dvadasanta (3) A distance of 12 fingers from hrdaya upto Kantha. (4) There is a dvadasanta from the palate to the middle of the eye-brows. (5) There is a dvadasanta from the middle or centre of the eye-brows uptoBrahmarandhra. This is known as urdhva dvadasanta. This distance is of use only when the kundalini awakens. |
dvAdashAnta | mystic place twelve units above the head |
Dvaitham | Dualism. |