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Narayanashrama Tapovanam Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| vairāgya | Sanskrit : वैराग्य; Dispassion, Freedom from all worldly desires, indifference to worldly objects and to life. |
| vanaprastha | Sanskrit : वानप्रस्थ ; The third stage of human life (who has passed through the stages of student and householder and has abandoned his house and family for an ascetic life). |
| vānara | Sanskrit : वानर ; a monkey or an ape. |
| vāsanā | Sanskrit : वासना; the impression of anything remaining unconsciously in the mind, the present consciousness of past perceptions, knowledge derived from memory. |
| vatsalya | sanskrit : वात्सल्य ; Tenderness, affection, fondness. |
| vichāra | Sanskrit: विचार ; pondering, deliberation, consideration, reflection, examination, investigation. |
| vidhi | sanskrit : विधिः ; An injunction. |
| viśwarūpa | Sanskrit: विश्वरूप ; Universal Form, All-formed, is considered the supreme form of Vishnu, where the whole universe is described as contained in Him. |
| vivarta | Sanskrit : विवर्त ; illusion, an apparent or illusory form, unreality. |
| viveka | sanskrit: विवेक ; discrimination between what is real and unreal. |
| vrata | sanskrit : व्रत ; a religious vow or practice , any pious observance , meritorious act of devotion or austerity. |
| vrata | Sanskrit : व्रत; a religious vow or practice. |
| vrtthi | sanskrit : वृत्ति ; Turning, turning round, revolving ; being, existence, abiding; working of the mind. |
| vyavahāra | Sanskrit : व्यवहार ; doing, performing, action. |
