GLOSSARY

A hi rasa
Annakshetra
Asan
Ashram
Ashtanga yoga

Atraaghata
Avatar

Bud rn ash

Barfi

Bhakta

Bhakti

Bhiksha

Bhutasthaaa

Bidi

Brahmacharya

Brahman
BUWH

Cadjan Pole
Charas
Chatak bird

ChaM'l

Chela

Che nn r

Chcstu

Chintapurni

Chutnee

Dal

Dandavat

Darshan

Devi

Dharroashala

Dhed

Dhiksha

Non-violence

Free feeding house

A seat or yogic posture

Abode of a saint

A spiritual practice governed

rules

Self-destruction
Incarnation

eight

Rogue
An Indian sweetmeat
Devotee
Devotion
Alms
The shrine of a devil
Country leaf cigarette
A spiritual discipline involving1 strict
continence
Impersonal God
A term of respect given to saints in
Maharashtra
Cocoanut branch bereft of leaves
An extract of Ganja
An Indian bird which depends only on
rain water for drink
Block of buildings
Disciple
A huge tree peculiar to Kashmir
Pranks
Dispeller of woes
An East-Indian condiment
Preparation of pulse
Prostration
Visit or vision
Goddess
Rest house
Pariah
Vow