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Compassionate means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchCompassionate persons are denoted by the Sanskrit term Kṛpākara, according to the Haṭhapradīpikā of Svātmārāma: an influential 15th-century Sanskrit manual on Hatha-Yoga dealing with techniques to channel one’s vital energy.—Accordingly, “The compassionate (kṛpākara) Svātmārāma presents the Haṭhapradīpikā for those ignorant of Rājayoga because of their confusion in the darkness of many [conflicting] opinions”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
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Full-text (+297): Kripalu, Karunika, Sakaruna, Sadaya, Dayalu, Sanukrosha, Ghrinalu, Sanukampa, Ghrini, Anukampaka, Arttasadhu, Karunapara, Karunavedin, Dayashila, Dinadayala, Surata, Karunamaya, Krap, Mahakarunika, Karuna.
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Yoga-sutras (with Vyasa and Vachaspati Mishra) (by Rama Prasada)
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 269: Sujāta-jātaka < [Book III - Tika-Nipāta]
Jataka 487: Uddālaka-jātaka < [Volume 4]
Jataka 73: Saccaṃkira-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva fundamental vow sutra (by Johnny Yu)
Chapter 5 - The Names of the Various Hells
Chapter 1 - Display of Divine Power in the Palace of the Trayastrimsas Heaven
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.7.32 < [Chapter 7 - The Marriage of Śrī Rukmiṇī]
Verse 3.2.16 < [Chapter 2 - The Great Festival of Śrī Girirāja]
Verse 5.17.26 < [Chapter 17 - The Gopis Describe Their Remembrance of Sri Krsna]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.1.132 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Verse 2.1.26 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Verse 2.1.133 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.5.20 < [Chapter 5 - The Pastimes of Nityānanda]
Verse 2.10.37 < [Chapter 10 - Conclusion of the Lord’s Mahā-prakāśa Pastimes]
Verse 2.28.108 < [Chapter 28 - The Lord’s Pastime of Accepting Sannyāsa]