Namabhasa, Nāmābhāsa, Nama-abhasa, Nāmabhāsa, Nama-bhasa: 1 definition
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Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhajana-rahasya - 2nd EditionNāmābhāsa (नामाभास) refers to:—A semblance of the holy name. The stage of chanting in which one is becoming cleared of sins and offences but has not yet attained pure chanting. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).
Source: Pure Bhakti: Brhad BhagavatamrtamNāmabhāsa (नामभास) refers to:—A semblance of the holy name; the stage of chanting in which sins and offenses are cleared. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 10 < [Chapter 1 - Prathama-yāma-sādhana (Niśānta-bhajana–śraddhā)]
Text 3 < [Chapter 1 - Prathama-yāma-sādhana (Niśānta-bhajana–śraddhā)]
Text 10 < [Chapter 6 - Ṣaṣṭha-yāma-sādhana (Sāyaṃ-kālīya-bhajana–bhāva)]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.3.90-91 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
Verse 2.4.210 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 1.1.9 < [Chapter 1 - Bhauma (the earthly plane)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.23.325 < [Chapter 23 - Wandering about Navadvīpa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi]
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Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 4.37 < [Chapter 4 - Jñāna-Yoga (Yoga through Transcendental Knowledge)]
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Shri Gaudiya Kanthahara (by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati)