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perfect in yoga of yama etc is called acarya.
Aradhya: Because he gives the conscious-
ness of Self, atmabhava, because he has rejected
likes and dislikes, ragadvesa, and because his
mind is centred solely in meditation, dhyana, he
is called araahya.
Desika: Because he wears the form of the
deity, devata, because he bestows grace on the
disciple, Sisya, and because he is the embodi-
ment of compassion, karuna, he is called desika.
Svami: Because he exudes his inner,
svanta, peace, and deliberates on the supreme
truth, and because he is devoid of false
knowings, mithyajnana, he is called svami.
Mahesvara: Because he is devoid of the
blemishes of mind, manodosa, etc., becuse he
rejects dry argument and the like, hetuvada,
because of his likeness to animals like dogs,
Svadi, and because he is pleasing, ramya, he is
called Mahes'vara.
Srinatha: Because he imparts the knowledge
of prosperity, sri, and liberation, because he in-
structs on Nada Brahman and Atman, and
because he is an emblem of the blocking,
sthagita, of Ignorance, he is called Srinatha.
Deva: Because he crosses the bounds of
Space and Time, desakala, because he has
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acquired control vasikrta, over the world and
the Jiva, he is called Deva.
Bhattaraka: Because he removes the bonds
of the world, bhava, because of the moon of the
form of (i.e circular) on his head, because he
protects, raksana, is charming, kamaniya, he is
called Bhattaraka.
Prabhu: Because he deliberates upon the
knowledge of the mystic purport of Vedanta and
the Agamas which are well guarded, pragupta,
and because he grants enjoyment, bhukti, and
liberation, he is called prabhu.
Yogi: Because he throbs with the glory of
the Mantra due to the practice of yoni-mudra and
because he is adorable by the host of the gods,
girvana gana he is called yogi,
Samyami: Because he rejects misery due to
attachment, sangaduhkha, because he is indifferent
to the stage of life (asrama) he may happen to be
in, yatrakutra, because he fastens to the Self in
privacy, mithah, he is called samyami
Tapasvi: Because he meditates upon the
Reality of Truth, tattva, because he rejects all
censure and the like, parivada because he
accepts, svikara, all auspicious doings, he is
called tapasvi.
Avadhuta: Because he is immutable, aksara,
excellent, varenya, because he has shaken off,
dhuta, all bonds of the world, because he has
realised the truth of ' That Thou art' , tat tvam
asi, he is called avadhuta.
Vira: Because he is free from, vita, passion,
raga, intoxication, affliction, anger, jealousy,
delusion, because he is far away from, vidhura,
rajas and tamas, he is called vira.
Kaulika: Kula is the group born of Shakti
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and Shiva; he who knows that Liberation is from
the kula is the Kaulika.
Kula is Shakti, akula is Shiva; those who are
proficient by meditation on both kula and akulat
are Kaulikas.
Sadhaka: Because he gathers the essence,
sara, because he treads the path of dharma, and
because he controls the active senses, karana-
grama, he is called sadhaka.
Bhakta: Because by his adoration, bhajanat,
with supreme devotion, with his mind, speech,
body and action, kayakarmabhih, he crosses,
tarati, all miseries, he is called bhakta..
Sisya: He who dedicates his body, wealth,
the pranas to the holy Gurus and learns, Siksate,
yoga from the Gurus, is called sisya.
Yogini: Because she practises the yoni-
mudra, attends upon the Feet of Girija (The
Divine Mother), and because of the glory of
total immergence without support, nirlinopadhi,
she is called yogini.
Sakti: Because dear to hundred, Sata, crores
of the great divine yogini deities and because
she grants quick liberation, tivramukti, She is
called sakti.
Paduka: Because it protects, palanat, from
the blow of misfortune, because it increases
what is desired, kamitartha, it is called paduka.
Japa: Because it destroys the sin done in
thousands of births, janmantara, and because it
shows luminously the supreme deity, paradeva-
prakasat, it is called japa.
Stotra: Because little by little, stokastokena,
it causes delight to the mind, and because it
ferries, santaranat, the laudator, it is called
stotra,
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Dhyana: Controlling the affliction of the
senses by the mind, the contemplation by the
inner being of the chosen deity is called dhyana.
Carana: Because it protects from all malt
evolent results and causes the flowering of what
has been done, caritartha, because it takes the
form of men and women, naranari, it is called
carana.
Veda: Because it determines the purport of
all the communicated, vedita, scriptures and of
the holy Dharma, and because it is the standard
of all philosophies, darsanas, it is called Veda.
Purana: Because it tells of merit and
demerit, punyapapa, because it dispels evil
beings like raksasas, and because it generates
ninefold devotion, navabhakti, and the like, it is
called purana,
Sastra: Because it constantly commands,
sasanat, those who live in the rule of varna-
asrama, because it ferries, taranat, across all
sins, it is called Sastra.
Smrti: Because it defines dharma and
adharma for those who are single minded due to
this remembrance, smarana, because it dispels
this darkness, timira, it is called smrti.
Itihasa: Because it narrates of approved,
ista, dharma etc., breaks the darkness, timira,
of ignorance, and removes, haranat, all miseries,
it is called itihasa.
Agama: Because it narrates of the course
of conduct, acara, with a view to arrive at the
godly goal, divyagati, because it speaks of the
truth of the great-souled, mahatma, it is called
agama.
Sakta: Because he is adorable by the hosts
of Sakinis, because he carries across, tarana-
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the ocean of life, because of the presence of the
Supreme, Pri mal Shakti, he is called Sakta.
Kaula: Because it sets aside the usual
stages beginning wi t h youth, kaumara, destroys
birth, death, laya, etc. and because it is related
to the Kula without end, it is called kaula
Paramparya: Because it severs the bonds,
pasa, because it delights, ranjanat, the supreme
Light, paratejasah, because it is meditated upon
by ascetics, yatibhih, it is called paramparya.
Sampradaya: Because it is the essence of
life in the worl d samsara, because it yields
light, joy, prakasananda-danatah, because it
brings fame, yasas and good fortune, it is called
sampradaya.
Amnaya: Because it is the premier, aditvat,
among all paths, because it sets into movement
a joy in the mind, manollasa, because it is the
cause of dharma in the form of yajna etc., it is
called amnaya.
Srauta: Because he has heard, sruta, several
mahamantras, yantra, tantra and devata, and
because in what he has so heard his being lives
unbroken, he is called srauta.
Acara: Because it embodies the truth in
Amnaya, because it affirms the truth with un-
usual skill caturyartha-nirupanat, and because
it calms down like and dislike, ragadvesa, it is
called acara.
Diksa: Because it gives the godly state of
being, divyabhava, washes away, ksalanat, the
sin, and releases from the bonds of worldly
existence, it is called diksa.
Abhiseka: Because it removes the sense of
' I ' , ahambhava, churns away all fear, bhiti,
sprinkles (holy water), second, and produces
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thrill, kampa, ananda etc. it is called
abhiseka.
Upadesa: Because it is intense, ulbana,
supreme, para, dear to the deity, devata, and
because of the impact of Sakti, it is called
upadeSa.
Mantra: By meditation, manana, on the
luminous Deity who is the form of Truth, it
saves, trayate, from all fear; therefore it is called
mantra.
Devata: Because it occupies the body deha,
of the devotee, gives boons, varadanat, calms
down the three kinds of distress, tapatraya, it is
called devata.
Nyasa: Because it places in the limbs the
treasures acquired rightly, nyayoparjita, because
it protects all, sarvaraksakarat, it is called
nyasa.
Mudra: Because it pleases, mudam, the gods,
melts the mind, drava, it is called the mudra
that is to be shown.
Aksamalika: Because it yields endless,
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