Hari: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
|||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
In Hinduism, '''Hari''' (Sanskrit: हरि) is another name of [[Vishnu]], and appears as the 650th name in the [[Vishnu sahasranama]]. In [[Sanskrit]] "Hari" refers to a colour, yellow, or fawn-coloured/khaki (it is the colour of the Sun and of [[Soma]]). |
In Hinduism, '''Hari''' (Sanskrit: हरि) is another name of [[Vishnu]], and appears as the 650th name in the [[Vishnu sahasranama]]. In [[Sanskrit]] "Hari" refers to a colour, yellow, or fawn-coloured/khaki (it is the colour of the Sun and of [[Soma]]). |
||
'''''"hari anu rendaksharambulu hariyinchunu paathakambu |
|||
==Religious usage== |
|||
hari hara pogadanga vashamey sri hari krishna"''''' |
|||
*the [[Harivamsha]] "lineage of Hari" is a text within both the [[Puranic]] and [[Itihasa]] traditions. |
|||
*Within [[Sikhism]] it is stated that one of the names of God is Hari. The [[Golden Temple]], the most sacred temple in Sikhism is also called Harimandir or "Temple of God." |
|||
This is a slokam in telugu which will tell U some thing about hari which actually means |
|||
*In [[Gaudiya Vaishnava]] tradition Hari is a name of both [[Krishna]] or Vishnu meaning 'he who steals, or takes away'- referring to how Krishna takes away all distress and anxieties, and lovingly robs the heart of His devotee. During religious festivals it is a common occurrence to hear people call out ''Haribol ! Haribol !'' meaning 'please call out the name Hari; the [[Hare Krishna]] mantra contains the name in the vocative. |
|||
The two letters Hari ( i.e., it will b e two in telugu) |
|||
*According to [[Adi Sankara]]' s commentary on the [[Vishnu sahasranama]], Hari means "One who destroys [[samsara]], which is the entanglement in the cycle of birth and death, along with ignorance, its cause. |
|||
*In the [[Ravidasi]] religion it is the holy symbol consisting of the three letters in [[Gurmukhi]] with the character for "i" being made into a flame. It adorns all Ravidasi temples, known as [[Gurdehras]]. |
|||
==Influences== |
==Influences== |
||
Revision as of 09:51, 30 May 2007
In Hinduism, Hari (Sanskrit: हरि) is another name of Vishnu, and appears as the 650th name in the Vishnu sahasranama. In Sanskrit "Hari" refers to a colour, yellow, or fawn-coloured/khaki (it is the colour of the Sun and of Soma).
"hari anu rendaksharambulu hariyinchunu paathakambu
hari hara pogadanga vashamey sri hari krishna"
This is a slokam in telugu which will tell U some thing about hari which actually means
The two letters Hari ( i.e., it will b e two in telugu)
Influences
The Avestan cognate is zari, sometimes incorrectly identified as the first part of the name of Zarathustra. The English words gold and yellow are probably also both cognates of hari. They all derive from the hypothetical Proto-Indo-European root *ghel-, meaning "to shine". Many words in other unrelated languages in Asia are also derived from the word; due to the influence of Sanskrit as a language of learning in the region. For example: the word for daylight in Indonesian, the word for day in Malay and the word for king in Tagalog, all of which are "hari". It is also a commonly used name in many Indian languages.
References
Cited from Sri Vishnu Sahasranama, commentary by Sri Sankaracharya, translated by Swami Tapasyananda, available at Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai.
See also
External links
- Online Vedic Encyclopedia
- Krishna.com All about Krishna.