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Krishnadas Payahari
Krishnadas Payahari (), also known as Payahari Baba was a Ramanandi Hindu saint and disciple of Anantananda, one of the twelve disciple of Ramananda (the founder of Ramanandi Sampradaya). Krishnadas Payohari was the founder and first Mahant of Gaddi of Galtaji, Galtaji dham, Jaipur (one of the 36 ''Dwara''/Gates of Vaishnavism, Vaishanavism held by Ramanandis). He came to Galta early in the 16th century. He was the guru of Prithvi Singh I, Prithvi Singh, ruler of Jaipur State, Amber (Jaipur) and his wife Apurva Devi (Bala Bai). He was also guru of Raja Jagat Singh of Kullu. Life Krishnadas Payahari was born in a ''Dahima Brahmin'' (Dadheech Brahmins, Dadhich Brahmin) family of Rajasthan. He was a followed Brahmacharya, bramcharya right from his childhood. It is believed that he used to consume only milk for his sustenance since his birth, hence he was also known as ''Payahari/Payohari'', literally meaning one who thrives on milk. ''Bhaktamal'' (lit. rosary/garland of devotees) w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinduism
Hinduism () is an Hypernymy and hyponymy, umbrella term for a range of Indian religions, Indian List of religions and spiritual traditions#Indian religions, religious and spiritual traditions (Sampradaya, ''sampradaya''s) that are unified by adherence to the concept of ''dharma'', a Ṛta, cosmic order maintained by its followers through rituals and righteous living, as expounded in the Vedas. The word ''Hindu'' is an exonym, and while Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, it has also been described by the modern term ''Sanātana Dharma'' () emphasizing its eternal nature. ''Vaidika Dharma'' () and ''Arya dharma'' are historical endonyms for Hinduism. Hinduism entails diverse systems of thought, marked by a range of shared Glossary of Hinduism terms, concepts that discuss God in Hinduism, theology, Hindu mythology, mythology, among other topics in Hindu texts, textual sources. Hindu texts have been classified into Śruti () and Smṛti (). The major Hin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
