Navdhānya, the Glossary
Navdhānya or Navadhaniyam refers to nine food grains namely wheat, paddy, bengal gram, white bean, chickpea, mung bean, sesame, black gram and horse gram.[1]
Table of Contents
42 relations: Ayudha Puja, Brihaspati, Budha, Chandra, Chickpea, Friday, Grain, Hindu cosmology, Hindu temple, Indian cuisine, Jupiter, Ketu (mythology), Lunar node, Macrotyloma uniflorum, Mangala, Mariamman, Mars, Mercury (planet), Monday, Moon, Mung bean, Navagraha, Phaseolus vulgaris, Rahu, Rice, Saturday, Saturn, Sesame, Shani, Shukra, South India, Sun, Sunday, Surya, Thursday, Tuesday, Upanayana, Venus, Vidyāraṃbhaṃ, Vigna mungo, Wednesday, Wheat.
- Hindu astrology
- Hindu theology
- Navagraha
Ayudha Puja
Ayudha Puja is a Hindu observance that falls on the ninth day of the bright half of the moon's cycle of 15 days (as per the Hindu calendar) in the month of September/October, popularly a part of the Navaratri festival.
Brihaspati
Brihaspati (बृहस्पति), is a Hindu god. Navdhānya and Brihaspati are navagraha.
Budha
Budha (बुध) is the Sanskrit word for the planet Mercury. Navdhānya and Budha are navagraha.
Chandra
Chandra (shining' or 'moon), also known as Soma (सोम), is the Hindu god of the Moon, and is associated with the night, plants and vegetation. Navdhānya and Chandra are navagraha.
Chickpea
The chickpea or chick pea (Cicer arietinum) is an annual legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae.
Friday
Friday is the day of the week between Thursday and Saturday.
Grain
A grain is a small, hard, dry fruit (caryopsis) – with or without an attached hull layer – harvested for human or animal consumption.
Hindu cosmology
Hindu cosmology is the description of the universe and its states of matter, cycles within time, physical structure, and effects on living entities according to Hindu texts.
See Navdhānya and Hindu cosmology
Hindu temple
A Hindu temple, also known as Mandir, Devasthanam, Pura, or Koil, is a sacred place where Hindus worship and show their devotion to deities through worship, sacrifice, and prayers.
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Indian cuisine
Indian cuisine consists of a variety of regional and traditional cuisines native to the Indian subcontinent.
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Jupiter
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System.
Ketu (mythology)
Ketu (Sanskrit: केतु, IAST) is the descending (i.e. 'south') lunar node in Vedic, or Hindu astrology. Navdhānya and Ketu (mythology) are navagraha.
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Lunar node
A lunar node is either of the two orbital nodes of the Moon, that is, the two points at which the orbit of the Moon intersects the ecliptic.
Macrotyloma uniflorum
Macrotyloma uniflorum (horsegram, also known as horse gram, kulthi bean, gahat, hurali, or Madras gram) is a legume native to tropical southern Asia, known for its distinct taste and texture, widely used legume in many cuisines.
See Navdhānya and Macrotyloma uniflorum
Mangala
Mangala (Sanskrit: मङ्गल, IAST) is the personification, as well as the name for the planet Mars, in Hindu literature. Navdhānya and Mangala are navagraha.
Mariamman
Mariamman, often abbreviated to Amman, is a Hindu goddess of weather, predominantly venerated in the rural areas of South India.
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.
Mercury (planet)
Mercury is the first planet from the Sun and the smallest in the Solar System.
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Monday
Monday is the day of the week that takes place between Sunday and Tuesday.
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite.
Mung bean
The mung bean (Vigna radiata), alternatively known as green gram, mungo bean or mongo bean, is a plant species in the legume family.
Navagraha
The navagraha are nine heavenly bodies and deities that influence human life on Earth according to Hinduism and Hindu astrology. Navdhānya and navagraha are Hindu astronomy.
Phaseolus vulgaris
Phaseolus vulgaris, the common bean,, is a herbaceous annual plant grown worldwide for its edible dry seeds or green, unripe pods.
See Navdhānya and Phaseolus vulgaris
Rahu
Rāhu (Sanskrit: राहु, ☊) is one of the nine major celestial bodies (navagraha) in Hindu texts and the king of meteors. Navdhānya and Rahu are navagraha.
Rice
Rice is a cereal grain and in its domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa.
Saturday
Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday.
Saturn
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter.
Sesame
Sesame (Sesamum indicum) is a plant in the genus Sesamum, also called simsim, benne or gingelly.
Shani
Shani (शनि), or Shanaishchara (शनैश्चर), is the divine personification of the planet Saturn in Hinduism, and is one of the nine heavenly objects (Navagraha) in Hindu astrology. Navdhānya and Shani are navagraha.
Shukra
Shukra (शुक्र) is a Sanskrit word that means "clear" or "bright". Navdhānya and Shukra are navagraha.
South India
South India, also known as Southern India or Peninsular India, is the southern part of the Deccan Peninsula in India encompassing the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area and 20% of India's population.
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System.
Sunday
Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday.
Surya
Surya (सूर्य) is the SunDalal, p. 399 as well as the solar deity in Hinduism. Navdhānya and Surya are navagraha.
Thursday
Thursday is the day of the week between Wednesday and Friday.
Tuesday
Tuesday is the day of the week between Monday and Wednesday.
Upanayana
Upanayana (lit) is a Hindu educational sacrament, one of the traditional saṃskāras or rites of passage that marked the acceptance of a student by a preceptor, such as a guru or acharya, and an individual's initiation into a school in Hinduism.
Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun.
Vidyāraṃbhaṃ
Vidyarambham, also rendered Akshara Abhyasam, and Mutal Eluttu is a Hindu initiation ceremony that is performed before a child begins their formal education.
See Navdhānya and Vidyāraṃbhaṃ
Vigna mungo
Vigna mungo, also known as black gram, urad bean, urid bean, matimah, matikolai, mash kalai, maas/kalo daal, uzhunnu parippu, ulundu parippu, minapa pappu, uddu, or black matpe, is a bean grown in South Asia.
Wednesday
Wednesday is the day of the week between Tuesday and Thursday.
Wheat
Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain that is a staple food around the world.
See also
Hindu astrology
- Adhika-masa
- Aiśvarya
- Amavasya
- Ashtamangala prasnam
- Avastha (Hindu astrology)
- Choghadiya
- Dakshinayana
- Hindu astrology
- Hindu calendar
- Hora (astrology)
- Kundali (astrology)
- Mesha Sankranti
- Muhurta
- Nadi astrology
- Navaratna
- Navdhānya
- Pancha Pakshi Shastra
- Parrot astrology
- Prayojana
- Rashmi (Hindu astrology)
- Richard Shaw Brown
- Rohini (goddess)
- Rāhukāla
- Sade Sati
- Samudrika Shastra
- Saura calendar
- Sidereal and tropical astrology
- Sidereal year
- Sriramachakra
- Vidyamadhava
- Vyatipāta
Hindu theology
- Animal rights in Indian religions
- Ayyavazhi theology
- Faith in Hinduism
- God in Hinduism
- Hindu apologetics
- Hindu deities
- Hindu eschatology
- Navdhānya
- Pati Parmeshwar and Majazi Khuda
- Sāṁvartaka
Navagraha
- Brihaspati
- Budha
- Chandra
- Ketu (mythology)
- Mangala
- Navagraha
- Navagraha Kritis
- Navagraha Mandir, Guwahati
- Navagraha temples
- Navagraha temples in Tamil Nadu
- Navdhānya
- Rahu
- Shani
- Shukra
- Surya
- Upagraha
- Yoga-karakas
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navdhānya
Also known as Navdanya, Navdanya v. Monsanto.