The Lord of Death, the ruler of the nether world. Riding a buffalo, his vehicle, a visit from Yama means the time of death for a person has come. Also refers to the first limb of Yoga, used along with the second limb, niyama, to codify the ‘do’s and donts’ of Yoga.
A place above Gomukh, on the banks of Gangotri, the glaciatic origin of the river Ganga.
Element, as in the five elements; principle or philosophy
An important festival held on the day of pushya nakshatra of the Tamil month of Thai (near the full moon day of January- February). Celebrated with great intensity and fervour, it is a day on which many South Indian sages have chosen to leave their body.
Beyond the three states of waking, dreaming, and sleeping. A transcendental state of awareness and bliss.