Words on the Way - Muz Murray Mantra Yoga Master

Sense:
‘Great, immense, cosmic.’
Maha is usually found prefixing a noun as a superlative, as in
Mahatma—Great Soul, or Mahavakyas—Great Utterances,
Mahårishi—Great Sage or Seer, Maharaja—Great King.
Måhåbh
bhårata
(mah-har-bhar
bhar-rar
rar-tah)
The great epic story of the social and spiritual history of
India (Maha
—great, Bharata — ancient India).
This huge poem was composed by the poet-sage VedaVyasa,
around the 4 th century C.E., which tells the story of the struggle
between the Kaurava and Pandava brothers in their dispute
over the rule of a kingdom. Amid their trials and tribulations,
the narrative discloses a vast amount of spiritual, religious and
secular lore.
Bib:
a) The Måhåbhårata Text as Constituted in its Critical Edition (19 Vols.) — R.N. Dandekar
(Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona. 1974)
Maha-Bhava
(mah-hah bhar-vah)
Var: Mahabhav,
Synon:
Sense: ‘An extremely rare and high spiritual condition of total
immersion in divine love and bliss.’ (cf.) Bhava.
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Bib:
Refs:
Mahåbh¨tåni (mar-har-bhoo-tar
tar-nee)
Var: Mahaabhootaani, maha-bhutani, Mahåbh¨tas,
Synon: Mahabhotana
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