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The Crossword Puzzle solved

S A D H A N A   S   S
  S     N     M O H A
B H A J A N   A     I
  R     N     Y   M  
  A     D H Y A N A  
  M A T A         N  
    M       J Y O T I
N I R G U N A     R  
A   I   P   N A M A M
R   T   A   M        
A H A M   M A H I M A

All clues with their answers and explanations

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1. The wealth of the spiritual realm (7)
     It’s ‘Sadhana’, because ‘dhana’ means wealth and ‘sadhana’ or spiritual discipline is true wealth.
2. Possessiveness leading to peril (4)
    It’s ‘Moha’ or too much attachment to worldly ties and possessions.
3. Devotional singing in chorus (6)
    It’s ‘Bhajan’.
4. What do you do to train your mind to concentrate? (6)
    It’s ‘Dhyana’ or Meditation.
5. The sect of the mother (4)
     It’s ‘Mata’ meaning mother. A sect is also called as ‘Mat(th)a’.
6. Inflame the flame divine (5)
    It’s ‘Jyoti’ meaning light or divine flame
7. Formless, attributeless, the absolute (7)
    It’s ‘Nirguna’ or the absolute principle who is beyond any attributes.
8. The divine name with a vermilion mark (5)
     It’s ‘Namam’ coz divine name is called ‘nama’ and a vermilion on the forehead of some hindus is called      ‘namam’.
9. The deepest of spiritual truths embodied in one alphabet (4)
     It’s ‘Aham’ which means ‘I’, one who has understood ‘I’ has understood spirituality.
10. An expression, a manifestation of divine glory and grandeur (6)
      It’s ‘Mahima’.

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2. That veils the divine from the mortal (4)
     It’s ‘Maya’ or illusion.
6. One full lifetime of the many (5)
     It’s ‘Janma’ or one birth. Hindus believe in the doctrine of rebirth.
7. Not an animal, a human (4)
    It’s ‘Nara’ or a man.
11.Where do spiritual aspirants converge? (6)
     It’s ‘Ashram’ or a spiritual retreat.
12.Ambrosia celestial (6)
     It’s ‘Amrita’ or divine nectar.
13.Joy, bliss, peace – call it whatever u want cause u can’t measure it (6)
     It’s ‘Ananda’ or eternal bliss.
14.Near, not far; second, not first (3)
     It’s ‘Upa’ meaning near or second.
15.With this prefix, originated Ma cow (2)
     It’s ‘Gomata’ or the cow referred to as ‘mother cow’ in Hindu tradition. ‘Go’ refers to cow and ‘mata’ means      ‘mother’.
16.Mystic formulae formulated to illumine the mind (6)
     It’s ‘Mantra’ or word/group of words composed for spiritual enlightenment.
17.Divine Mother (3)
     It’s ‘Sai’ because ‘Sai’ is made up of ‘Sa’ which means divine and ‘aaye’ meaning mother.

 
 

Volume - 2 Issue - 7 Radiosai Journal - PSN 2004