Hari
Hari (
The name Hari also appears as the 650th name of
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Etymology
The
The same root occurs in other Sanskrit words like haridrā, 'turmeric', named for its yellow color.
In Hinduism, beginning with
Other names of Hari
There are multiple names of Hari mentioned in the holy scriptures of Hinduism, such as the Bhagavad Gita and Mahabharata. A few names which are used frequently are:
In Indian religions
In Hinduism
- The Purana and Itihasatraditions.
- As the name of tawny-colored animals, hari may refer to lions (also a name of the Sanskrit epics.
- Harihara is the name of a fused deity form of both Vishnu (Hari) and Shiva (Hara) in Hinduism.
- Hari is the name of a class of gods under the fourth Manu (manu tāmasa, "Dark Manu") in the Puranas.
- Haridasa is the Hari-centered bhakti movement from Karnataka.[4]
- In the Hare Krishna mahamantra(Hare could be a vocative form of Hari).
- The Hari Stuti is a hymn in praise of Vishnu composed by Adi Shankara.
- The Hari Stotra is a Sanskrit hymn.
- Hari Om is a mantra and greeting.
In Sikhism
The name "ਹਰਿ" (Hari) is frequently used as a name for Waheguru in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib:
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਵੈ ਕੋਇ ॥
Hari, Hari, Hari, Hari is the Name (of the Lord); rare are those who, as Gurmukh, obtain it. (SGGS, Ang.1313)[5]
In the Varan Bhai Gurdas, an early explanation and interpretation of Sikh theology, Bhai Gurdas also associates the name "ਹਰਿ" (Hari) in the form of Hari Krishan in the Dwapur Yuga with the letter "ਹ" (h) in "ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ" (Waheguru).[6]
However, in the context of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the name "Hari" refers to the
See also
References
- ^ www.wisdomlib.org (12 April 2009). "Hari, Hāri, Harī: 45 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit Dictionary (1899):
- ^ Sri Vishnu Sahasranama, commentary by Sri Sankaracharya, translated by Swami Tapasyananda (Ramakrishna Math Publications, Chennai)
- ISBN 81-208-1575-0.
- ^ "Sri Guru Granth Sahib". srigranth.org. p. 1313. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ Bhai Gurdas Vaaran. Vaar 1, Pauri 49.