Dhruva (Yoga)
Dhruva · dhruva, “the twelfth of the twenty-seven yogas”
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Grammar: masculine noun, a name of one of the twenty-seven yogas.
Meaning: the twelfth of the twenty-seven yogas.
In the scriptures: In the Śrī Kṛshṇa Janma Khaṇḍa of the Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Rādhā teaches Uddhava the means to cross Kāla. She says, “O vatsa, it is said that a nakshatra always moves together with a tithi. Hear the yogas and karaṇas from my mouth.” She gives the twenty-seven yogas in order: Vishkambha, Prīti, Āyushmān, Saubhāgya, Śobhana, Atigaṇḍa, Sukarman, Dhṛti, Śūla, Gaṇḍa, Vṛddhi, Dhruva, Vyāghāta, Harshaṇa, Vajra, Siddhi, Vyatīpāta, Varīyān, Parigha, Śiva, Siddhi, Sādhya, Śubha, Śukla, Brahma, Aindra and Vaidhṛti. Dhruva is the twelfth (Chapter 96).
Related terms: Yoga · Karaṇa · Tithi · Nakshatra
Sources
- Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Śrī Kṛshṇa Janma Khaṇḍa, Chapter 96