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Lemma: gṛhastha (m)
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Brāhman in the 2nd period of his religious life (performing the duties of the master of a house and father of a family after having finished his studies and after investiture with the sacred thread) (MW)
a householder (MW)
Topic
Frequency
āśrama 26
Asceticism, tapas 19
gṛhastha, householder 17
Hospitality, atithi, guests, ātithya 17
Dharmaśāstra 15
Pashupata Shaivism 14
saṃnyāsa 13
vānaprastha 12
dharma 11
varṇas, castes 10
Bhakti 9
Brahmin 9
begging, bhikṣu, bhikṣā 8
death rites, funeral rites, aurdhvadehika, pitṛmedha 6
good behaviour 6
Buddha's life 6
vighasa, eating the remainder of food 5
eating, food, anna 5
Teacher (guru) and pupil (śiṣya), ācārya 5
Giving, dāna 4
Liberation, mokṣa, release 4
Yayāti, Devayānī, Śarmiṣṭhā 4
purity, impurity, śuddhi, śodhana, śauca 4
Shivaism, Śiva 3
Viṣṇu, Vishnuism 3
(Im-)purity 3
Mahāyāna 3
Brideship and marriage 3
prāṇa etc. 2
kālacakra 2
Women 2
hunting 2
Buddhism 2
jñāna, ajñāna, vidyā, śruta, knowledge 2
fable 2
ātman 1
bali 1
Śaibyā and Śatadhanu 1
(prophesy about the) kaliyuga 1
sacrificial fire 1
Gaṅgā, Ganges 1
Zoology 1
rebirth, transmigration 1
penance, prāyaścitta 1
dāna, giving 1
narrative literature 1
King, rājanīti 1
marriage, wedding 1
Behaviour, strīdharma 1
saṃskāras 1
Cosmogony (gen.) 1
(Non-)vegetarism, meat 1
Kṣatriya 1
prāyaścitta 1
Mahābhārata 1
Creation of the world 1
Names of Viṣṇu, sahasranāman 1
study, śiṣya, adhyāya 1
Behaviour, politeness 1
sahasranāman 1
upanayana, initiation 1
Concept Notes Count Gṛhastha a Brahman in the second stage of life 14
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