Topic |
Frequency |
Magic, rites with a purpose, abhicāra |
94 |
Alchemy |
81 |
penance, prāyaścitta |
56 |
marriage, wedding |
55 |
prāyaścitta |
42 |
Brideship and marriage |
41 |
darśapūrṇamāsa iṣṭi, full-moon sacrifice |
39 |
Bhakti |
36 |
Dharmaśāstra |
31 |
Pashupata Shaivism |
29 |
worship |
26 |
purity, impurity, śuddhi, śodhana, śauca |
25 |
Tīrthas |
25 |
upanayana, initiation |
22 |
(Im-)purity |
22 |
varṇas, castes |
21 |
Viṣṇu, Vishnuism |
19 |
dīkṣā |
19 |
mahāvrata |
19 |
Soma sacrifice |
15 |
saṃskāras |
15 |
snāna, bathing |
14 |
Sacrifice, yajña |
14 |
Teacher (guru) and pupil (śiṣya), ācārya |
13 |
mantra |
12 |
kāmyeṣṭi |
12 |
agniṣṭoma |
12 |
Giving, dāna |
12 |
animal sacrifice, paśubandha |
11 |
cāturmāsya |
11 |
study, śiṣya, adhyāya |
11 |
nāmakaraṇa, nāmakarman |
11 |
vānaprastha |
10 |
truth, satya, ṛta |
10 |
travelling, making a journey |
10 |
Sūrya, Savitṛ, sun |
10 |
healing rituals, against diseases |
10 |
dharma |
9 |
King, rājanīti |
9 |
agnihotra |
9 |
war |
8 |
death rites, funeral rites, aurdhvadehika, pitṛmedha |
8 |
japa |
8 |
prāṇa etc. |
8 |
utsarga, utsarjana, dismissal |
8 |
Medicine |
7 |
priest, ṛtvij |
7 |
arghya |
7 |
Shivaism, Śiva |
7 |
bali |
7 |
pravara, choosing the priest |
7 |
Nandin |
7 |
Anti-social behaviour |
6 |
cow |
6 |
rājasūya |
6 |
poison, antidotes |
6 |
omina, presigns, nimittas |
6 |
vrata |
6 |
brahman priest |
6 |
good behaviour |
6 |
śrāddha |
6 |
upākaraṇa, upākarman, start |
6 |
gṛhastha, householder |
6 |
Kashmirian Shivaism |
6 |
kṛcchra |
6 |
hathayoga |
6 |
udvahana, bringing the bride to her new home |
6 |
saṃnyāsa |
6 |
dāna, giving |
5 |
Buddha's life |
5 |
against bad omina and presigns |
5 |
sexuality |
5 |
errors in sacrifice |
5 |
agnicayana |
5 |
prāṇāyāma |
5 |
brahmacarya |
4 |
pākayajña |
4 |
against dangers, difficult situations |
4 |
vāṇa |
4 |
anvaṣṭakya |
4 |
aṣṭakā |
4 |
pratyavarohaṇa |
4 |
puṃsavana |
4 |
niṣkevalya śastra |
4 |
Names of Śiva, sahasranāman |
4 |
Dhruva aka. Polar Star |
4 |
vājapeya |
4 |
eating, food, anna |
4 |
pūjā |
4 |
Liberation, mokṣa, release |
4 |
āgrahāyaṇī |
4 |
fast, upavāsa, upavasatha |
4 |
vṛṣotsarga |
4 |
prātaranuvāka |
3 |
sākamedha |
3 |
āśrama |
3 |
against enemies, armies, weapons |
3 |
begging, bhikṣu, bhikṣā |
3 |
sacrificial post, yūpa |
3 |
godāna |
3 |
cūḍākaraṇa |
3 |
agnyādhāna, agnyādheya |
3 |
for success, authority |
3 |
Asceticism, tapas |
3 |
vaśā |
3 |
ṣoḍaśin |
3 |
medhājanana |
3 |
birth, pregnancy |
3 |
Pregnancy |
3 |
Meditation |
3 |
Mahābhārata |
3 |
linguistic speculation |
3 |
nirūḍhapaśubandha |
3 |
Pitṛ worship, pitṛyajña |
3 |
samiṣṭayajus |
3 |
anadhyāya, interrupting the Veda study |
3 |
varaṇa, kanyāvaraṇa, wooing |
3 |
aśvamedha, hayamedha |
3 |
introductory sacrifice, prāyaṇīya |
2 |
crossing water |
2 |
sacrificial fire |
2 |
garbhādhāna |
2 |
paridhi enclosings |
2 |
sāvitrī |
2 |
cāndrāyaṇa |
2 |
sīmantonnayana |
2 |
agnihotrī |
2 |
śravaṇākarman |
2 |
gṛhya rituals |
2 |
saṃdhyā, twilight worship |
2 |
stepping on the stone |
2 |
purohita, house priest |
2 |
(handing over the) daṇḍa |
2 |
seven steps |
2 |
madhuparka |
2 |
śūlagava |
2 |
patnīsaṃyāja |
2 |
samāvartana |
2 |
killing the sacrificial animal, saṃjñapana |
2 |
stomabhāga |
2 |
śunāsīrya |
2 |
yajñopavīta, sacrificial cord |
2 |
domestic sacrifice, gṛhyakarman |
2 |
yajamānam iṣṭiṣu |
2 |
jātakarman |
2 |
gṛhapraveśa |
2 |
for victory in battle |
2 |
pātaka |
2 |
Śvetadvīpa |
2 |
Śrīvidyā |
2 |
long live, āyus |
2 |
bad behaviour |
2 |
pretakārya, rituals for the dead, funeral rites |
2 |
āpaddharma |
2 |
Gaṇeśa |
2 |
sahasranāman |
2 |
pediatrics, child diseases |
2 |
Nāga |
2 |
Hospitality, atithi, guests, ātithya |
2 |
Indra |
2 |
tulāpuruṣa |
2 |
Cosmogony (gen.) |
2 |
Women |
2 |
dhanurveda |
2 |
Religion and Philosophy |
2 |
Rudra |
2 |
Paraśurāma |
2 |
birds as omen |
2 |
for a good birth |
2 |
om, oṃ, oṃkāra |
2 |
for long life, longevity, old age |
2 |
Vedic hymns, śastras |
2 |
chariot |
2 |
Technique of Yoga |
1 |
samṛtayajña |
1 |
upayāja |
1 |
iḍā |
1 |
war and rivalry of Devas and Asuras |
1 |
dogs |
1 |
rebirth, transmigration |
1 |
triguṇa |
1 |
Stories |
1 |
for children, offspring, progeny |
1 |
paryagnikaraṇa |
1 |
Sleeping |
1 |
weapons, arms |
1 |
Names of Viṣṇu, sahasranāman |
1 |
childhood rites |
1 |
udaka ritual |
1 |
hole for the yūpa |
1 |
cātvāla |
1 |
for success at court, in a juridicial process |
1 |
vaśīkaraṇa |
1 |
felling the tree for the yūpa |
1 |
(Non-)vegetarism, meat |
1 |
sautrāmaṇī |
1 |
udayanīyā, udayanīyeṣṭi |
1 |
Behaviour, strīdharma |
1 |
Criminal law |
1 |
snātaka |
1 |
mantrasnāna |
1 |
ukthya |
1 |
Mineralogy, jewels, metals |
1 |
seasons |
1 |
āpyāyana |
1 |
Cosmography |
1 |
Underworld, hell, naraka |
1 |
svadharma |
1 |
Devala and Asita |
1 |
Viśvāmitra |
1 |
svādhyāya |
1 |
somakraya, buying Soma |
1 |
for cattle, cows |
1 |
sāman |
1 |
house building, correct residence, śālākarman, vastukarman |
1 |
Dakṣa's sacrifice and Satī |
1 |
Agni |
1 |
svarga, heaven |
1 |
caula |
1 |
Manu, manvantara |
1 |
śruti, Veda |
1 |
annaprāśana, prāśanakarman |
1 |
cremation ground, śmaśāna |
1 |
saṃsāra |
1 |
pravargya |
1 |
abhiṣeka |
1 |
Brahmin |
1 |
anuyāja, after-offering |
1 |
Kṣatriya |
1 |
deluge, Manu |
1 |
gavām ayana, gavāmayana |
1 |
Durgā |
1 |
altar, vedi |
1 |
Candra, Candramas, moon |
1 |
Ṛṣi |
1 |
ukhā |
1 |
Amāvāsyā |
1 |
hiṅ, hiṃkāra |
1 |
anatomy, human body |
1 |
adhrigupraiṣa |
1 |
for love, love charms |
1 |