What is Gandharva Loka?
The name Gandharva Loka was given to us by Sri Chinmoy – it is in the ancient Sanskrit language and means: ‘The Abode of the Celestial Musicians’.
What is gandharva Veda?
Gandharva veda is a Vedic science on the influence of sound and music in all, including the body and soul of the yogi. Ayurveda, which is one of the upavedas, uses gandharva veda to promote physical and mental health.
Who are Gandharvas in Mahabharata?
The Gandharvas are the celestial musicians. They appear across all Indian religious stories and epics. They also acted as messengers between Gods and Humans. They are the husbands of the celestial dancers, the Apsaras.
Is gandharva Vivah a sin?
Hindu families discourage it owing to the historical practices. Love marriage follows the Gandharva system of marriage in principle. The scriptures and histories are clear that once an unmarried girl has chosen her groom [or has accepted a man as her husband emotionally] she cannot be married to anyone else.
Who are Yakshas and Gandharvas?
Gandharvas and Kinnaras are the musicians of the gods. They may have the head or body of a horse or some other animal or bird. Gandharvas are also good healers. Yakshas are nature spirits, who can be good or evil.
What is gandharva Quora?
The Gandharvas are an extremely difficult people to characterize, however just, they are heavenly creatures firmly attached to music. They are divine versifiers, demi-divine beings, devils, yet overwhelmingly heavenly performers (Thite 52-53).
Who is the king of gandharva?
Dhritarashtra, the king of the Gandharvas was the Dhritarashtra the father of Duryodhana (18,4).
Who is the wife of gandharva?
One of the most famous and celebrated weddings in the epic era of Gandharva marriage was that of King Dushyanta and Shakuntala.
Are Gandharvas elves?
No, they are not similar to the elves of LOTR. The elves are denizens of the forest. They are warriors. Gandharvas are residents of Swargaloka or the abode of the Devas.
How is Gandharva Vivah performed?
Apart from the mutual consent of the bride and the groom, the rules of a Gandharva marriage are pretty simple. The couple exchange garlands or wedding jaimalas made of fresh flowers under a tree. The garlands are essentially made of roses. A Gandharva wedding must take place during the day and never at night.
Who were Yakshas?
yaksha, also spelled yaksa, Sanskrit masculine singular yakṣa, Sanskrit feminine singular yakṣī or yakṣinī, in the mythology of India, a class of generally benevolent but sometimes mischievous, capricious, sexually rapacious, or even murderous nature spirits who are the custodians of treasures that are hidden in the …