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Diksha

Diksha

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A girl's name that is common in India and Nepal
  • proper noun
translation icon : Diksha
  • While Gurudeva was with us and people asked about diksha, it was easy to say, "Oh yeah, meet my guru."
  • Diksha said
  • Diksha held

Examples

  • Amma and Appa gave Diksha a box wrapped in silvery paper.

  • Stop to give diksha judging he is not qualified; better to learn humility with His Divine Grace and ask for advice in this difficult moment. Why not?

    Blog text (15)

  • I received harinama in 1993 and diksha from BV Narayana Maharaja.

    Blog text (15)

  • Although a nirvana-diksha was performed by a guru, he acted not as himself but as a literal embodiment of Shiva.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Nirvana-diksha, or a liberating initiation, involved the destruction of ties binding the soul to the world, thus allowing the realization of one's innate divinity.

    Academic text (2008)

  • "I have to go to school," Diksha said.

  • "It's your cousin calling from India," Amma said, standing in Diksha's doorway and holding the phone.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Diksha comes from the Sanskrit dīkṣā, which means 'initiation' or 'a special beginning' in a religious or learning sense. So, when people give the name Diksha to a girl they are giving the idea of a 'new start' or a spiritual blessing.