darshan
- noun
- /ˈdɑːrʃən/
- Indian
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darshan
- It's called 'darshan' - having darshan of a great person.
Examples
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We were eating dinner by the light of the Petromax lamp, and I had just taken my first bite of curried egg when Lachman, the watchman, asked, "Aren't you gentlemen going to have your darshan of Imli Baba?"
Fiction book (1992) -
In Vikram Chandra's terrific novel set in India, Sacred Games, people also sought darshan of a rich and famous mobster.
Blog text (3) -
I will be happy with a darshan from a distance.
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And so when we, when we connected, she wanted me to meet Muktananda and arrange this, this darshan with him in, in Oakland.
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They're on your phone versus the face to face darshan that Diana Eck has talked so beautifully about.
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And an elderly villager came up to me and knelt down and touched my feet, obviously wanting the darshan, but, you know, what did I have to offer as a 22-year-old?
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During the festival, many devotees traveled from afar to receive darshan of the revered guru.
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The followers eagerly queued in line to have a personal darshan with the saint and seek his blessings.
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After the ceremony, the participants were overjoyed to experience the darshan of the holy effigy.
Synonyms
A sacred sight of a holy person or statue
How Sacred
Surface Forms
Etymology
Darshan comes from the Sanskrit darśana, an old Indian word that means 'seeing' or 'vision'. A darshan is the sacred act of 'seeing' a holy person or deity, and people often feel they receive a blessing by seeing the deity, so the origin explains the idea of a special, spiritual audience.