Hari 43611 222302918 2008-06-28T16:38:13Z 123.237.103.197 /* Religious usage */ {{redirect|Hari}} In Hinduism, '''Hari''' (Sanskrit: हरि) is another name of {{IAST|[[Viṣṇu]]}} and {{IAST|[[Kṛṣṇa]]}}, and appears as the 650th<ref>[http://www.ecse.rpi.edu/Homepages/shivkuma/personal/music/vishnu-sahasranamam-meanings.htm Vishnu Sahasranamam]</ref> name in the [[Vishnu sahasranama]] of [[Mahabharata]]. In [[Sanskrit]] "Hari" sometimes refers to a colour, yellow, or fawn-coloured/khaki (it is the colour of the Sun and that of [[Soma]]). ==Religious usage== *the [[Harivamsha]] "lineage of Hari" is a text within both the [[Puranic]] and [[Itihasa]] traditions. *Within [[Sikhism]] it is stated that one of the names of God is Hari. The [[Golden Temple]], the most sacred temple in Sikhism is also called [[Harimandir]] or "Temple of God." *In [[Gaudiya Vaishnava]] tradition Hari is a name of both [[Krisna|Krishna]] or Vishnu meaning 'he who steals, or takes away'- referring to how Krishna takes away all distress and anxieties, and lovingly robs the heart of His devotee. During religious festivals it is a common occurrence to hear people call out ''Haribol ! Haribol !'' meaning 'please call out the name Hari; the [[Hare Krishna]] mantra contains the name in the vocative. *According to [[Adi Sankara]]' s commentary on the [[Vishnu sahasranama]], Hari means "One who destroys [[samsara]], which is the entanglement in the cycle of birth and death, along with ignorance, its cause. *In the [[Ravidasi]] religion it is the holy symbol consisting of the three letters in [[Gurmukhi]] with the character for "i" being made into a flame. It adorns all Ravidasi temples, known as [[Gurdehras]]. ==Influences== The [[Avestan]] cognate is ''zari'', sometimes incorrectly identified as the first part of the name of [[Zarathustra]]. The [[English language|English]] words ''[[gold]]'' and ''[[yellow]]'' are probably also both cognates of ''hari''. They all derive from the hypothetical [[Proto-Indo-European language|Proto-Indo-European]] root *ghel-, meaning "to shine". Many words in other unrelated languages in Asia are also derived from the word; due to the influence of Sanskrit as a language of learning in the region. For example: the word for ''daylight'' in [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]], the word for ''day'' in [[Malay language|Malay]] and the word for ''king'' in [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]], all of which are "hari". It is also a commonly used name in many [[India]]n languages. ==References== Cited from ''Sri Vishnu Sahasranama'', commentary by Sri Sankaracharya, translated by Swami Tapasyananda ((Ramakrishna Math Publications, Chennai)) <references/> ==See also== * [[Gauranga]] * [[Hari Tuma Haro]] * [[Hari Nama Keerthanam]] * [[Harikatha]] * [[Hari (director)]] ==External links== * [http://www.veda.harekrsna.cz/encyclopedia/index.htm Online Vedic Encyclopedia] * [http://www.krishna.com Krishna.com] All about Krishna. [[Category:titles and names of Krishna]] [[Category:Forms of Vishnu]] [[Category:Sanskrit words and phrases]] [[ru:Хари]]