Laal
Laddoo
Modak. A kind of Indian sweets, sweet ball. There may be many sweets of
round shape but all kinds of Laddoo are made by pressing various kinds of material in fist.
Lagna
(1) Auspicious moment, may be related to birth or marriage.
(2) A day and night has been divided in 6 parts each for ease of
measuring Time minutely, that part is called Lagna, thus there are 12
Lagna in one day and night.
Lahasuniyaa
Vaidoorya Mani - a kind of Ratn (gem). Some other Ratn are (1) Heeraa -
Diamond; (2) Pannaa - Emerald; (3) Laal - Ruby, Chunnee, (4) Motee -
Pearl; (5) Moongaa - Coral; (6) Neelam - Sapphire or Indraneel or
Neelmani; (7) Vaidoorya Mani (Lahasuniyaa); (8) Pukharaaj - Yellow
Sapphire or Pushp-raag; - all are called Mani or Ratn.
Lakshan
Signs.
Lakshmee
Lalitaa
(1) Beautiful woman. (2) Another name of Durgaa.
Lalitaa Sahastra Naam
Lapasee
It is drinkable semi-liquid material made of wheat flour or barley lour
or sometimes semolina. Fry some 3 tablespoons flour in 2 tablespoon
Ghee, when it is golden brown, add about 1/2 quart milk and cook it for
7-10 minutes. If it is not drinkable, mix some more milk and cook for a
minute or two. Mix some sugar and drink it in a soup bowl. It is mostly
prepared in Shraaddh times for Braahman.
Lataa
(1) Creeper. (2) Vallaree
Leelaa
(1) Drama. Leelaa are playful activities or a drama which is not true.
Normally this word is used in Bhagavaan's Avataar's activities, that
this world is His Leelaa because it is His play and it is not
true. (2) Acting.
Ling or Lingam
Ling - Baan
Ling Puraan
see also Puraan
One of the main 18 Puraan.
Ling Shareer
see also Body
Astral body, or Subtle Body.
Ling Types
read here which Devtaa worshipped which type of Shiv Ling
Living Beings
There are two kinds of living beings - immovable (Sthaavar) and movable Jangam) - movable again are divided
in three kinds of creations - Swedaj, Andaj and Jaraayuj -
(1) Udbhij - Born by breaking earth. Udbhij are Sthaavar, means immovable, such as straws, trees, bush,
creepers, herbs etc;
(2) Swedaj - Born from the heat of the sweat such as worms, insects, small flies,
pests, mosquitoes, lice, etc;
(3) Andaj - Born from eggs, such as birds, crocodile, fishes, tortoise snakes, etc
(4) Jaraayuj - Born from womb. are human beings and four lagged animals such as cows,
buffaloes, goat, elephants, jackal, Pishaach etc
Lobh
Greed.
Lok
Lokpaal
Lord of the Lok (world). There are four Lokpaal, one for each direction
- [According to Bhaagvat, 5/8] To the east of Meru Parvat is Indra's
Devadhaanee Puree, to the south is Yam Raaj's Sanyamanee Puree, to the
west is Varun's Nimlochanee Puree, and to the north is Chandramaa's Vibhaavaree Puree.
Lomash Sanhitaa