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Vrata is a Sanskrit word that means "vow, resolve, devotion", and refers to pious observances such as fasting and pilgrimage (Tirtha) found in Indian religions such as Hinduism and Jainism. It is typically accompanied with prayers seeking health and happiness for their loved ones.
Hinduism, Etymology & Jainism
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Vrata | is a | Sanskrit word that means | 0.90 | text |
| Vrata | is a | personal practice that typically involves no priest | 0.90 | text |
| fasting | instance of | and refers to pious observances | 0.80 | text |
| pilgrimage | instance of | and refers to pious observances | 0.80 | text |
| in hymn 1.93.8 of the Rigveda | instance of | in another context | 0.80 | text |
| is also called a Vrata..mw-parser-output .quotebox | instance of | in another context | 0.80 | text |
| charity or visit to a temple | instance of | other rites | 0.80 | text |
| sometimes observed during festivals or with sanskara | instance of | other rites | 0.80 | text |
| the Vedas | instance of | It is found in ancient Hindu texts | 0.80 | text |
| but in a fluid context that is not in the sense of pious observances.The Upanishads conceptualize Vrata as an ethical | instance of | It is found in ancient Hindu texts | 0.80 | text |
| behavioral process of discipline | instance of | It is found in ancient Hindu texts | 0.80 | text |
| kolam | instance of | with activities such as the drawing of vrata mandalas | 0.80 | text |
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