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Significance of Numbers – Sankhya Viśhiṣhṭa 2

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Sankhya Viśhiṣhṭa 2

Significance of Number Two

Numeral 2	References	Brief explanation
Dhvaya	The common pairs in human life are listed below: Jananam – Maraṇam Svargaha – Narakaha Prakruthi – Puruṣha Sukham – Dhuhkham Pathihi – Pathni Dhakṣhiṇathaha – Vāmathaha Uchitham-Anuchitham	The following are the duos we commonly see in life: Birth – Death Heaven – hell Nature – Human Happiness – Sorrow Husband – Wife Right – Left Right – Wrong
Dhvithīya	The 2nd day of the Lunar Month (Is indicative of both the bright and dark fortnights of the month)	The word in Samskruth means ‘the second one’. It is an adjective for all nouns in the second position. Commonly, it is used to denote the second day of the fortnight in the almanac.
Dhvayākṣhara manthra	Thāraka Nāma – the name that protects. RĀMA = RĀ from Nārāyaṇa and MA from Namah Śhivāya.	Hymns that protect are called Manthras. The name of Rāma, who is the sixth incarnation of Lord Viṣhṇu is considered to be a two syllable sacred hymn that protects humans. The letters are taken from the names of the divinities Viṣhṇu and Śhiva.
Dhvija	2nd Birth of a person, after Upanayanam – the sacred thread ceremony.	In the various compulsory rituals prescribed for a Hindhu, the sacred thread ceremony is very important as it was the criteria for initiation into student-hood, in the olden days. It is taken as the second birth as it signifies a new stage in the person’s life.
Dhvividhhā Niṣhṭhā	Gnyāna yoga and Karma yoga – The Path of Knowledge and the Path of Action	People had to choose the path of either knowledge or action or both for themselves to fulfill their existence. The Bhagavath Gīthā describes and prescribes these for different personalities to choose what suits them.
Dhvaya manthra	Śharaṇāgathi manthra: Hymns of surrender 1)Śhrīmannārāyaṇa charaṇou Śharanam prapadhye\|\| 2)Śhrīmathe Nārāyaṇāya namah\|\|	These two hymns are said to be those about surrender to Lord Viṣhṇu. This means –“I bow down to the feet of Nārāyaṇa (another name of Viṣhṇu)”. This means – “Salutations to Nārāyaṇa
Dhvi	The second one – Symbolism of Moon.	The Sun is the first among the stars in the Universe and the Moon occupies the second position, according to early and later Hindhu mythology.
Dhvaitha siddhāntha	Dualism – Philosophy of Madhvāchārya	One of the main schools in Indian philosophy is that of Dualism propagated by Madhva. The emphasis is on the concept that Āthma and Paramāthma, the Individual and the Supreme souls are two different entities.