Tapasvin Meditation

A Tapasvin is a performer of Tapasya, a great human endeavor of discipline.

The most famous tapasvins include Rama, Vishwamitra, Ravana, Vritra, Arjuna. The Lord Sivasits in a perennial tapasyaatop Mt. Kailash.

Topicsin Hinduism

Shruti(that which is heard):	Vedas\| Upanishads
Smriti(that which is remembered):	Itihasa(Ramayanaand Mahabharataincluding Bhagavad Gita) \| Puranas\| Sutras\| Agama(Tantra& Yantra) \| Vedanta
Concepts:	Avatar\| Brahman\| Kosas\| Dharma\| Karma \| Moksha\| Maya \| Ishta-deva\| Murti\| Reincarnation\| Samsara\| Trimurti\| Turiya\| Guru-shishya tradition
Schools & systems:	Schools of Hinduism\| Early Hinduism\| Samkhya\| Nyaya\| Vaisheshika\| Yoga\| Mimamsa\| Vedanta\| Tantra\| Bhakti\| Carvakas
Traditional practices:	Jyotish\| Ayurveda
Rituals:	Aarti\| Bhajans\| Darshan\| Diksha\| Mantras\| Puja\| Satsang\| Stotras\| Wedding\| Yajna
Gurusand saints:	Shankara\| Ramanuja\| Madhvacharya\| Madhavacharya\| Ramakrishna\| Vivekananda\| Sree Narayana Guru\| Aurobindo\| Ramana Maharshi\| Sivananda\| Chinmayananda\| Sivaya Subramuniyaswami\| Swaminarayan\| A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada\|Lokenath
Denominations:	Vaishnavism\| Shaivism\| Shaktism\| Smartism\| Agama Hindu Dharma\| Contemporary Hindu movements\| Survey of Hindu organisations
Hindu deities:	List of Hindu deities\| Hindu mythology
Yugas:	Satya Yuga\| Treta Yuga\| Dwapar Yuga\| Kali Yuga
Castes:	Brahmin\| Kshatriya\| Vaishya\| Shudra

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