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To his new name a swami adds a word that indicates his formal connection with one of the ten subdivisions of the Swami Order. These dasanamis or ten agnomens include the Giri (mountain), to which Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri and hence I myself belong. Among the other branches are Sagara (sea), Bharati (land), Puri (tract), Saraswati (wisdom of Nature), Tirtha (place of pilgrimage), and Aranya (forest). A swami’s monastic name, which usually ends in ananda (supreme bliss), signifies his aspiration to attain emancipation through a particular path, state, or divine quality—love, wisdom,
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