Spiritual Purification in Hinduism-An Analytical Review

Abstract

Religious Purification is a process of making something spiritually or ceremonially clean: purification of mind through reflection and contemplation. In Hinduism, the perception of purity “Śūddhā” deals within the caste classification. Hinduism had their stereotype & ceremonial purification system that mostly consisted upon the external rites’ while in fact, the core concept of purifying system concerned with inwards purification rather than outwards. By the purification’ may be in form of physical rites & formal functions or form of contemplation & meditation’ the principle is same to be spiritually & religiously high and purified. The purpose of the research study is to disclose briefly the fundamental concepts & believes, the status of “Brahman” in their cast system, and the core rites of spiritual purification in Hinduism; the sacredness of cow, “mañtrā” singing, dancing & “Gañgā aśhnānā”, celebrating their festive, meditations techniques particularly “yogā” in the light of their religious doctrine. An analytical & descriptive methodology is adopted for this study.