याद yād

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919	On this site
c	ch
ś	śh
ṣ	ṣh
r̥	r̥i

A few reading pointers:

ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

ياد · fa · n. · f.

Documented definition

Usual or cultural meaning

Remembrance, memory, or the act of thinking of someone or something. In verbal constructions, याद can express remembering, keeping in mind, memorising or reminding someone.

BK meaning

In the murlis, recalling knowledge or keeping someone present in the mind. In its central spiritual use, याद denotes conscious, loving remembrance of the Father, practised with the understanding that one is a soul, including during everyday activities. This practice of yoga is presented as a means of purifying the soul and transforming conduct, and is distinguished from intellectual knowledge alone.

Murli examples

Recalling knowledge

पढ़ाई याद होगी तो 84 का चक्र भी याद आ जायेगा .

Published translation
If you remember this study, you would also remember the cycle of 84 births.

Murli · daily · 2024-08-08 · hi102

Loving remembrance of the Father

तुम बच्चे प्यार से बाप को याद करेंगे तो याद से याद मिलेगी .

Published translation
If you children remember the Father with love, your remembrance will draw His remembrance.

Murli · daily · 2024-03-16 · hi9

Practice during everyday activities

चलते-फिरते , उठते बैठते याद में रहने का अभ्यास करो .

Published translation
While walking and moving around, practise staying in remembrance.

Murli · daily · 2022-04-21 · hi4

Spiritual function: purification

तो इस याद की यात्रा से ही तुम पाप आत्मा से पुण्य आत्मा बन जायेंगे .

Published translation
So, only by going on this pilgrimage of remembrance will you become charitable souls from sinful souls.

Murli · daily · 2024-08-23 · hi20

Application: remembrance and service

यह ब्राह्मण जन्म ही याद और सेवा के लिए है .

Published translation
This Brahmin birth is for having remembrance and doing service.

Murli · daily · 2024-04-28 · hi17

Usual translation

remembrance

Proposed translations

remembrance
remember
think of
keep in mind

Origin of the definition

P ياد yād, s.f. Remembrance, recollection; memory. yād karnā, v.t. To think of, to remember, recollect, call to mind; — to commit to memory; — to send for, to require the presence of (a subordinate). yād-gār, s.m., or yād-gārī, s.f. Anything given as a memorial; a valuable present (to a mistress or friend); a token, a souvenir, a keepsake; — a monument, memorial; anything memorable, or worthy of remembrance. yād dilānā (-ko), To remind. yād rakhnā, v.t. To bear in mind, keep in memory, to remember, &c. (see yād karnā).