Sanatana definition

Sanatana is a term which means eternal. Hinduism is often described as Sanatana Dharma, the eternal religion. Sanatana is a term used to describe BRAHMAN in the UPNISHADS. (for instance, Paingala, 1.2) (Reference Hinduism - An Alphabetical Guide by Roshen Dalal). “Hinduism” or “Hindu Dharma” was originally called “Sanatana Dharma”, a codified ethical way of living to attain salvation, knowledge, and freedom from the cycle of birth and death. Sanatana Dharma showcases, to its followers, the wide view of the world and a way of life with a clear and sagacious picture of reality. The two words “Sanatana” and “Dharma” are Sanskrit words, wherein the word “Sanatana” denotes “Anadi” (without a beginning), Anantha (endless), and is something which is eternal and everlasting. The word “Dharma”, which means to hold together or to sustain, corresponds to natural law. “Sanatana” can, therefore, be understood to mean the natural, ancient and eternal way. Sanatana Dharma is a system which has spiritual freedom as its central core, and includes within itself things recognizing spiritual freedom. “Vyapakaga” means wide spread knowledge, or the knowledge which contains within itself everything. “Vyapakaga Gyanam” is the basis for “Sanatana Dharma”, and focuses on ‘Atma’ which is eternal, and not the body. “Sanatana Dharma” is, by itself, a “Dharma” that is devoid of sectarian or ideological divisions.
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