INTRODUCTION ( परिचयः ) ( DATE :- 05/19/2018 ) { परिचय , शुरूआत , प्रारंभ , समावेशन } , { ಪರಿಚಯ , ಮುನ್ನುಡಿ }

INTRODUCTION (introduction) (DATE: - 05/19/2018) 

                                              हरी ॐ , नमस्ते

What is Namaste ?

In Sanatana-Bharatha " Namaste " is used for greeting each other. Namaste is Used by bharatiya's in 03 main Situation's ;

 01) Namaste is used when you meet Someone ( It may be Elder's ,         Family member's , Friend's , Cousin's , Acharya's , Guru's ,               Jagadguru , Holy Bramana's , Workmate , Brother's , Sister's ,           Neighbour's , Relatives , Kinsman , Kinswomen and even to a         New born baby . )

Yes , Even to a New Born Baby....

( When the baby come's out of from the womb of mother , the father who stand's beside her belowed wife holding her hand's see's his beloved son/daughter who come's out of the world of  mother's-womb to this Materialistic world of  pancha-bhoota's ( Pancha boota's are Akash (Space) , Vayu (Air) , Agni (Fire) Jal/Varuna (Water) Prithvi/Bhumi (Earth) ) the Father of the baby before holding his baby in his hand's , the father of that baby --- place the hands together at the अनाहत चक्र ( That is heart chakra ), close the eyes, and bow the head and say Namaste to that new born baby with pure love and devotion , Second Time again the father of that new born baby by placing the hands together in front of the आज्ञा चक्र ( That is third eye ) , Close the eye's and bowing the head and say Namaste , Again the 3rd and the last time the father of the baby Placing the hand's together completly above the head that is In the exact center सहस्रार चक ( Crown Chakra ) closing his eye's with pure love devotion and overwhelming feeling of great happiness say Namaste to his belowed new-born with pure love and devotion. This is how the father of the baby say Namaste to New-Born 03 time's .

  02) Namaste is also used when you say Goodbye or when some             one leaving a place .
       Yes....Namaste is said when somebody is leaving place after a         long stay or after a long conclave , it is also said at the time of         death ,where a dying person cannot talk or communicate                   anything properly they will just see's their relative's , kith and           kin's , and their blood relation's and blinking / Flashing their             eye's say's Namaste ( i mean to say it is their indication or                 signal or demonstration that they are giving , that they are                 going to miss and leaving this place forever )

  03) Namaste is also used by certain people for Goodmorning ,                Goodafternoon , Goodevening and Goodnight insted of using         सुप्रभातम् ( suprabhaatam )--For Good Morning , शुभमध्याह्नम् (         Shubhamadhyahnam ) or शुभ मध्याह्न .( Shubhamadhyaana )--           For Good Afternoon , शुभः सायंकालः ( subha-Saayankaalah )           or शुभसायम् ( Subha-Saayam )-- For Good Evening ,शुभरात्रिः (         Shubha-Raatri )--For Good Night .

Greeting with Namaste is the most Polite , Well-Mannered ,Well behaved , obedient , Most pure , Cultivated , Cultured , Refined and Respectfull form of greeting other's by Bharatiya Jananga which is the very ancient custom and Tradition of Highly Cultured , Highly 
Civilised Society and Sanatana-Dharmi ( Bharatiya Janangas )
( Particularly Hindu's , Jain's , Buddist and Sikh's ) .

Definition of Namaste ( नमस्ते ) and its Etymology

Definition : 01

नमस्ते Which mean's....
नमस् (Mean's “ Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation”)
ते (Mean's “ to you ”).

Namas ( नमस् ) comes from the verbal root ( नम ) Nam , which means to bow and so namas is a Bow or Salutation.

Te ( ते )  means, to you. And so Namaste ( नमस्ते ) literally means, "Bowing to you". 

Definition : 02

Nama ( नम ) means Bow ,
As ( ) means I , and
Te ( ते ) means you . Therefore,
Namaste ( नमस्ते ) literally means " Bow me you " or " I Bow to you. "

Definition : 03

नमस्ते Which mean's....
Namah + Te = Namaste, which means “I bow to you”
" The word ‘Namaha’ ( नमः ) can also be literally interpreted as "Na Ma" ( Not Mine ). ( Here Not Mine Mean's , Not This Physical Body Bow To You But The Soul Inside This Physical Body Is Bowing You

Meaning of Namaste ( नमस्ते )

General Meaning of word ( नमस्ते ) :- 

• I bow to you , 
• I am Bowing to you , 
• My Salutation to you .
• Greetings, Salutations or Prostration to you.

Scientific Meaning of word ( नमस्ते ) :-

• I honer the place in you in which the entire universe dwell's/reside's , I honer the place in you which is of love ,of truth ,of light and of peace ,When you are in that place in you and i am in that place in me , we are one .

• I honor the light , love , truth , beauty and peace within you , because it is also within me . In sharing these thing's we are united , we are the same and we are one .

• My soul honor your soul I honer the place in you in which the entire universe dwell's I honor the light , love , truth , beauty and peace within you , because it is also within me In sharing these thing's we are united , we are the same and we are one .

In Bharatha Every Sanatana Dharmi will Greet Other's Respectfully by Saying the Word " नमस्ते ". But you have to know this that Namaste is said to other's or opposite living being ,not to him ( i mean to say his physical body ) but to the soul which reside's in him . 

Namaste is said to every living creature of  this planet earth ( because every creature is pure and created for some reason and purpose by supreame lord of the universe " vishnu ( Jagadesha )  

( Here i mean Namaste is said not the Physical body but to the Divine Soul which reside's in ones Every Living body )

Namaste can also be called as Namaskar ( नमस्कारः ) ,Namaskaram ( नमस्कारं ) , Namo Nama ( नमो नमः) .

In the word ( नमो नमः ) It is pronounced namo ( नमो ) + nama. If it's broken down, it goes like
Namo ( नमो ) means like “I bow” or “I respect”
Namah ( नमः ) means “not the selfish me”
But in other words, it means “my salutations”

“नमो नमः” is originally “नमः + नमः”. As per Sanskrit grammar the Visarga (:) converts to “O” (ओ) when the upcoming letter is N (न). So नमो नमः means, नमः is said twice or in other word “again and again नमः”.

Some Important Fact's on Namaste /Namaskara :

1. "Namaste / Namaskara It has a spiritual significance of negating or reducing one's ego in the presence of another.
2. The Joining Of The Two Palm's Epitomizes The Left and Right Hemispheres Of The Brain Representing Unification .
3. The Anjali mudra is a hand posture commonly use during Namaste/Namaskara

      Anjali is Sanskrit term which means, “to Offer” or “to                      Salutate”or " Divine Offering " "a Gesture of Reverence"                  Benediction", "Salutation", and is derived from anj, meaning "        to honour or celebrate", and the term Mudra means “Seal or              Sign”. Anjali mudra is a Salutation Seal or Sign , Sign or Seal          of Divine Offering , Seal or Sign of Benediction , Seal or Sign          of Gesture of Reverence

   4. Namaste / Namaskara is also part of the 16 Upacharas used inside temples or any place of formal Pooja (worship).
   5 . Namaskar/ Namaste is one of the six types of Pranamas

Still more Information on Namaste

Namaste’ or ‘namaskar’ is the Bharatiya way of greeting/Welcoming/Respecting one another. Wherever they are--
01) on the street, 
02) In the house, 
03) In public transport, 
04) On vacation or on the phone--when Any Bharatiya meet people they know or strangers with whom they want to initiate a conversation, "namaste" is the customary courtesy greeting with which to begin a conversation, and often the salutation with which to end an encounter. 
Namaste is not a superficial gesture or a mere word, and it is used with all people one meets to Bharatiya they may be--young and old, friends and strangers , Relatives and Non-Relative's .

"Namaste" and its common variants "namaskar," "namaskaara" or "namaskaram," is one of the various forms of formal traditional greeting mentioned in the Veda Although this is normally understood to mean prostration, it actually is the means of paying homage or showing respect to one another, much as is the practice today when we greet each other.

HOW  TO USE "NAMASTE"

• Bend the arms from the elbow upwards and face the two palms of the hands.
• Place the two palms together and keep the folded palms in front of the chest.
• Utter the word namaste and while saying the word bow the head slightly.

WHY TO USE "NAMASTE"

Namaste is Bharatiya casual or formal greeting, a cultural convention or an act of worship . 

However, there is much more to it than meets the eye. The real meeting between people is the meeting of their minds. When we greet one another with namaste, it means, ‘may our minds meet,' indicated by the folded palms placed before the chest. The bowing down of the head is a gracious form of extending friendship in love, respect and humility.

SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE OF "NAMASTE" by Bharatiya

The reason why Bharatiya's use namaste is because it has a deeper spiritual significance. It recognizes the belief that the life force, the divinity, the Self or the God in me is the same in all. Acknowledging this oneness with the meeting of the palms, Bharatiya's honor the god in the person they meet.

During prayer, Bharatiya's not only do namaste but also bow and close their eyes, in effect to look into the inner spirit. This physical gesture is sometimes accompanied by names of gods such as ‘Ram Ram’, ‘Jai Shri Krishna Hare-Krishna ,' Om Namo Narayana,' Jai Siya Ram’ or just Hari Om/Om--the common refrain in Hindu chants. This is also quite common when two devout Hindus/Bharatiya meet, indicating the recognition of the divinity within ourselves and extending a warm welcome to each other.

Namaskar/ Namaste is one of the six types of Pranamas .

Namaste Can also be a combination of two sanskrit words :

Namaha & aste (pronounced astee)

The word Namaha means “Bowing”, “existence of humbleness” , also used when saying “pray” or showing respect

The word aste (not really a word though) is a term that is used to describe “existence”

So what do these two words, when combined to form Namaste, mean?

“THERE IS AN EXISTENCE OF MY HUMBLENESS TOWARDS YOU”

Or

“ I BOW TO YOU”

Or

as the top answer already mentioned

“I BOW TO THE DIVINE IN YOU”

Not saying other answers are wrong, they are absolutely correct, 

Namaste is the Bharatiya way of greeting each other. But it has deep meaning engraved in it , that i have explained above , this word ( नमस्ते ) is derived from the earth's or this planet earth's very ancient , oldest and most pure , most beautiful , most sacred , spotless divine holy language of divine Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe  and mother of all language's Samskruthm ( संस्कृतं ) because this 01 word will tell everybody :-

How pure and holy is our language Samskrutham 

How pure were our Ancestor's , 

How holy were our ancient Bharatiya Samskruthi , 

How beautiful was ancient bharatha , 

How our ancient Indian culture and tradition had science involved in it ,

How pure is our ancient principle's and value's ,

Just sit in  Padmasana or Siddhasana pose and have a mental picture of Ancient Bharatha-Varsha , Bharatha and Bharatiya Samskruthi  .

The Above Picture is Siddhasana pose , Just Sit in Any Pose Padmasana Pose or Siddhasana Pose and Just go and see how was the Ancient-Culture and Ancient pure holy Vedic Practice of Bharatha-Sanatana Darma  

Mental Image of Bharatha Varsha

YES... it is little difficult to imagine or understand the Ancient beauty of Bharatha-Varsha , Because the beauty of Bharatha-Varsha was Speechless , Bharatha is a Land of Magnificent , Glorious , Majestic , Wealthy in Resource's , Prosperous , Astonishing Beautiful Culture and Tradition , Rich in Knowledge on Every Field , It is a Land of Ancestor's and Master's of All Science's( Internal Science's , External Science's , Terrestrial Science's , Extra-Terrestrial Science's ) , It is a Grand Master of all the Transcendenta Spritual , Supernatural , Paranormal , Occult Science's and Other-Worldly Unseen Science's .

BHARATHA 

Bharatha..... What is it ?

Bharatha..... What do we mean by that ?

Bharatha..... why do we call that name ?

These 03 question's come's to everyone's mind . 

Now i will Explain you in detail of the Word " Bharatha ".

Bharat’ comes from Samskrutha and is the most ancient term . Puranas and the Mahabharata refer Bharatha as ‘Bharatvarsa’ and There is a reference to a Bharata tribe in the Rigveda. 

The Puranas and Mahabharatha , Rmayana and Many Shastra's clearly describe

‘Bharat’ as a huge geographical entity .

Nations are generally made and held together on the basis of race, religion, language or ethnicity. 

“Bharatvarsha” lived for Million's of years, a union of over more than 2000+  kingdoms.

King Bharata extended the boundaries of his empire, more through inclusion than conquest.

The word “Bharata,” literally means: “bha” for bhava, “ra” for raga, and “ta” for tala – the fundamentals of music and dance. The arts evolved phenomenally in this land. A few thousand years ago when the rest of the world was striving and struggling in nomadic groups for survival, India saw the heights of music, mathematics, astronomy and scientific development.

We took pride in building the nation not on the sameness of people but on their diversity. Every fifty kilometres of travel, you found people with different languages and lifestyles. Bharat was recognised as a human being – Bharat Mata, where all these different parts were part of one body. We do not expect the little finger and nose to function the same way, but they are together. There was an organic unity which this culture nurtured very carefully, tied together with a strong spiritual thread.

The fundamental aspect of living in India is that whether you are a king, businessman or householder, your highest goal is mukti or liberation. It was not even god or heaven – God is just a stepping stone for us. This country is the only ‘god-less’ country on the planet because here, we know that God is of our making. We developed a whole science of “god-making” through which you can create your very own god – your ishta devata. This is a land of an estimated 33 to 330  million gods and goddesses!

India never had any belief system or established morality. There was only vibrant spirituality, and that has always been the guiding force. Right now, India is facing a certain danger because this spiritual thread is being systematically hacked at, and there is no moral structure to fall back on. If spirituality is lost, this is the most immoral country because we have no guilt problems like in the West. If we hack this one thing down with beliefs and other identities, after twenty-five years, we will wonder why we are one nation and we will break. The leadership in the nation needs to grasp what truly holds us together. The glory of this nation’s past is rooted in its spiritual possibilities and accomplishments.  

The Indic region has mastered the laws that govern inner wellbeing. In the modern world, nations of great affluence are suffering from a terrible sense of disenchantment within. We have the know-how and scientific methods that could lead to wellbeing of all. Before individuals step out towards external accomplishments, they must arrive at a sense of inner wellbeing. It is only in this that individual human beings can go beyond personal ambition and strive for a larger vision. This is of utmost importance now, because for the very first time, we as a generation have reached a place where we have all the necessary resources, capability and technology to address every human problem on the planet. Only an inclusive consciousness is missing. The very basis of what we refer to as Bharat is this inclusiveness. 

It is time we reap the benefits of this profound tradition in its full glory.  We are a nation of great possibility. Let us make it happen!