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Sanskrit and Vraj philosophical terms used across the Vachanamrut, Shikshapatri, and Bhaktachintamani, sourced verbatim from Shree Swaminarayan Temple, Bhuj-Kutch's own published Vachanamrut glossary appendix — not written by us.
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- avasthã
- State. Condition. Used to describe the three mental states: jãgrat, svapna, and sushupti.
- gnãn-shakti
- The power of understanding. Aware of actions. When a jeev enters the jãgrat state, Bhagvãn awakens it from unconsciousness through His gnãn-shakti and makes it aware of its actions.
- jãgrat
- Awake. One of the three mental states. The jãgrat state is the result of the sustenance state of Virãt-Purush. It is full of sattva-gun and is located in the region of the eyes. In the jãgrat state, the jeevãtmã is known as vishva, and is conscious of its sthul body. [Sãrangpur – 6].
- jeev
- 1) That which is living. Infinite in number. Individual, embodied ãtmã still bound by Mãyã and consequently undergoing the cycle of births and deaths. The jeev is not separate the three bodies (sthul, sukshma, and kãran) and the three mental states (jãgrat, svapna, and sushupti), whereas the ãtmã is distinct from everything. 2) First of the five eternal entities (jeev, ishvar, Mãyã, and Akshar, and Parbrahm). 3) Sometimes used to mean the same as ãtmã.
- trikon
- A triangle. A chihn on Swãminãrãyan Bhagvãn’s left foot. Performing dhyãn on this chihn frees a bhakta from the bondage and the three bodies – sthul, sukshma, kãran; and the three mental states – jãgrat, svapna; sushupti. He becomes brahm-rup.
- turyapad
- Fourth mental state, which refers to Bhagvãn – who is beyond the three mental states of jãgrat, svapna, and sushupti. That which gives knowledge of the distinctions between the mental states to the jeevãtmã, and who gives the jeev the rewards of its karmas accordingly within those states, is known as turyapad, as the antaryãmi, as the drashtã, as Brahm, and also as Parbrahm.
- vishva
- Name of the jeevãtmã in the jãgrat state, when it is conscious of its sthul body. [Sãrangpur – 6]