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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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- 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.
- kãran
- Fundamental. One of the three bodies of the jeev. It is the fundamental body, consisting of the jeev's desires, which causes the jeev to take birth again. The kãran body itself is ignorance that has been fused with the jeev. It retains the jeev's sanchit karmas and is the cause of the sthul and sukshma bodies just as a seed is the cause of a tree.
- sukshma
- Subtle. One of the three bodies of the jeev. It is the subtle body of the jeev, which is composed of nineteen tattvas: the five gnãn-indriyas, the five karma-indriyas, the five prãns, and the four antah-karans. Unlike the sthul body, the sukshma body is not visible and is commonly thought of as the mental body.
- sutrãtmã
- The subtle body of the three bodies of Virãt-Purush and other ishvars. Equivalent to the sukshma body of the jeevs. [Kãriyãni – 12].
- svapna
- Dream. One of the three mental states. The svapna state is the result of the creation state of Hiranyagarbh. It is full of rajo-gun and is located in the region of the throat. In the svapna state, the jeevãtmã is known as taijas, and is conscious of its sukshma body. [Sãrangpur – 6].
- Taijas
- Name of the jeevãtmã in the svapna state, when it is conscious of its sukshma body. [Sãrangpur – 6]
- 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.