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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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- adhibhut
- 1) Organs of the indriyas. The sthul body of the jeev. 2) Five mahã-bhuts. The sthul body of Virãt-Purush.
- bhut
- A physical element from which the sthul body of Virãt- Purush (the physical world) is formed. There are five bhuts in total – pruthvi, jal, tej, vãyu and ãkãsh. They are collectively called the five bhuts or five mahã-bhuts.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sthul
- Physical. One of the three bodies of the jeev. It is the visible, physical body of the jeev, which is composed of the five bhuts. The jeev attains a different sthul body upon each birth.
- 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.
- 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.
- virãt
- The physical body of the three bodies of Virãt-Purush and other ishvars. Equivalent to the sthul body of the jeev. [Kãriyãni – 12].
- vishva
- Name of the jeevãtmã in the jãgrat state, when it is conscious of its sthul body. [Sãrangpur – 6]