Guest guest Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 bhAvajnA : Knower of thought. Amara [verse 476] says, "BhAva means existence, nature, idea [or intention], action, Self, Birth" ; the Amarasesa adds "womb, sage, wealth, compassion, sport, dominion" According to the Sutra, bhAva means dharma; according to a passage in the Smrti, [the stories chiefly dwell on the bhAva] means meditation. The root [bhU] means the pure unconditioned one. YAska says, bhAva means the six kinds of modifications, name;ly being, birth, growth, etc [Nirkuta I. 1. 3] The six categories of the logicians are also called bhAvas. BhAva, those who are involved in earthly existence [bhava], or bhAva, the followers of Bhava [siva], bhAva, also means devotion according to the PAnini- sUtra [iV. 3. 95]. BhA, means light, vA, to go, ie the sun and other luminaries depend on Her; the bhAva means also the first interpretation of the six interpretation of the mantras as given in the Yogini-hrdaya [iI. 15] BhAskararAya's Commentary Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 She is the Knower of bhAva, or thought; i.e. She is the Reality which experiences the thought process. Alternatively, She is the Knower of Samsara (bhAva can also mean samsAra); or She is the Knower of Siva (BhAva is a name of Siva). - Dr. C. Suryanarayana Murthy, Commentary on the Sri Lalita Sahasranama, 1962 , "NMadasamy" <ashwini_puralasamy wrote: > > > bhAvajnA : Knower of thought. > > Amara [verse 476] says, "BhAva means existence, nature, idea [or > intention], action, Self, Birth" ; the Amarasesa adds "womb, sage, > wealth, compassion, sport, dominion" According to the Sutra, bhAva > means dharma; according to a passage in the Smrti, [the stories > chiefly dwell on the bhAva] means meditation. The root [bhU] means the > pure unconditioned one. YAska says, bhAva means the six kinds of > modifications, name;ly being, birth, growth, etc [Nirkuta I. 1. 3] The > six categories of the logicians are also called bhAvas. BhAva, those > who are involved in earthly existence [bhava], or bhAva, the followers > of Bhava [siva], bhAva, also means devotion according to the PAnini- > sUtra [iV. 3. 95]. BhA, means light, vA, to go, ie the sun and other > luminaries depend on Her; the bhAva means also the first > interpretation of the six interpretation of the mantras as given in > the Yogini-hrdaya [iI. 15] > > BhAskararAya's Commentary > Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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