Mayatma, Maya-atma, Maya-atman, Māyātmā, Māyātman, Mayatman: 2 definitions
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Mayatma means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramMāyātmā (मायात्मा) refers to one’s “Māyā nature”, according to the second recension of the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly: “[...] Then, after the goddess Kumārikā had heard Vyāsa's words, she hid her Māyā nature [i.e., māyātmā] from him and assumed (her) Vaiṣṇava form. Viṣṇu held a conch, discus, mace and rosary. Stainless (nirañjana), he wore yellow clothes and, mounted on Garuḍa, he was radiant. Keśava, that is, Janārdhaka, was accompanied by Mahālakṣmī. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMāyātma (ಮಾಯಾತ್ಮ):—[noun] a man reeling under the influence of illusion; a spiritually ignorant man.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 1.2.194 < [Part 2 - Devotional Service in Practice (sādhana-bhakti)]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 2 < [Chapter 8 - Aṣṭama-yāma-sādhana (Rātri-līlā–prema-bhajana sambhoga)]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 14.26 < [Chapter 14 - Guṇa-traya-vibhāga-yoga]
Verse 18.66 < [Chapter 18 - Mokṣa-yoga (the Yoga of Liberation)]
Serpent Power (Kundalini-shakti), Introduction (by Arthur Avalon)