A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Prakrtilaya
This page describes Prakrtilaya which is located on page 535 of the second volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Prakrtilaya” according to 5 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Yoga-sutras (Ancient and Modern Interpretations) [by Makarand Gopal Newalkar]
Videhas in the knowledge of he is not the body is no longer prakriti—the nature (prakritilaya). He who attains such a state, his nature is dissolved. There is no more ‘world for him. He is not identified and becomes a mere witness to it. The fire of only witnessing begins to burn. This fire burns all the seeds in the unconscious. A moment comes when the soil becomes absolutely pure and there is no seed remaining to sprout....
Read full contents: Sutra 1.19
Yoga-sutras (with Bhoja’s Rajamartanda) [by Rajendralala Mitra]
[Read Sutra 1. 19] The “unembodied” (videha) and the “resolved into nature” (prakritilaya) have been described in the aphorism on the argumentative and other forms of meditations (A XVII, pp. 18f. ) Of their meditation the world is the cause. The word bhavaprataya is formed of bhava ‘world and pratyaya ‘cause. The meaning is this: that such persons, from their entrance into the world (on account of their deserts), become participators of similar (inadequate) meditation....
Read full contents: Sutra 1.19
Yoga-sutras (with Vyasa and Vachaspati Mishra) [by Rama Prasada]
The state of the Prakritilaya is their state of existence. Scriptural enjoyments consist of the attainment of these states. He who is free from thirst for scriptural objects, is the same who is free from the desire of attaining heaven &c. The question arises that inasmuch as there is absence of desire even for objects that have never been possessed, such absence too would be desirelessness if desirelessness signified only absence of desire....
Read full contents: Sutra 1.15
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