The Thirumanthiram (Translation and Commentary)
author: T.N. Ganapathy
edition: 2013, Babaji’s Kriya Yoga Trust
pages: 3832
ISBN-10: 1895383617
ISBN-13: 9781895383614
Topic: Shaivism
In Praise of the Righteous
This chapter describes In Praise of the Righteous located on page 312 in the English translation of the The Thirumanthiram (Translation and Commentary) [also: Tirumantiram, Tirumandiram etc.]. This book by Siddha Tirumular (Thirumoolar) deals with Shaiva literature (such as the Agamas) and, being encyclopedic in form, also deals with topics such as spiritual wisdom, Yoga, Indian philosophy and Tantra. This is Chapter 16 part of "Tandiram (Thandhiram) 1"
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “In Praise of the Righteous” according to 200 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Mahabharata (English) [by Kisari Mohan Ganguli]
Some praise Peacefulness, some praise Exertion; some there are that praise Contemplation; and some praise both Peacefulness and Exertion. Some praise sacrifice; others, renunciation. Some praise gifts; others, acceptance. Some, abandoning everything, live in silent meditation. Some praise sovereignty and the cherishing, of subjects, after slaving, cutting and piercing (foes). Some are for passing their days in retirement....
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi [by Ganganatha Jha]
‘The righteous path’— regarding toilet, the care of the body and so forth. All this ‘I am going to expound’. The epithet ‘eternal’ is only by way of praise. ‘Who keep to the righteous path—this is purely reiterative of the fact that it is the path laid down in the legal scriptures that is the most righteous.—(1). Explanatory notes by Ganganath Jha This verse is quoted in Vyavahara-Balambhatti (p. 1034)....
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The Brahma Purana (abridged)
And it was the righteous who suffered. The upshot of this was that Manikundala surrendered all his wealth to Goutama. But Manikundala continued to praise dharma. You are an utter ass, said Goutama. Haven’t you lost all your wealth to me? Yet you continue to praise dharma. The wealth is of no account at all, replied Manikundala. Dharma is on my side and your apparent victory is only an illusion. Dharma will triumph in the end. The two friends decided to have another bet....
Read full contents: Goutama and Manikundala
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[The Thirumanthiram (Translation and Commentary): index]
[Foreword]
[Preface]