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
Obscuration
This chapter describes Obscuration located on page 525 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 12 part of "Tandiram (Thandhiram) 2"
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Obscuration” according to 23 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary [by Nandalal Sinha]
As preception of colour arises from some special characteristic of colour, viz., colourness, non-obscuration, and appreciability, so perception of taste arises from some particularity of taste, characterised as tasteness, non-obscuration, and appreciability. This should be applied to other cases. Combination with a compound of more than two substances, should be also extended....
Read full contents: Sutra 4.1.9 (Perception of Taste, Smell, and Touch)
Brahma Sutras (Ramanuja) [by George Thibaut]
intelligence, is differentiated by limiting adjuncts which presuppose an obscuration of that essential nature, is a mere apparent(fallacious) one. For, as we have shown before, obscuration of the light of that which is nothing but light means destruction of that light. —If we accept as the reading of the Sutra abhashah (in plural) the meaning is that the various reasons set forth by the adherents of that doctrine are all of them fallacious....
Read full contents: Sutra 2.3.49
Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary) [by Roma Bose]
Nimbarka s commentary (Vedanta-parijata-saurabha): And “that” obscuration takes place by way of its connection with nescience. Shrinivasa s commentary (Vedanta-kaustubha) “That also,” i.e. the obscuration of the soul s attributes of having true resolves and the rest, arises through its “connection with the body” at the time of creation, and through its connection with prakriti at the time of dissolution....
Read full contents: Brahma-Sutra 3.2.6 (correct conclusion, end)
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[The Thirumanthiram (Translation and Commentary): index]
[Foreword]
[Preface]