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
The Descent of Grace
This chapter describes The Descent of Grace located on page 1649 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 17 part of "Tandiram (Thandhiram) 5"
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “The Descent of Grace” according to 193 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Sivaprakasam (Study in Bondage and Liberation) [by N. Veerappan]
The concealing Grace of God underlying sakala avastha and articulating its empirical existence ceases to conceal but reveals the true nature of things. This is technically called the Descent of Divine Grace. The Descent of Divine Grace consequent on the achievement of ripeness of mala is graded and admits of various degrees. This is so in proportion to the gradual and progressive ripening of mala....
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Gitartha Samgraha (critical Study) [by Partha Sarathi Sil]
By this upaya the (Sadhaka) spiritual seeker can attain the descent divine grace spontaneously. As no other support of any spiritual discipline is needed here to attain the divine grace, it is called anupaya. Paramashiva emancipates his devotee from the sorrows of birth and death by showering anugraha or divine grace. The word ‘anugrihnami as mentioned in the 4th chapter of the Gitarthasangraha also suggests the same sense....
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Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation [by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar]
Notes: “How is it”, the Nayaki revolves in her mind, “the Lord, Who was anxiously looking out, for some one to be the recipient of His grace, has made it scarce, in my case?” Well, cannot one look up to some one else, for such grace? No, there is no grace but His and yet, the Saint cannot patiently await its descent in due course; his yearning soul can hardly be sustained except by the rapid influx of the Lord s grace. “What a pity!”...
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[The Thirumanthiram (Translation and Commentary): index]
[Foreword]
[Preface]