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 Sun of the World or The Microcosmic Sun—the Sun of the Body
This chapter describes The Sun of the World or The Microcosmic Sun—the Sun of the Body located on page 2179 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 23 part of "Tandiram (Thandhiram) 7"
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Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) [by Srisa Chandra Vasu]
Let one meditate on the Brahman as (dwelling in the Mind and called) Mind; this is microcosmic meditation. Next the macrocosmic—(let one meditate on) Brahman as (dwelling in Akasha and called) Akasha the Allillumining. By this latter both meditations have been taught—the microcosmic and the macrocosmic (because the akasha includes the manas).—225. [Note.—Iti adhyatmam (Adhyatma)—this is the subjective: the psychological, the microcosmic. The meditation in which the Lord is worshipped in the Body.]...
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Thirty minor Upanishads [by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar]
"Virat, under the orders of Ishvara having entered this microcosmic body, and having buddhi as his vehicle, reaches the state of Vishva. Then he goes by the several names of Vinjanatma, Cidabhasa, Vishva, Vyavaharika, the one presiding over the waking gross body and the one generated by karma. Sutratma, under the orders of Ishvara, having entered the microcosmic subtle body, and having manas as his vehicle, reaches the Taijasa state....
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Cidgaganacandrika (study) [by S. Mahalakshmi]
Five states of Microcosmic body Just like the travel of the universal subjective body in the thirty six elements, the individual subjective body travels in five states. When individual subjective body travels in objectivity, it becomes the object ignoring its subjective consciousness and this is (Jagrat) state of wakefulness....
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[The Thirumanthiram (Translation and Commentary): index]
[Foreword]
[Preface]