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 Three-fold Paras
This chapter describes The Three-fold Paras located on page 2743 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 20 part of "Tandiram (Thandhiram) 8"
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “The Three-fold Paras” according to 187 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Shat-cakra-nirupana (the six bodily centres) [by Arthur Avalon]
Ananda will then mean the joy of union, and Param-Para will then mean Shiva and Shakti. Para=Bindu-rupa, Shiva; Para=Prakriti, Shakti....
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Mundaka Upanishad with Shankara’s Commentary [by S. Sitarama Sastri]
tatrapara rigvedo yajurvedah samavedo tharvavedah shiksha kalpo vyakaranam niruktam chando jyotishamiti | atha para yaya tadaksharamadhigamyate || 5 || 5. Of these, the Apara is the Rig Veda, the Yajur Veda, the Sama Veda, and the Atharva Veda, the siksha, the code of rituals, grammar, nirukta, chhandas and astrology. Then the para is that by which the immortal is known. Shankara s Commentary: Com.—Of these, what Apara vidya is, is explained....
Read full contents: Verse 1.1.5
Chaitanya Bhagavata [by Bhumipati Dasa]
matta-simha-praya prabhu anande vihvala vidhi-nishedhera para vihara sakala || 135 || English translation: (135) Lord Nityananda was overwhelmed in ecstasy like an intoxicated lion. His pastimes are transcendental to all rules and regulations. Commentary: Gaudiya-bhashya by Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura:Another reading for para (“on the other side of”) is para (“beyond”)....
Read full contents: Verse 3.1.135
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[The Thirumanthiram (Translation and Commentary): index]
[Foreword]
[Preface]