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
Three-fold Turiyas
This chapter describes Three-fold Turiyas located on page 2764 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 22 part of "Tandiram (Thandhiram) 8"
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Mandukya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) [by Srisa Chandra Vasu]
Or it may mean Vishnu, the destroyer of bonds: for prapanca means ‘bodily bonds, upa-shama ‘the destroyer ; for the Lord Turiya destroys all bonds and gives Mukti. The Turiya [Turiya?] is called Shivam, because He is free from all sorrows and is essentially all-joy: and this is the sense in which the word Shiva, is used in the Scriptures....
Read full contents: Mantra 2.1
Mandukya Upanishad (Gaudapa Karika and Shankara Bhashya) [by Swami Nikhilananda]
Knowledge and the three fold knowable being known, one after another, the knower possessed of the highest reason spontaneously attains to the state of knowledge everywhere and in all things in this very life. Shankara Bhashya (commentary) The word Jnanam signifies knowledge by which one grasps the significance of the three states. The word “Jneya” or knowable, signifies the three states which should be known. The first (knowable) consists of the gross stated of empirical experience....
Read full contents: Mandukya Karika, verse 4.88-89
The Devi Bhagavata Purana [by Swami Vijnanananda]
The Turiya pada (foot) of Gayatri is the mantra “Parorajase Savodoma prapat. ” (Brihad. up. v. 14. 7). Salutation to Thy beautiful Fourth Foot which is above the Triloki (Rajas). This cannot obtain that. The presiding deity of this mantra is Brahma. I am now speaking of the full Dhyanam (meditation) of this Brahma so that the full fruit of the Japam (recitation) may be obtained....
Read full contents: Chapter 17 - On the description of Sandhya and other daily practices
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[The Thirumanthiram (Translation and Commentary): index]
[Foreword]
[Preface]