शिवज्ञानबोध (मेय्कण्डार - शैव सिद्धान्त का आधारभूत दार्शनिक सूत्र ग्रन्थ)

GLOSSARY. 123
Mantra ... A Vedic Hymn; any prayer or sacred or mystic
word recited or contemplated in Divine worship.
Máyá ... See Mala.
Máyávádam ... Idealism. The doctrine that regards the Souls and
the material universe as non-existent a mere
myth, a delusion or illusion. The Saiva, Rama-
nuja, and Madhwa are all agreed in applying
the term to denote the Hindu Idealist, though
the Hindu Idealist does not relish the term and
the usage itself is very old. The same as
Ékátmavádam.
Máyávádi ... An Idealist.
Mitya ... Illusion or delusion. Could this word have been
confounded with Máyá ?
Mukta ... The finally emancipated and beatified Soul. (Lit :)
freed.
Mukti ... } Emancipation from Pasa or Mala Bandha and
Móksha ... } attaining Bliss or Anantha Anubhava.
Múlaprakriti ... Same as Maya; undifferentiated cosmic matter.
Násthikam ... Atheism.
Nátham ... The sound of Pranava. The deity as representing
the sound of the Pranava; God, as present in the
universe, when at the very beginning of evolution,
the great Sound or Subdam or Natham bursts
forth; cosmic matter in the state of Sound.
Nimitta Kárana ... See Kárana.
Nirvikári ... The unchangeable.
Nirmala or Ninmala... The Perfect Being; The Pure Being.
Padártha ... An entity or category.
Panchákshara ... The Mystic Mantra, formed out of Pranava and used
by Saivas in Divine contemplation.
Pápam ... Sin or Sinful acts; acts tending to cause pain to
sentient beings.
Para ... The Supreme.
Paripúranam ... Omnipresence.
Paraprayójanam ... The good of others; Altruistic Acts.
Pása ... A bond or fetters or impurity or darkness; same as
Mala; see Mala.
Pasu ... Soul; Atma.
Pathi ... The Lord; God; Siva.
Pathijñāna ... Sivagnana.
Pillaiyár ... The Divine Child; God Ganesha.