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

124 SIVAGNANA BOTHAM.
Pillaiyár Suli ... The Symbol of Ganesha ; Pranava.
Prakása ... Light.
Pramána ... Mode of Proof ; Proof.
Agama Pramána... Proof of a thing by means of God's word or of a
trustworthy Authority.
Anumana do. ... Proof by Inference.
Prathiaksha do. ... Proof by observation.
Upamana do. ... Proof by analogy.
Prapancha ... The universe ; Jagat ; the seen universe.
Pranaváyu ... The breath or Life as distinct from the Soul. Yet,
ludicrously enough some Missionaries and Orient-
al Scholars think that we mistake the breath for
the Soul and that we have no idea of the Soul !
Praraptha Karma ... See Karma.
Pralaya Kalars ... Souls with the fetters of Karma Mala and Ánava Mala.
Púja ... Worship ; contemplation.
Purusha ... The Soul.
Sabda Brahm ... Same as Natha Brahm ; God, as represented in
Mantric form audible to the ear.
Sádana ... Mode or way of attaining some end. The practices,
psychical and otherwise for emancipating oneself
from Pása and attaining Bliss.
Sariya ... Devotional practices, altruistic in their nature.
Kriya ... Religious rituals and worship of God.
Yoga ... Psychical Practices, required for contemplation of
God.
Jnana ... Attaining the knowledge of God.
Sadásivam ... Same as Siva Sat or Sat Chit. God manifest to the
World as Divine Energy (Kriya) and Supreme
Intelligence (Gnana). The Hindu Trinity merely
represents God's Energy or Kriya aspect, and not
His Gnana aspect.
Sahakári ... See Kárana.
Sakti ... Divine Power.
Ichcha ... Divine Will.
Kriya ... Divine Energy.
Jnana ... Divine Intelligence.
Aruḷ ... Divine Grace.
Sakalar ... Souls of the last order possessing all the three
Mala Banthams, and includes, all sentient beings
and Devas.

GLOSSARY. 125
Samaváya ... One of the seven categories of the Hindu Logici-
ans. Inseparable coinherence of attributes.
Samháram ... Decay ; Reabsorption ; Resolution ; Dissolution.
Sankara ... The Doer of Good ; God ; Siva.
Sarguru or Satguru ... The true Teacher ; the Divine Teacher ; see Guru.
Sarguru Darsan ... The sight of the Divine Guru.
Saríra ... Body.
Sthula Saríra ... The body of the Soul in the waking state or Jagra
avastha.
Súkshuma or Linga } The body of the Soul in the Swapna avastha or
Sarira. } Dream condition.
Karana Saríra .:. The body in profound sleep and in two other higher
avasthas.
Sat ... The Truth ; That which is permanent ; God regarded
as Himself and not as manifest to the World.
Satasat ... Atma.
Sat Chit ... Same as Sadásivam or Siva Sat. God regarded as
Sat when it is not manifest to the World and as
Chit when it is manifest to the World.
Satchidánanda ... God when known by the Mukta ; when God appears
as Love.
Siddhántham ... The True End ; the Saiva Adwaitha Philosophy.
Siddhánti ... A Saiva ; a follower of the above school.
Siva ... Brahm ; God and not one of the Trinity.
Sivóham ... Same as Sóham.
Sivajñánam ... See Pathi Gñanam.
Sjvajñána Siddhi ... The second of the 14 Siddhantha Sastrâs and the
largest and most comprehensive work of the
series.
Sóham ... It is I : God is myself ; One of the Sadanás
required for elevating the Soul to the Presence
of God ; used also as Hamsa.
Sorúpam ... Form.
Srishti ... Creation ; origination.
Sthithi ... Development ; sustentation.
Súnyam ... Non-apparent, as when the object vanishes in
pure subjective mood. It does not mean non-
existence or nothing.
Sūshupthi ... See Avastha.
Sváthanthryam ... A free right.
Svaprayójanam ... Selfish end ; one's own good.

126 SIVAGNANA BOTHAM.
Tánu ... Animal Body.
Tapas ... Sariya, Kriya and Yoga; Religious and ascetic
practices; Devotion.
Tapólóka ... Heavens; conditions or states of the Souls under-
going rest after death, the condition being
pleasurable.
Tatparam ... Supreme Lord; Lord of all.
Tatvás ... Component parts of the body and Soul.
Tégánmavádí ... Materialist; those who deny the existence of a
mind and Soul.
Thripadártha ... The three entities, postulated by Saivas, and
Vaishnavas.
Turíya ... }
Turíyátíta ... } See Avastha.
Udárana ... An analogy; illustration or upamana.
Upamána ... Same as udárana
Upamana Poli ... False analogy.
Upádána Kárana ... See Kárana.
Vártikam ... A concise explanatory note.
Vásaná Mala ... Evil of association, or habit.
Vishnu ... In Siddantha Philosophy, Vishnu is one of the
Trinity, and does not represent the Thuriya
Padartha, the Supreme Brahm. It represents
Mulaprakriti Tatwa. He is capable of Avatars
and as such included among the Sakalars. It is
a personal God and is regarded as an anthropomor-
phic representation.
Vinthu ... The form of Pranava.
Vijñānakalar ... The highest of the three order of Souls.
They have only Anava Mala.
Visishtádvaitam ... Qualified nor-dualism.
Vyápaka ... All container.
Vyáppiya ... The contained.
Vyápti ... Associated with the contained.
Yóga ... Psychical practices used as aids to Divine con-
templation and for acquiring spiritual power.

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