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Matsvarupa, ²Ñ²¹³Ù²õ±¹²¹°ùÅ«±è²¹, Mat-svarupa: 2 definitions

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Matsvarupa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)

: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (mantra)

²Ñ²¹³Ù²õ±¹²¹°ùÅ«±è²¹ (मतà¥à¤¸à¥à¤µà¤°à¥‚à¤�) refers “becoming one with the Lordâ€�, as discussed in chapter 51 of the Åš°ùÄ«±è°ù²¹Å›²Ô²¹²õ²¹á¹ƒh¾±³ÙÄå: a PÄñcarÄtra text comprising 5500 Sanskrit verses covering a number of subjects ranging from selecting a temple site through building and furnishing it to sanctifying and maintaining worship in the sacred complex.—Description of the chapter [±¹²¹°ùṇa³¦²¹°ì°ù²¹-±¹¾±»å³ó¾±]: ÅšrÄ« asks to be instructed on how to use the ±¹²¹°ùṇa³¦²¹°ì°ù²¹-device for composing mantras. The Lord says that whoever masters the use of this device becomes one with Me [³¾²¹³Ù²õ±¹²¹°ùÅ«±è²¹]. Turning to the ±¹²¹°ùṇa-letters in the wheel-design, He states that the letters have their origin in Å›²¹²ú»å²¹²ú°ù²¹³ó³¾²¹²Ô but now—just as the ±¹²âÅ«³ó²¹²õ themselves have done, and indeed partly due to the influence exerted by these ±¹²âÅ«³ó²¹²õ they have become manifest (1-30). [...]

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Mantrashastra (शिलà¥à¤ªà¤¶à¤¾à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥à¤°, ³¾²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹) refers to the ancient Indian science of mantras—chants, incantations, spells, magical hymns, etc. Mantra Sastra literature includes many ancient books dealing with the methods reciting mantras, identifying and purifying its defects and the science behind uttering or chanting syllables.

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Vedanta (school of philosophy)

: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita

²Ñ²¹³Ù²õ±¹²¹°ùÅ«±è²¹ (मतà¥à¤¸à¥à¤µà¤°à¥‚à¤�) refers to the â€�(unblemished) natureâ€� (of a true YogÄ«), according to the AṣṭÄvakragÄ«tÄ (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-VedÄnta topics.—Accordingly, [as Janaka says to Aṣṭavakra]: “In my unblemished nature (³¾²¹³Ù²õ±¹²¹°ùÅ«±è²¹) there are no elements, no body, no faculties, no mind. There is no void and no anguish. [kva śūnyaá¹� kva ca nairÄÅ›yaá¹� matsvarÅ«pe nirañjane] For me, free from the sense of dualism, there are no scriptures, no self-knowledge, no mind free from an object, no satisfaction and no freedom from desire. [...]â€�.

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Vedanta (वेदानà¥à¤�, vedÄnta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

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