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Vimrishata, ³Õ¾±³¾á¹›Å›a³Ù²¹: 4 definitions

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Vimrishata 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.

The Sanskrit term ³Õ¾±³¾á¹›Å›a³Ù²¹ can be transliterated into English as Vimrsata or Vimrishata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

: academia.edu: Religious Inclusivism in the Writings of an Early Modern Sanskrit Intellectual (Shaivism)

³Õ¾±³¾á¹›Å›a³Ù²¹ (विमृशत) [=Vimṛśa?] means “to have their rest inâ€� [?] [=“to reflectâ€�?] .—Not only does Appaya believe that Advaita is the underlying teaching of ÅšrÄ«kaṇṭha’s commentary; he also takes it to be the final word of all ÅšaivÄå²µ²¹³¾²¹²õ and actually of all Hindu scriptures, as he himself solemnly declares at the beginning of the ÅšivÄrkamaṇidÄ«pikÄ: “The culminating point (²Ô¾±á¹£á¹­³óÄå) of the words of the foremost scriptures, Äå²µ²¹³¾²¹²õ as well as all [other] compositions, from the multitude of PurÄṇas to ²õ³¾á¹›t¾± texts such as the MahÄbhÄrata and so forth, is in non-duality alone (advaita eva); the BrahmasÅ«tras too appear to the discerning ones to have their rest in [? ±¹¾±³¾á¹›Å›aâ€�±¹¾±³¾á¹›Å›atÄá¹�] [non-duality] alone [and] nothing but that [non-duality] was accepted by ancient Ä峦Äå°ù²â²¹°ù²¹³Ù²Ô²¹²õ led by Åšaá¹…karaâ€�

: Sanskrit & Trika Shaivism: Śivasūtravimarśinī (Shiva Sutra Vimarshini) - Non-dual Shaivism of Kashmir

³Õ¾±³¾á¹›Å›a³Ù²¹ (विमृशत) means “to reflect (on the SÅ«tra—the aphorisms)â€�, according to the ÅšivasÅ«travimarÅ›inÄ«.

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Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Yoga Vasishtha Maharamayana

³Õ¾±³¾á¹›Å›a³Ù²¹ (विमृशत) refers to “reasoningâ€�, as mentioned in the Yogavasistha 1.12.—Accordingly, as VÄlmÄ«ki narrated: “[...] Of what use is royalty and these enjoyments to me? What am I and whence are all these things? They are but vanities, and let them continue as such without any good or loss to any body. Reasoning [i.e., ±¹¾±³¾á¹›Å›ata] in this manner Oh Brahman, I came to be disgusted with the world, like a traveller in (his journey through) a desert. [...]â€�.

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The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Vedanta (school of philosophy)

: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita

³Õ¾±³¾á¹›Å›a³Ù²¹ (विमृशत) refers to “continually reflectingâ€� (upon the unreality of the universe), according to the AṣṭÄvakragÄ«tÄ (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-VedÄnta topics.—Accordingly, [as Janaka says to Aṣṭavakra]: “[...] So now abandoning the body and everything else, by some good fortune or other my true self becomes apparent. [...] I am pure awareness though through ignorance I have imagined myself to have additional attributes. By continually reflecting (±¹¾±³¾á¹›Å›ata) like this, my dwelling place is in the Unimagined [evaá¹� ±¹¾±³¾á¹›Å›ato nityaá¹� nirvikalpe sthitirmama]. For me there is neither bondage nor liberation. The illusion has lost its basis and ceased. Truly all this exists in me, though ultimately it does not even exist in me. [...]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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