Yoganidra, 驰辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻, Yoga-nidra: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Yoganidra means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation驰辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻 (啶啶椸え啶苦う啷嵿ぐ啶�) refers to the 鈥渕ystic slumber鈥� and is used to describe the Goddess (Dev墨), who incarnated as Sat墨, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.2.14. Accordingly as Brahm膩 narrated to N膩rada:鈥斺�淸...] On seeing the mother of the universe born of V墨ri峁嚹�, Dak峁 joined his palms in reverence, paid respects to her and eulogised her. [...] I bow to Thee, the bestower of benefits, Thee who art auspicious, calm, great illusion, mystic slumber (测辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻) and identical with the universe鈥�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index驰辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻 (啶啶椸え啶苦う啷嵿ぐ啶�).鈥擮f Vi峁ａ箛u on the waters: His primordial form;1 his sleep at Pray膩g膩;2 left it for churning the ocean.3
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram驰辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻 (啶啶椸え啶苦う啷嵿ぐ啶�) refers to 鈥測ogic sleep鈥� and represents the particular sign associated with the Fifth Pra峁嘺va, according to the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擳he 鈥�S奴tra of the Five Pra峁嘺vas鈥�, which is chapter fifty-four of the Kum膩rik膩kha峁囜笉a, is concerned solely with aligning the 辫谤补峁嘺惫补蝉 with the seats and placing them along the axis of the body. According to this 蝉奴迟谤补, each of the Five Pra峁嘺vas has its own colour and corresponds to a state of attainment evidenced by signs of possession (腻惫别艣补) [i.e., 测辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻, 鈥榶ogic sleep鈥橾. They are projected into five places along the vertical axis of the body, which, in some cases, correspond to the locations of the inner Wheels implying thereby that they mark stages in the ascent of Ku峁囜笉alin墨 through them. [...]
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch驰辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻 (啶啶椸え啶苦う啷嵿ぐ啶�) refers to the 鈥測ogic sleep鈥�, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.鈥擜ccordingly, as 莫艣vara says to V膩madeva: 鈥淸...] The Yogin cultivates that state which arises at the end of waking and the beginning of sleep. He is surely liberated [by it]. Just as someone who has suddenly arisen from sleep becomes aware of sense objects, so the yogin wakes up from that [world of sense objects] at the end of his yogic sleep (测辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻-ak峁ya) [in the no-mind state]. [...]鈥�.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 膩sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts1) 驰辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻 (啶啶椸え啶苦う啷嵿ぐ啶�) refers to 鈥淰i峁ａ箛u鈥檚 divine contemplative slumber鈥�, as discussed in the fourteenth chapter of the 莫艣varasa峁僪it膩 (printed edition), a P膩帽car膩tra work in 8200 verses and 24 chapters dealing with topics such as routines of temple worship, major and minor festivals, temple-building and initiation.鈥擠escription of the chapter [辫补惫颈迟谤辞迟蝉补惫补-腻诲颈-惫颈诲丑颈]: During the four-month period [肠腻迟耻谤尘腻蝉测补] when Vi峁ａ箛u is in His divine Contemplative Slumber [测辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻], a 鈥減urifying ceremony鈥� [辫补惫颈迟谤补-腻谤辞丑补峁嘺] is done to rectify lapses of worship and morals during the preceding year (1-13). The narrator, N膩rada, then states where it is to be done (14-17); [...]
2) 驰辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻 (啶啶椸え啶苦う啷嵿ぐ啶�) refers to 鈥淕od鈥檚 periodic slumber鈥�, as discussed in chapter 13 (Kriy膩k膩峁囜笉a) of the 笔腻谤补尘别艣惫补谤补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: an important P膩帽car膩tra text of 8700 verses followed closely by the Ranganathaswamy temple at Srirangam鈥攄ealing with priestly concerns such as their daily routines, occasional liturgies and expiatory services.鈥擠escription of the chapter [蝉惫腻辫补-艣补测补苍补-耻迟迟丑腻辫补苍补-耻迟蝉补惫补]: Sanaka asks to know certain things about God鈥檚 鈥渟leep鈥� (1-3). 艢膩峁囜笉ilya begins by giving the symbolic story of God鈥檚 periodic 测辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻-slumber鈥攚hen it comes, and how we here on earth commemmorate that period by special observances (4-21). Chief among the things to be done in commemmoration is to observe in the temple the Lord鈥檚 slumber by symbolically putting His icon to bed鈥攁nd here is included a description of the bedstead preferably to be used and the procedure for placing the Lord on it (22-86). It is during such a 4-month period that one may undertake to fulfil certain vows (86-125). At the end of the 鈥渞est鈥� period, the Lord is wakened with a special celebration in 办腻谤迟颈办补-month. [...]
3) 驰辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻 (啶啶椸え啶苦う啷嵿ぐ啶�) refers to 鈥淰i峁ａ箛u鈥檚 sleep-like trance鈥�, as discussed in chapter 31 of the 笔补耻峁补谤补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra text of almost 5900 verses divided into forty-three chapters presented as a frame-work dialogue between Pau峁ara and Bhagav膩n dealing with the esoteric meaning of ma峁囜笉ala-designs, worship routines and temple-building.鈥擠escription of the chapter [lokadharma]: After the 辫补惫颈迟谤腻谤辞丑补峁嘺-ceremonies have been taken care of, the small Vi峁ａ箛u image is to be allowed to enjoy repose [艣补测补苍补] for a period of four months. How the Lord is to be attended to by the 膧c膩rya during this period is given (1-23)-along with some injunctions relating to what the ministrants them elves may and may not do during the same period (82 ff.). At the end of two months, after remaining more or less undisturbed in His sleep-like trance [测辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻], the deity is gradually attended on more and more as His thoughts return to the world until, finally, He emerges [耻迟迟丑腻苍补] altogether from His withdrawn state (24-28). [...]
4) 驰辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻 (啶啶椸え啶苦う啷嵿ぐ啶�) refers to the 鈥渟leep of the Lord鈥�, as discussed in chapter 1 of the 膧dik膩峁囜笉a of the 贬补测补艣墨谤峁蝉补峁僪颈迟腻.鈥擠escription of the chapter [艣腻蝉迟谤腻惫补迟腻谤补]: [...] Bh峁沢u then relates how 艢iva and Gauri asked Brahm膩 to tell them about the doctrines revealed to him (Brahm膩) by Hayagr墨va. Brahm膩 then tells how, when the Lord was in His 测辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻-sleep, a beam of tejas-light was emitted from the Lord鈥檚 navel and this became a great lotus of 1000 petals. Brahm膩 tells how he himself appeared on this and how, while he was there chanting Vedas, he exuded sweat; this sweat fell down in two drops upon the Lord's Body. These drops became two Asura-demons who came then and took the Vedas from Brahm膩. When the Lord learned of this event, He awoke from His trance and took the form of 贬补测补艣颈谤腻岣� [贬补测补艣颈谤补蝉], and went to the nether world and recovered the Vedas and returned them to Brahm膩 and other 峁氠梗is (5-23).
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (Tibetan Buddhism)驰辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻 (啶啶椸え啶苦う啷嵿ぐ啶�) refers to both Yoga and Sleep, according to the Ci帽cin墨matas膩rasamuccaya.鈥擨n the Amanaska, the term 测辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻 is a synonym for the no-mind state. [...] In contrast to the paucity of its occurrences in Yoga texts, 测辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻 is well attested in epic, Tantric and Pauranic literature that predates the Amanaska. [...] In Ratn膩kara艣膩nti's commentary (i.e., the Gu峁嘺vat墨) on the Mah膩m膩y膩tantra, he glossed 测辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻 as follows; 鈥淏ecause it resembles sleep inasmuch as it is absolutely free from distraction, the sleep [of 驰辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻] is like sleep; [thus,] 驰辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻 is both yoga and sleep鈥�
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryy艒ga苍颈诲谤腻 (啶啶椸え啶苦う啷嵿ぐ啶�).鈥攆 S The great sleep of Brahma during the period between the annihilation and the reproduction of the universe.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishy艒ga苍颈诲谤腻 (啶啶椸え啶苦う啷嵿ぐ啶�).鈥�f The great sleep of Brahma.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary驰辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻 (啶啶椸え啶苦う啷嵿ぐ啶�).鈥�
1) a state of half contemplation and half sleep, a state between sleep and wakefulness; i. e. light sleep; 啶椸ぐ啷嵿き啷� 啶啶班ぃ啷�啶む 啶︵啶掂啷嵿く啶� 啶班啶灌た啶｀啶� 啶啶椸え啶苦う啷嵿ぐ啶ぞ (garbhe pra峁嚹玹e devaky膩 rohi峁嚹箖 yoganidray膩) Bh膩gavata 1. 2.15; 啶啶椸え啶苦う啷嵿ぐ啶距 啶椸い啶膏啶� 啶ぎ (测辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻峁� gatasya mama) Pa帽catantra (Bombay) 1; H.3.75; 啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶啶じ啶�- 啶掂た啶оた啶ㄠぞ 啶啶椸え啶苦う啷嵿ぐ啶距 啶椸い啶膏啶� (brahmaj帽膩n膩bhyasana- vidhin膩 测辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻峁� gatasya) 叠丑补谤迟峁沨补谤颈 3.41.
2) particularly, the sleep of Vi峁ａ箛u at the end of a Yuga; R.1.14; 13.6.
3) Name of 顿耻谤驳腻.
4) the great sleep of Brahm膩 during the period between 啶啶班げ啶� (pralaya) and 啶夃い啷嵿お啶む啶むた (utpatti) of the universe.
驰辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yoga and 苍颈诲谤腻 (啶ㄠた啶︵啶班ぞ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary驰辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻 (啶啶椸え啶苦う啷嵿ぐ啶�).鈥攆.
(-诲谤腻) 1. The sleep of Vishnu during the deluge. 2. A state of half contemplation and half sleep. 3. A goddess, a form of Durga or Vishnu'S sleep personified. E. yoga mystery, 苍颈诲谤腻 sleep.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary驰辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻 (啶啶椸え啶苦う啷嵿ぐ啶�).鈥擺feminine] contemplative sleep, i.e. a state between sleeping and waking, slumber, [especially] that of Vi峁ａ箛u at the end of an age of the world.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 驰辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻 (啶啶椸え啶苦う啷嵿ぐ啶�):鈥擺=yoga-苍颈诲谤腻] [from yoga] f. 鈥榤editation-sleep鈥�, a state of half med掳 half sleep (which admits of the full exercise of the mental powers; it is peculiar to devotees), light sleep, ([especially]) the sleep of Vi峁ａ箛u at the end of a Yuga, V掳鈥檚 Sleep personified as a goddess and said to be a form of Durg膩, [Mah膩bh膩rata; Raghuva峁兣沘] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] ([according to] to others) the great sleep of Brahm膩 during the period between the annihilation and reproduction of the universe, [Monier-Williams鈥� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary驰辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻 (啶啶椸え啶苦う啷嵿ぐ啶�):鈥擺yoga-苍颈诲谤腻] (诲谤腻) 1. f. Sleep of Vishnu after the end of ages; 顿耻谤驳腻.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary驰辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻 (啶啶椸え啶苦う啷嵿ぐ啶�):鈥攏. 1. state between sleep and wakefulness i.e. light sleep; 2. the sleep of Vishnu at the end of a yoga;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Yoganidralu, Yoganidrasana.
Full-text (+50): Nidrayoga, Yogatalpa, Yogashayin, Yoganidrasana, Sukhayoganidra, Nidra, Sadharmya, Nidrasadharmya, Nirvikshepa, Nirvikshepatva, Samagata, Dalavadem, Buddhayat, Shatadrikshakra, Sambuddha, Nirnidra, Vidyaraja, Mahajnana, Kalashayana, Vateshvara.
Relevant text
Search found 50 books and stories containing Yoganidra, 驰辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻, Y艒ga苍颈诲谤腻, Yoga-苍颈诲谤腻; (plurals include: Yoganidras, 驰辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻s, Y艒ga苍颈诲谤腻s, 苍颈诲谤腻s). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Brahma Samhita (Jiva Goswami commentary) (by Srila Narayana Maharaja)
Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vij帽anananda)
Chapter 7 - On the praise of the Dev墨 < [Book 1]
Chapter 2 - On Rudras going towards the heavens on the celestial car < [Book 3]
Chapter 22 - On the eulogising of the Dev墨 by the Devas < [Book 5]
Praise of Goddes Yoganidra by Brahma < [Purana, Volume 9, Part 1 (1967)]
Eulogy of the Goddess by the Gods < [Purana, Volume 8, Part 1 (1966)]
Shakti (The Power) in the Philosophy of the Puranas < [Purana, Volume 12, Part 2 (1970)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati D膩sa)
Verse 1.12.104 < [Chapter 12 - The Lord鈥檚 Wandering Throughout Navadv墨pa]
Verse 1.8.148 < [Chapter 8 - The Disappearance of Jagann膩tha Mi艣ra]
Verse 2.28.44 < [Chapter 28 - The Lord鈥檚 Pastime of Accepting Sanny膩sa]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.19.98 < [Chapter 19 - A Thousand Names of Sr墨 Yamun膩]
Yoga-sutras (Ancient and Modern Interpretations) (by Makarand Gopal Newalkar)
Part 2 - Research on 驰辞驳补苍颈诲谤腻 Technique of Sv膩m墨 Saty膩nanda < [Relevant research]
Research done in the Field of Yoga (Introduction) < [Relevant research]
Related products
A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism