Shashtipala, 峁峁ａ弓颈辫补濒补, Shashti-pala: 3 definitions
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Shashtipala 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 峁峁ａ弓颈辫补濒补 can be transliterated into English as Sastipala or Shashtipala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
: Google Books: Studies in the History of the Exact Sciences (Astronomy)峁峁ａ弓颈辫补濒补 (啶粪し啷嵿啶苦お啶�) refers to a measure of 鈥渟ixty palas鈥�, according to 艢r墨pati鈥檚 Siddh膩nta艣ekhara verse 19.19-20.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淎 vessel, resembling half a pot in shape (i.e. hemispherical), made of ten palas of copper, six 补峁単耻濒补蝉 in height and twice the same in the diameter of the mouth, which can be filled with sixty palas [i.e., 峁峁ａ弓颈辫补濒补] of water, is the 骋丑补峁�-测补苍迟谤补. It should be pierced beforehand by a four 补峁単耻濒补蝉 long gold needle that has been made of three and one-third 尘腻峁蝉 [of gold]. Then it fills with water [and sinks] in one 驳丑补峁璱办腻 (=苍腻岣峣办腻)鈥�.
: Prabhupada Books: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta (jyotisha)峁峁ａ弓颈辫补濒补 (啶粪し啷嵿啶苦お啶�) refers to a measure of 鈥渟ixty palas鈥� (equaling one 诲补峁囜笉补), as mentioned in the 艢r墨 Caitanya Carit膩m峁泃a 2.20.387ff.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he sun moves across the zodiac day and night and crosses the oceans between the seven islands one after the other. According to Vedic astronomical calculations, the rotation of the sun consists of sixty 诲补峁囜笉补s, and it is divided into thirty-six hundred palas. The sun rises in steps consisting of sixty palas. Sixty palas [i.e., 峁峁ａ弓颈辫补濒补] equal one 诲补峁囜笉补, and eight 诲补峁囜笉补s comprise one prahara. The day and the night are divided into eight praharas鈥攆our belonging to the day and four belonging to the night. After eight praharas, the sun rises again鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch峁峁ａ弓颈辫补濒补 (啶粪し啷嵿啶苦お啶�) refers to 鈥渟ixty palas鈥� (corresponding to one 驳丑补峁璱办腻鈥攖wenty-four minutes), 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...] [Now], I shall define the nature of that highest, mind-free absorption which arises for those devoted to constant practice. [...] Remaining in absorption for the [following] times; moments, breaths, Palas, N膩岣嵞玸, Praharas, days, months and years, [the Yogin] then goes to the highest reality. A breath consists of an inspiration and expiration. A palas is regarded as six breaths. A 驳丑补峁璱办腻 corresponds in time to sixty palas (峁峁ａ弓颈辫补濒补) [palai岣� 峁峁ａ弓ibhir eva]. [...]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).
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