Book Title: Traverses on Less Trodden Path of Indian Philosophy and Religion
Author(s): Yajneshwar S Shastri
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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________________ 148 Traverses on less trodden path... - Reality.38 She is the seed of all in the Universe, The Universe which resides inside of it emanates and shines forth outside of it.38 This Sakti is beyond 36 Tativas.57 Even Siva and Sakti emanate from this non-dual principle. She is in the form of Brahman and known as Parabhattürikā.38 She is the material cause of 36 Tattvas. Tripura is Existence, Consciousness and Bliss, and as such it is equivalent to the Brahman of the Upanişadic thought. She is beyond the three guņas and still she emanates them. She is the nature of Vidya and devoid of attributes.39 She is formless, immutable, all pervading Brahman, 40 She is the nature of Alman. 1 Brahman was alone in the beginning, states U panişads. Similarly Tripuro. panişod states that nothing existed in the beginng but the goddess alonc. Beginning does not literally mean beginning of this Universe. It is only knowledge point of view, it was alone in the beginning. It is she who has created the world with all the animate and inanimate objects. She is the Supreme power that permeates the three worlds and the three bodies and enlightens them both internally and externally. She is all forms and she fills all space and time. She is verily the self, and also everything else that is not self. She is wave incarnate on the ocean of the bliss of conscious existence. She is everything. She is the self, the universe, all gods and all that exists. She is the only truth and she can be known only through experiencing the oneness of the self and Brahman. She is the only Reality which pervades the whole Universe, 43 She is not related to anything for there is nothing else to relate. She is Unique. She is beyond luminous. 85 She is the highest Brahman, 34 and is the only Ontological 33. Nodeti nāstametyekā samvideşā svayam prabhā-Pañcadasi, quoted in Nityāşodasikar. nava, Introduction p. 85. 34. Tripuraiva parambrahmetyabhidhiyate-Ibid-Introduction, p. 85, 35. Eesă să paramā śaktirekaiva-Ibid-IV-10, p. 205. 36. Samvideva bhagavati svāptaḥ stbitam jagad babih prakāśayatiti-Ibid, Introduction, p. 85. 37. 36 Tattavas are : Siva, Sakti; Sadasiva, Isvara, Suddhavidya, Māyā, Kala, Kalā, Vidya, Rāga, Niyati, Puruşa, Praksti, Abankāra, Buddhi. Mapas, five Jnanendriyas, five Karmendriyas, five Tanmātras and five Mahābhūtas-Nityotsava by Umānandanātha - 1IIrd edition, ed : Shastri Mahadeva, Gaekwad's Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1948, P, 7. 38. Nityaşodasikārnava 1-1, p. 9. 39. Nirguna-Lalitásabasranāma 95, p. 61. 40. Lalita Trisati with śārkarabhāsya, p. 218-19. 41. Sarvátmika-Trišati, p. 217. 42. (a) 'Sadeva saumya idamagra asid ekamevädvitiyam' (b) Devi hyekagra asit-Babvịcopadişat-1-Išādy astottaraśatopanişad-p. 554. 43. Ibid, p-554. Jain Education International For Private & Personal use only . www.jainelibrary.org

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