Shuddhatman, Śuddhātman, Śuddhātma, Shuddhatma, Shuddha-atman, Shuddha-atma: 7 definitions
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Shuddhatman 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 terms Śuddhātman and Śuddhātma can be transliterated into English as Suddhatman or Shuddhatman or Suddhatma or Shuddhatma, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramŚuddhātma (शुद्धात्म) refers to the “pure self”, according to Abhinavagupta as drawn from the Devyāyāmala.—Cf. The seventeen syllables [i.e., saptadaśākṣara] of Mantramātā.—[...] These seventeen units [are] to be arranged in as many locations along the axis of the subtle body, [as was] clearly known to Abhinava. Thus he presents an ascending series marking the stages of the rise of Kuṇḍalinī, the highest stage of which is that of the ‘Pure Self’ heralded by the Transmental just below it. In this set-up, drawn by Abhinavagupta from the Devyāyāmala, there are seventeen stages. These are [e.g., the Supreme Wheel of the Pure Self (śuddhātma-paracakra), ...].
Jayaratha quotes this [Devyāyāmala] Tantra as a source of [Kālasaṃkarṣiṇī’s] Vidyā consisting of seventeen syllables. As the Devyāyāmala tells us that these places are related to the recitation of mantra, we may conclude that the seventeen syllables are contemplated in these seventeen places [e.g., Supreme Wheel of the Pure Self (śuddhātma-paracakra)]. Accordingly, the Wheel of the Self can be said to be at the end of (i.e. after) the sixteen [i.e., ṣoḍaśānta].
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) 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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsŚuddhātman (शुद्धात्मन्) [=Śuddhātmatā?] refers to the “pure Self”, according to the Īśvarapratyabhijñāvimarśinī (KSTS vol. 65, 331).—Accordingly, “The state of turyātīta taught [above] with reference to that [blossoming of insight] is simply the [further] extension of the realization of the state called turya. But that state of turyātīta was taught there as a state of awareness in which Void etc. remain [as objective knowables], but is separated [from them]. This is the state referred to as ‘the pure Self,’ (śuddhātmatā) ‘the Formless,’ and ‘pure Consciousness’ in the Saiddhāntika scriptures. It is taught with reference to those who know the Deity solely as [being] all-transcendent; so [Utpaladeva] indicates [in his Vivṛti]”.
Shaiva (शैव, 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚuddhātman (शुद्धात्मन्).—a. pure-minded, honest. (-m.)
1) the pure spirit.
2) Name of Śiva.
Śuddhātman is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śuddha and ātman (आत्मन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚuddhātman (शुद्धात्मन्).—[adjective] of a pure mind or nature.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śuddhātman (शुद्धात्मन्):—[from śuddha > śundh] mfn. pure-minded, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. ‘pure soul or spirit’, Name of Śiva, [Mahābhārata]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚuddhātma (ಶುದ್ಧಾತ್ಮ):—
1) [noun] the mind that is free from negative qualities as pettiness, hatred, pre-conceptions, jealosy, arrogance, quarrelsomeness, etc.
2) [noun] a man not having negative qualities as these.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shuddha, Atman.
Ends with: Vishuddhatman.
Full-text: Vishuddhatman, Paracakra, Shuddhatmata, Shuddhatmaparacakra.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.2.177 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
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The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 3 - Description of twenty-four incarnations of lord Viṣṇu < [Book 1 - First Skandha]