The Sanskrit term Bahirdṛṣṭi can be transliterated into English as Bahirdrsti or Bahirdrishti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

1) Bahirdṛṣṭi (बहिर्दृष्टि) refers to an “outward gaze”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “The Vedas, [all religious, philosophical, legal, etc.] treatises and the Purāṇas are like common whores. Only Śāmbhavī Mudrā is kept private like the wife of a good family. The point of focus is internal, [yet] the gaze is outward (bahirdṛṣṭi) [bahir dṛṣṭir] and free from closing and opening the eyes. Indeed, this is Śāmbhavī Mudrā, which is hidden in all the Tantras”.

2) Bahirdṛṣṭi (बहिर्दृष्टि) refers to an “outwards gaze”, according to Kṣemarāja’s Svacchandoddyota on verse 2.89c.—Accordingly, “Wide-eyed means, his [point of] focus is inwards, his gaze outwards (bahirdṛṣṭi) and he does not open or close his eyes. It concerns the wide [eyes] of the supreme Śiva who has been described thus by our tradition”.

context information

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 āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Bahirdṛṣṭi (ಬಹಿರ್ದೃಷ್ಟಿ):—[noun] observation or examination of the outside objects (opp. to introspection).

context information

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: Drishti, Bahis.

Full-text: Outward gaze.

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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)

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