Citsvarupa, Citsvarūpā, Citsvarūpa, Cit-svarupa: 4 definitions
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Citsvarupa means something in 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chitsvarupa.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramCitsvarūpā (चित्स्वरूपा) refers to “she whose nature is consciousness”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, while describing the visualization of Koṅkaṇā: “[...] She makes the sound HĀ HĀ HŪṂ and protects the assemblies in all the Kulakrama. Sixfold, she is the power called Sixfold (Ṣoḍhā) and is the glorious power of the seventeenth (energy of the New Moon). She is the main (goddess) on the paths of the Siddhas. Called the mind (citta), her nature is consciousness [i.e., citsvarūpā] and, endowed with the supreme energy, she is (one and) undivided in the End of the Sixteen. (She is Mālinī) who (contains all the energies of the letters) beginning with Pha and ending with Na. She is repeatedly separated spontaneously (with great force) from the Cavity of the Root (and flows) in the current of the Transmission”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcitsvarūpa (चित्स्वरूप).—m Epithets of God.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCitsvarūpa (चित्स्वरूप).—the Supreme Spirit. -ind.
1) A particle added to किम् (kim) and its derivatives (such as kad, katham, kva, kadā, kutra, kutaḥ &c.) to impart to them an indefinite sense; कुत्रचित् (kutracit) somewhere; केचित् (kecit) some &c.
2) The sound चित् (cit).
Derivable forms: citsvarūpam (चित्स्वरूपम्).
Citsvarūpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cit and svarūpa (स्वरूप).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCitsvarūpa (चित्स्वरूप):—[=cit-svarūpa] n. pure thought, [Horace H. Wilson]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Cit, Svarupa, Cita.
Ends with: Saccitsvarupa.
Full-text: Citsakshi, Advayavadin.
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Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 281 [Citsvarūpā is beyond all triads] < [Chapter 4 - Fourth Vimarśa]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 18 < [Chapter 1 - Prathama-yāma-sādhana (Niśānta-bhajana–śraddhā)]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.1.9 < [Chapter 1 - Bhauma (the earthly plane)]
Shakti and Shakta (by John Woodroffe)
Chapter XIV - Cit-śakti (the Consciousness aspect of the Universe) < [Section 2 - Doctrine]
Chapter XV - Māyā-śakti (the Psycho-Physical aspect of the Universe) < [Section 2 - Doctrine]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 43 - Review of Knowledge < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
Srila Gurudeva (The Supreme Treasure) (by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja)
The Path of Auspiciousness < [Chapter 1.1 - Śrī Guru Tattva and Śrī Guru Sevaka]