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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: eScholarship: The role of religious experience in the traditions of Tantric Shaivism

Ghūrṇi (घूर्णि) (or Ghūrmi, Ghūrṇa) refers to “whirling”.—“When one’s conviction of identity with the body has melted away, due to turning within [in deep meditation], one “Sleeps” [in the Void], having not yet reached the Conscious Self. Then, attaining the True State, i.e. being aware of awareness as consisting of everything, one “Whirls” (ghūrṇi). [The state of] Whirling is also known as the Great Pervasion”

Note.—At Timirodghāṭana 4.8 trembling is specifically associated with the heart level, and at Kubjikāmatatantra 10.96, ghūrmi is associated with the highest state of Śāmbhavāveśa [śāmbhava-āveśa].—Ghūrṇa or Ghūrmi was a sign of high attainment in the Kaula scriptural sources.

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Ghūrṇi (घूर्णि) refers to “whirling” representing one of the Five Mystic States, according to the Īśvarapratyabhijñāvimarśinī (KSTS vol. 65, 330).—Accordingly, “[...] Thus, due to practicing [this insight], the qualities of His consciousness, which are aspects of Śakti, fully penetrate [those various levels], causing the [various] powers to arise. But even without practice, in the [rare] case of an instantaneous immersion into That, one obtains the state of liberation-in-life through the process of the direct experience of [the Five Mystic States]: Bliss, Ascent, Trembling, Sleep, and ‘Whirling (ghūrṇi),’ which means Pervasion”.

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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.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) Ghūrṇi (घूर्णि) refers to “inebriation”, 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 discussing the outer signs of initiation: “The disciple who has been pierced by the (Supreme) Principle (experiences) the five-fold state. This is, joy (ānanda), an upward movement (udbhava), a tremor (kampa), sleep (nidrā) and inebriation (ghūrṇi) as the fifth”.

2) ghūrṇi (क्षोभ, “inebriation”) refers to the particular sign associated with the Third Praṇava, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra.—The “Sūtra of the Five Praṇavas”, which is chapter fifty-four of the Kumārikākhaṇḍa, is concerned solely with aligning the praṇavas with the seats and placing them along the axis of the body. According to this sūtra, each of the Five Praṇavas has its own colour and corresponds to a state of attainment evidenced by signs of possession (āveśa) [i.e., ghūrṇi, ‘inebriation’]. They are projected into five places along the vertical axis of the body, which, in some cases, correspond to the locations of the inner Wheels implying thereby that they mark stages in the ascent of Kuṇḍalinī through them. [...]

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ghūrṇi (घूर्णि).—[bhāve-in] Rolling, revolving.

Derivable forms: ghūrṇiḥ (घूर्णिः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ghūrṇi (घूर्णि).—f.

(-rṇiḥ) Rolling, revolving, going round or over. E. ghūrṇa and bhāve in aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ghūrṇi (घूर्णि):—[from ghūrṇ] f. = ṇana, [Uṇādi-sūtra iv, 52 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ghūrṇi (घूर्णि):—(rṇiḥ) 2. f. A rolling round.

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Ghurni in German

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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.

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Starts with: Ghurnika, Ghurnisu, Ghurnita, Ghurnitanana, Ghurnitri.

Full-text: Ghurnana, Ghurna, Ghurmi, Nidra, Kampa, Avastha, Ananda, Udbhava.

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