Karmamaya, Karmamāyā, Karma-maya: 7 definitions
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Karmamaya 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.
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationKarmamāyā (कर्ममाया) is the name of a region stationed beyond Jñānabhoga, as defined in the Śivapurāṇa 1.17. Accordingly, “[...] at the end of the same [the fifty-six worlds ending with Ahiṃsāloka] is the wheel of Time (Kālacakra) and beyond the ken of Time there is the space called Kālātīta. [...] Beneath that is the Karmabhoga enjoyment as a result of activity. Beyond that point is Jñānabhoga (enjoyment due to knowledge). Beneath that point is Karmamāyā and beyond that point is Jñānamāyā. Explanation of Karmamāyā—Mā means Lakṣmī i.e. Karmabhoga. Attainment of the same is Māyā. The word Mā is then interpreted as Jñānabhoga. Attainment of the same is Māyā”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarmamaya (कर्ममय).—i. e. karman + maya, adj., f. yī. 1. Produced by action, Mahābhārata 3, 129. 2. Having the nature of action, Mahābhārata 14, 1456. 3. Active, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 7, 9, 21.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarmamaya (कर्ममय).—[feminine] ī consisting of or resulting from works.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarmamaya (कर्ममय):—[=karma-maya] [from karma > karman] mf(ī)n. consisting of or resulting from works, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa x; Mahābhārata etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarmamaya (कर्ममय):—[(yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) a.] Full of works.
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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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Full-text: Nashvarabhoga, Karmabhoga, Jnanamaya, Jnanabhoga, Nityabhoga.
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Sivaprakasam (Study in Bondage and Liberation) (by N. Veerappan)
Avasthas and Implements < [Chapter 3 - Understanding the Self]
Chapters in the Shivaprakasham < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Expiation of sins < [Chapter 2 - Bondage]
Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 26 [Misconception removed] < [Chapter 2 - Second Vimarśa]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 17 - The glorification of the syllable Om and the five-syllabled mantra < [Section 1 - Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 37 - Bhuvanakośa: Evolution of the Universe < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.25.24-033 < [Chapter 25 - The Discourse on Spiritual Knowledge by Śrīvāsa’s Dead Son]
Bhagavad-gita-rahasya (or Karma-yoga Shastra) (by Bhalchandra Sitaram Sukthankar)