Nishthata, Niṣṭhatā: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Niṣṭhatā can be transliterated into English as Nisthata or Nishthata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: academia.edu: Meaning of haṭha in Early HaṭhayogaNiṣṭhatā (निष्ठता) [=Niṣṭhā?] refers to “devotion”.—In contrasting tranquility (śānti) with haṭhapāka, the commentator, Jayaratha, describes tranquility as a “process of pleasant combustion” (madhurapākakrama). When the Guru has been propitiated, the “tranquil” methods of initiation (dīkṣā-sādhana) and devotion to a religious practice (anuṣṭhā-niṣṭhatā) will bring about transcendence (atyaya) at the time of death. However, haṭhapāka is a sudden and violent process that burns up all things (bhāva) in the fire of intelligence. It destroys duality and is likened by Abhinavagupta to the enjoyment (rasa) of devouring enough (alaṅgrāsa). The commentator notes that haṭhapāka is a forceful action (balātkāreṇa) that transgresses the normal order (kramavyatikramarūpa) and, as noted earlier, this connotation of haṭha is implicit in Haṭhayoga’s effect of raising the downward-moving breath (apāna) and the normally dormant Kuṇḍalinī.
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).
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Ends with: Atmanishthata, Ghanishthata, Kanishthata, Tattvanishthata, Vastunishthata.
Full-text: Parampara, Tathya, Tathy, Nishtha, Niyam, Niyama, Nyaya, Ubhay, Vishay, Nyay, Vishaya, Samaya, Vastu, Shamay, Anushtha, Dharma, Ek, Eka.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.1.43 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 3.1.47 < [Part 1 - Neutral Love of God (śānta-rasa)]
The validity of Anumana (inference) in Nyaya system (by Babu C. D)
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 4.42 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Shri Gaudiya Kanthahara (by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati)