Parakasha, Parākāśa: 6 definitions
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Parakasha 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.
The Sanskrit term Parākāśa can be transliterated into English as Parakasa or Parakasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
1) Parākāśa (पराकाश) refers to the “supreme expanse”, according to the commentary on the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.— Accordingly, “(The reality) devoid of that [i..e, series of objects of knowledge] is the supreme expanse (parākāśa), the unmanifest. Yoga and the like, as well as the purification of the Sixfold Path (of manifestation) and the like, serve (only) as the instrumental cause (nimitta) of its perception (upalabdhi), that is, as the cause of its yogic perception (yogopalabdhi)”.
According to the Manthānabhairavatantra:—The yogi, immersed in contemplation (samādhi), looking up into the infinite expanse of the transcendent (parākāśa), experiences the penetration that is marked by the expansion of the bliss of consciousness and realises that that is his own essential nature. Exhaling, he leads the energy of Kuṇḍalinī upwards and, recalling the Divine Triangle, which is the goddess's face at the apex of Kuṇḍalinī’s ascent, he penetrates into her and she into him
2) Parākāśa (पराकाश) refers to the “supreme void” and is used to describe the Goddess, according to the second recension of the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, as Śrīkaṇṭha praised the Goddess: “Victory! Victory (to you who are) in the middle of the Liṅga of the Void (khaliṅga), invisible, (you who are) Light and (whose) form is the Supreme Void (ākāśa) [i.e., parākāśa-mūrtika], worshipped with great devotion. I have come (to take) refuge (in you) O mistress (svāminī), have mercy on me. [...]”.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Parākāśa (पराकाश) refers to the “supreme void”, according to the Mahānayaprakāśa by Arṇasiṃha (Cf. verse 182-197).—Accordingly, “He whose form is the (one) supreme and non-dual (reality) that is the supreme Void (parākāśa) free of alterations and who makes all these modalities (of consciousness) one in his own essential nature through the process of reversal, is famed as (the teacher) called Mīnanātha”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Parākāśa (पराकाश).—
1) Remote expectation or hope.
2) Distant view.
Derivable forms: parākāśaḥ (पराकाशः).
Parākāśa (पराकाश):—[=parā-kāśa] m. (√kāś) distant view, remote expectation (only in āśā-parākāśan), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
Parākāśa (पराकाश):—(von kāś mit parā) m. eine ferne Aussicht, - Erwartung: āśāparākāśau ta ādade [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 14, 9, 4, 11.]
Parākāśa (पराकाश):—m. eine ferne Aussicht , — Erwartung. Nur in der Verbindung āśāparākāśau
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 (+0): Kasa, Para, Akasha, Kaca.
Full-text (+0): Parakacam, Upalabdhi, Yogopalabdhi, Samadhi, Pashunatha, Kubjesha, Manonmana, Dvadashanta, Viharin, Kakaca.
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