Paravac, Para-vac, Parāvac, Parāvāc: 2 definitions
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Paravac 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Paravach.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramParāvāc (परावाच्) [=parā vāc] refers to the “supreme level of speech”, according to Kṣemarāja in his commentaries on the Netratantra and the Svacchandabhairavatantra, which is well known to the Kubjikā Tantras.—‘Sound’ (nāda) is the name given to the pulse (spanda) of the supreme level of Speech (parā vāc), which animates the highest reality. The Netratantra refers to it as a form of sound that pervades the universe. Kṣemarāja explains that the energy of the higher levels initially manifests in two aspects. One is subjective, as the aggregate of the energies of Speech that function as the denotators (vācaka) of the second aspect, which consists of the aggregate of the energies of Speech, which they denote (vācya). When the initial impulse towards manifestation arises, the energy of consciousness retains the pulse of the second aspect within itself and expresses the pulse of the first aspect in the form of undifferentiated Sound. [...]
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryParāvac (परावच्):—[=parā-√vac] [Parasmaipada] -vakti, to contradict (opp. to anu-vac), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
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)
Starts with: Paravaca, Paravacana, Paravachya, Paravacutevan, Paravacya, Paravacyata.
Full-text: Paravaka, Parokta, Parocya, Spanda, Vacya, Shabdana, Shabdagrama, Dhvanirupa, Shabdanasvabhava, Sphota, Vacaka, Srishtivirya, Nada.
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Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 112 [Dikcarī proceeds to the Parāvac, the abode of even the Bindu] < [Chapter 3 - Third Vimarśa]
Verse 113 [The form and process of reaching the Parāvāc] < [Chapter 3 - Third Vimarśa]
Verse 30 [Spoken word incapable of revealing Parāmbā] < [Chapter 2 - Second Vimarśa]
Shiva Gita (study and summary) (by K. V. Anantharaman)