Sayujya, Sāyujya, Sāyūjya: 21 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaivism
Sāyujya (सायुज्य):—Second of the four types of consciousness according to Śaiva tradition. Sāyujya is the stage where one merges with god. These four stages of consciousness eventually lead to kaivalya.
Sāyūjya (सायूज्य) refers to the fourth state of a devotee (bhakta).—These four states are explained in not only abstract, philosophical, but also concrete, relational, terms in the Śaiva Siddhānta tradition. Thus, in sālokya, the relationship of devotee to deity is servile (servant-master), in sāmīpya, filial (son-father), in sārūpya, fraternal (as between friends), and in sāyūjya, amorous (as between loyers). The first three prepare the devotee for the fourth.
The four classes of devotees or the states of spiritual life somewhat correspond to the four divisions of the Āgamas and the four modes of sādhana, spiritual practice, they entail. Thus, sālokya corresponds to carya, ritual and moral conduct, sāmīpya to kriyā, architectural and iconographic making, sārūpya to yoga, meditation, and sāyūjya ta jñānapada, theology and gnosis.
Sāyujya (सायुज्य) refers to “union” (with a particular deity), according to the Mṛgendrāgama Kriyāpāda verse 8.151-152b.—Accordingly, “In exactly the same way (evam eva), [the Guru] may guide a devotee to union (sāyujya) [with a deity such as] Ambikā, Sūrya, Smara, Viṣṇu or Brahmā [i.e., prajāsṛj], after having purified that path [up to the cosmic level of the desired deity] [of all bad karma]. And the same procedure (evam eva hi) [is applicable] for any other deity that is on the path [that the devotee wishes to be united with]”.
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.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Sāyujya (सायुज्य).—The liberation of merging into the spiritual effulgence of the Lord.
Sāyujya (सायुज्य) refers to:—The liberation of merging into Brahman; a liberation abhorrent to Vaiṣṇavas. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Vastushastra (architecture)
Sāyūjya (सायूज्य) refers to the last of four kinds of devotees (bhakta), according to the Mānasāra LIX, 1-2. According to the Mānasāra LIX, 3-4, “Pure jñāna yoked together is sāyūjya, the possession of the supreme truth”. Sāyūjya is “consummate union with the divine”.
In the highest state of sāyūjya, there is omy pure gnosis. Yoga is extended iuto the realm of sāyūjya as well, where there is only non-duality. It is a contradiction in terms from a philosophico-theological point of view; any attempt to make some sense out of it must be in view of the context of this entire discussion and its intended audience: iconography of classes of devotees, and the guild of the sthapati.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
1) Sāyujya (सायुज्य) refers to one of the five types of salvation, according to the Śivapurāṇa 1.9. Accordingly, “[...] worshipping me in my supreme phallic form at this place and performing the other sacred rites shall accord the five types of salvation—Sālokya, Sāmīpya, Sārūpya, Sārṣṭi and Sāyujya. May all of you achieve all your cherished desires”.
2) Sāyujya (सायुज्य) refers to “complete identity” (similarity with Śiva), as defined in the Śivapurāṇa 1.18. Accordingly, “[...] on acquiring the omniscience and prosperity of Śiva, the devotee becomes resplendent in his soul. This is called Sāyujya (complete identity) by persons well-versed in the Vedas and Āgamas (traditional sacred texts). It is in this order that one gets salvation by the worship of the phallic image of Śiva. Hence the devotee shall worship Śiva by performing sacred rites etc. for the acquisition of Śiva’s favour. Śiva’s sacred rites, Śiva’s penance, and the Japas of Śiva mantras always”.
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.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Sāyujya (सायुज्य) refers to the “highest type of mukti”, as discussed in the tenth chapter [fourth book] of the Jñānāmṛtasārasaṃhita: a Pāñcarātra text representing a sectarian glorification of Kṛṣṇa and Rādha (i.e., the cult of Radha-Krishna) dated among the latest of the Saṃhitā-type works.—Description of the chapter [pañcaprakāra-arcāvidhi]: Śiva (=Mahādeva) says, having got the various articles of worship ready the Lord is to be requested to accept them (1-19). Then he speaks of the five forms of worship: abhigamana, upādāna, yoga, svādhyāya and ijyā—in each case giving a brief explanation (20-24)—and praises them as resulting in the highest sāyujya-type of mukti (25).
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
sāyujya (सायुज्य).—n S corruptly sāyujyatā f The fourth of the four states into which mukti is distinguished, viz. absorption into the essence of brahma. 2 Joinedness, union, mingledness, blendedness.
sāyujya (सायुज्य).—n Abosrption into the essence of brahma. Union.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Sāyujya (सायुज्य).—
1) Intimate union, identification, absorption, especially into a deity (one of the four states of Mukti); सायुज्यं सलोकतां जयति य एवमेतत् साम वेद (sāyujyaṃ salokatāṃ jayati ya evametat sāma veda) Bṛ. Up.1.3.22.
2) Similarity, likeness.
Derivable forms: sāyujyam (सायुज्यम्).
Sāyujya (सायुज्य).—n.
(-jyaṃ) 1. Likeness, similarity. 2. Identification, intimate union, (especially with the Deity, considered as one of the four grades of mukti.) E. sa with, yuj what joins, ṣyañ aff.
Sāyujya (सायुज्य).—i. e. sa-yuj + ya, n. 1. Intimate union, identification. 2. Similarity, likeness.
Sāyujya (सायुज्य).—[neuter] community, intimate union with or absorption into ([genetive], [locative], [instrumental], or —°). Abstr. tā† [feminine], tva† [neuter]
1) Sayujya (सयुज्य):—[=sa-yujya] [from sa > sa-ya] mfn. ([from] [preceding]) closely united with, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) Sāyujya (सायुज्य):—n. ([from] sa-yuj) intimate union, communion with ([genitive case] [locative case] [instrumental case], or [compound])
3) identification, absorption (into the divine Essence; this is one of the four grades or states of Mukti cf. sālokya, [Religious Thought and Life in India 41]), [Kāṭhaka; Brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata] etc.
4) likeness, similarity, [Horace H. Wilson]
Sāyujya (सायुज्य):—(jyaṃ) 1. n. Indentification with the deity; likeness.
Sāyujya (सायुज्य):—(von sayuj) n. Gemeinschaft, Vereinigung; insbes. die nach dem Tode erlangte Gemeinschaft mit einer Gottheit (gen., loc. oder im comp. vorangehend; häufig in Verbindung mit salokatā und sārṣṭitā): paśūnām [Kāṭhaka-Recension 29, 1.] devatābhiḥ sāyujyena devā asurāṇāṃ rāṣṭramādadata [37, 11.] [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 1, 6.] devatānām [2, 24. 3, 44.] a.neḥ [Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa 1, 4, 10, 4.] vasūnām [3, 8, 18, 1.] ā.i.yānām [?10, 9, 11. Taittirīyasaṃhitā 5, 1, 8, 5. 7, 5, 7. The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 2, 6, 4, 8. 11, 4, 4, 2. 14, 4, 1, 24. 3, 34. Chāndogyopaniṣad 2, 20, 2. NṚS. TĀP. Upakośā in Weber’s Indische Studien 9, 86.] tava sāyujyameti [Mahābhārata 7, 9468.] [Harivaṃśa 14717.] [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 71, 8.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 99, 36] (mamaiva zu lesen). [119, 216.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 1, 152.] vāsudeve [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 7, 1, 13.] bhavasāyujyamāgatāḥ [Mahābhārata 10, 296.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 99, 41.] [PAÑCAR. 4, 1, 45.] [Oxforder Handschriften 106], a, 26. mukti die in der Gemeinschaft mit einem Gotte bestehende Seligkeit 13, b, 21; vgl. [WILSON, Sel. Works 1, 166.] sāṃyujya [Rājataraṅgiṇī 3, 279] fehlerhaft für sāyujya . — Vgl. deva, brahma, rāja .
Sāyujya (सायुज्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sāujja.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Sāyujya (सायुज्य) [Also spelled sayujy]:—(nm) complete union, a kind of [mukti] (beatitude) wherein the individual soul becomes one with the Supreme Soul.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Sāyujya (ಸಾಯುಜ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] a becoming one or the state of being one with.
2) [noun] (phil.) the final stage for a being, which the individual soul becomes one with the Supreme soul; Final Emancipation; Beautitude.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Sāyujya (सायुज्य):—n. 1. intimate union; identification; absorption (esp. into a deity); 2. similarity; likeness; 3. Philos. beatific state of communion of the should with the divine being, perpetual God Consciousness;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Yujya, Sha, Ca.
Starts with (+0): Sayajyapada, Sayujyam, Sayujyamukti, Sayujyapadavi, Sayujyata, Sayujyatva.
Full-text (+39): Brahmasayujya, Rajasayujya, Devasayujya, Sayujyamukti, Shivasayujya, Sayujyatva, Bhavasayujya, Sayujyam, Sayujyata, Sayujyapadavi, Sayajyapada, Sarshtita, Samipya, Mukti, Salokya, Sarupya, Cayucciyam, Sayojya, Samyujya, Salokata.
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