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Straight 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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In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchThat which is “Straight” is denoted by the Sanskrit term Ṛjvī, according to the Mataṅgapārameśvaratantra (Mataṅgapārameśvara’s Yogapāda) verse 2.23-27.—In later Tantras, various details [such as fixing the eyes on some object] often preceded the verses on the seated postures, thereby indicating that the position of the hands, torso and gaze was ancillary to all of the prescribed postures. In the Mataṅgapārameśvara, these postural ancillaries [e.g., holding the neck straight] constitute what they call a karaṇa, and when it is combined with a seated pose, the Yogin’s posture becomes just as complicated as any seated pose described in later medieval yoga texts.
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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Starts with: Straight arm, Straightness.
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Search found 303 books and stories containing Straight; (plurals include: Straights). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Story of the ‘Nation’ and the ‘New Republic’ < [July 1962]
The Body < [October 1987 – March 1988]
Intuition and Intelligence < [July – September, 1989]
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Part 2 - On angular movement < [Chapter 7]
Part 1 - Timing of inake < [Chapter 1]
Part 3 - Harinaigameṣī (the order-bearer of Śakra) < [Chapter 4]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 11.104 < [Section X - Expiation for the violating of the Preceptor’s Bed (gurutalpa)]
Verse 2.47 < [Section XIII - Initiation (upanayana)]
Verse 6.31 < [Section III - Details of the Hermit’s Life]
Parables of Rama (by Swami Rama Tirtha)
Story 219 - The example of crooked and straight wood < [Chapter XL - Truthfulness]
Story 113 - Realizing God as Omnipresent < [Chapter XVI - Self Realization]
Story 65 - The Middle Stage of Love, "I am Thine" < [Chapter IX - Love]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CXXII < [Jayadratha-Vadha Parva]
Section CLXVI < [Ghatotkacha-badha Parva]
Section CXXVIII < [Jayadratha-Vadha Parva]
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