Tamomayi, Tamomayī, Tamas-mayi: 2 definitions
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Tamomayi 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Tamomayī (तमोमयी) refers to “consisting of Tamas”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.29 (“Śivā-Śiva dialogue”).—Accordingly, as Śiva said to Pārvatī: “[...] You are indeed the subtle primordial nature consisting of Rajas, Sattva and Tamas (tamomayī). You are capable of perpetual activity. You are both possessed and devoid of attributes. O slender-waisted lady, of all living beings I am the soul without abberation without yearnings. I take up bodies at the requests and wishes of my devotees. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Tamomayī (तमोमयी):—Adv. mit kar in Dunkel hüllen [Naiṣadhacarita 8,65.]
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: Bodhidharma, Mayin, Tamas.
Starts with: Tamomayikri.
Full-text: Tamomayikri.
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Vivekachudamani (by Shankara)
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
Verse 2.474-475 < [Book 2 - Brahmavallī]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.180 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
A clinical study on the efficacy of jamboobija vati in shayyamutra (enuresis) w.s.r. to nocturnal enuresis < [2016, Issue XI November]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Review on the concept of nidra < [2020: Volume 9, March issue 3]
Shakti and Shakta (by John Woodroffe)
Chapter II - Śakti: the World as Power < [Section 1 - Introductory]