Uttarayanamarga, Uttarāyaṇamārga, Uttarayana-marga: 2 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Sannyasa UpanishadUttarāyaṇamārga (उत्तरायणमार्ग) or simply Uttarāyaṇa refers to the “path of the Sun”, according to the commentary on the Kuṇḍika-upaniṣad verse 28.—The worshippers of the pure, resplendent Brahman (śabala-brahma) enter the world of Brahma (brahmaloka), that is, the sphere of Hiraṇyagarbha, along the path of the Sun (sūryamārga, or uttarāyaṇa-mārga) by exiting from the crown of the head (brahma-randhra) through the suṣumṇā canal; and there they are engaged in their quest for the attributeless Brahman till the end of the kalpa (till pralaya, or great dissolution, takes place). Having lived there till such time, they ultimately merge with Brahman on the attenuation of their subtle desires and attractions (vāsanā-kṣaya). Thereafter they never return to the plane of relative existence. This is the gradual liberation (krama-mukti) attained by the knowers of Brahman with attributes (saviśeṣa brahmajñānī). On the other hand, the knowers of the attributeless, absolute Brahman (nirviśeṣa brahmajñānī) will attain direct, instant liberation (sadyo-mukti), here and now (ihaiva).
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryuttarāyaṇamārga (उत्तरायणमार्ग).—m (S) The path of the sun &c. from the tropic of Capricorn to that of Cancer. 2 The way to brahmalōka. See arcirādimārga.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Marga, Uttarayana.
Full-text: Uttarayana, Arciradimarga, Krama, Brahmajnanin, Vasana, Shabala, Pralaya, Brahmarandhra, Kramamukti, Sadyas, Savishesha, Suryamarga, Mukti, Vishesha, Nirvishesha, Vasanakshaya, Sadyomukti, Shabalabrahma.
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