Vimrishata, Vimṛśata: 4 definitions

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Vimrishata 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.

The Sanskrit term Vimṛśata can be transliterated into English as Vimrsata or Vimrishata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

[«previous next»] — Vimrishata in Shaivism glossary
Source: academia.edu: Religious Inclusivism in the Writings of an Early Modern Sanskrit Intellectual (Shaivism)

Vimṛśata (विमृशत) [=Vimṛśa?] means “to have their rest in” [?] [=“to reflect”?] .—Not only does Appaya believe that Advaita is the underlying teaching of Śrīkaṇṭha’s commentary; he also takes it to be the final word of all Śaivāgamas and actually of all Hindu scriptures, as he himself solemnly declares at the beginning of the Śivārkamaṇidīpikā: “The culminating point (niṣṭhā) of the words of the foremost scriptures, āgamas as well as all [other] compositions, from the multitude of Purāṇas to smṛti texts such as the Mahābhārata and so forth, is in non-duality alone (advaita eva); the Brahmasūtras too appear to the discerning ones to have their rest in [? vimṛśavimṛśatāṃ] [non-duality] alone [and] nothing but that [non-duality] was accepted by ancient ācāryaratnas led by Śaṅkara”

Source: Sanskrit & Trika Shaivism: Śivasūtravimarśinī (Shiva Sutra Vimarshini) - Non-dual Shaivism of Kashmir

Vimṛśata (विमृशत) means “to reflect (on the Sūtra—the aphorisms)”, according to the Śivasūtravimarśinī.

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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.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Vimrishata in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Yoga Vasishtha Maharamayana

Vimṛśata (विमृशत) refers to “reasoning”, as mentioned in the Yogavasistha 1.12.—Accordingly, as Vālmīki narrated: “[...] Of what use is royalty and these enjoyments to me? What am I and whence are all these things? They are but vanities, and let them continue as such without any good or loss to any body. Reasoning [i.e., vimṛśata] in this manner Oh Brahman, I came to be disgusted with the world, like a traveller in (his journey through) a desert. [...]”.

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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.

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Vedanta (school of philosophy)

[«previous next»] — Vimrishata in Vedanta glossary
Source: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita

Vimṛśata (विमृशत) refers to “reflecting”, as mentioned in the Aṣṭāvakragītā 2.16ff.—Accordingly, “[...] Truly dualism is the root of suffering. There is no other remedy for it than the realization that all this that we see is unreal, and that I am the one stainless reality, consisting of consciousness. I am pure awareness though through ignorance I have imagined myself to have additional attributes. By continually reflecting [i.e., vimṛśata] like this, my dwelling place is in the Unimagined. [...]”.

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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).

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