A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Mahayoga
This page describes Mahayoga which is located on page 277 of the second volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Mahayoga” according to 12 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) [by Shri Shrimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja]
anadi-siddhaya shaktya cid-vilasa-svarupaya | maha-yogakhyaya tasya sada te bheditas tatah || 185 || anadi–since time without beginning; siddhaya–due to being established; shaktya–by the potency; cit-vilasa–of spiritual pastimes; sva-rupaya–by the original form; maha-yoga-akhyaya–named mahayoga (great union); tasya–of Him; sada–eternally; te–they (the jivas); bheditah–divided; tatah–for that reason. From time without beginning, the jiva is always separate from Bhagavan....
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The Garuda Purana (abridged)
This divine link which a man establishes with the Almighty is called ‘Mahayoga’ (The supreme Yoga). But, those unfortunate people who have not experienced this divine bliss continue to get trapped by the worldly illusions leading to their countless births and deaths....
Read full contents: The Supreme Yoga
The Linga Purana [by J. L. Shastri]
Mahayoga 15-17. That meditation in which the pure form appears without colour, which is auspicious, independent, and unspecifiable, which has light and splendour always and is self-evident all round is called Mahayoga. The Atman alone pure and self-luminous rises perpetually (in it). Self-luminosity, that is pure is known as Mahayoga. It comes up from the entire mind. All these Yogas bestow powers of Anima (minuteness) etc. and perfect knowledge. 18-20....
Read full contents: Chapter 55 - The mode of propitiating Shiva
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