A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Turiya
This page describes Turiya which is located on page 420 of the third 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 “Turiya” according to 48 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Mandukya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) [by Srisa Chandra Vasu]
Or it may mean Vishnu, the destroyer of bonds: for prapanca means ‘bodily bonds, upa-shama ‘the destroyer ; for the Lord Turiya destroys all bonds and gives Mukti. The Turiya [Turiya?] is called Shivam, because He is free from all sorrows and is essentially all-joy: and this is the sense in which the word Shiva, is used in the Scriptures....
Read full contents: Mantra 2.1
The Devi Bhagavata Purana [by Swami Vijnanananda]
The Turiya pada (foot) of Gayatri is the mantra “Parorajase Savodoma prapat. ” (Brihad. up. v. 14. 7). Salutation to Thy beautiful Fourth Foot which is above the Triloki (Rajas). This cannot obtain that. The presiding deity of this mantra is Brahma. I am now speaking of the full Dhyanam (meditation) of this Brahma so that the full fruit of the Japam (recitation) may be obtained....
Read full contents: Chapter 17 - On the description of Sandhya and other daily practices
Mandukya Upanishad (Gaudapa Karika and Shankara Bhashya) [by Swami Nikhilananda]
But this does not apply to Turiya because it is not the immediately preceding condition of any state. Turiya is not a state which is antecedent or subsequent to any other state. It is the substratum of all the states. Turiya is non-dual, changeless and pure consciousness itself. Hence it cannot be said to produce anything Therefore causal condition cannot obtain in the case of Turiya....
Read full contents: Mandukya Karika, verse 1.13
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