The Thirumanthiram (Translation and Commentary)
author: T.N. Ganapathy
edition: 2013, Babaji’s Kriya Yoga Trust
pages: 3832
ISBN-10: 1895383617
ISBN-13: 9781895383614
Topic: Shaivism
Bestowal of Grace
This chapter describes Bestowal of Grace located on page 1972 in the English translation of the The Thirumanthiram (Translation and Commentary) [also: Tirumantiram, Tirumandiram etc.]. This book by Siddha Tirumular (Thirumoolar) deals with Shaiva literature (such as the Agamas) and, being encyclopedic in form, also deals with topics such as spiritual wisdom, Yoga, Indian philosophy and Tantra. This is Chapter 9 part of "Tandiram (Thandhiram) 7"
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Bestowal of Grace” according to 171 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation [by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar]
asks the Alvar, Again, this grace is twice-blest, in that the Lord feels exultant over the bestowal of His grace on the Alvar and the latter is also bubbling with jubilation over his being the object of the Lord s extra-ordinary love. And yet another phase, the third one is the chorus of praise sung by all the worlds for this act of grace galore on the part of the Lord and what is even more impressive is the revelation of this fact to the Alvar by the Lord Himself....
Read full contents: Pasuram 8.7.5
Sivaprakasam (Study in Bondage and Liberation) [by N. Veerappan]
Finally the impurity of defilement is brought to a condition of ripeness by the preceding functions, and the actual removal of impurity takes place by the function of bestowal of Grace. The final function of an unhidden bestowal of Grace is a co-event to that of liberation of the self....
Read full contents: Necessity of five-fold functions
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) [by Shri Shrimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja]
Sadhus who are dedicated in bhakti always say that the bestowal of the welfare of various services alone is the actual mercy of Bhagavan upon the devotees. Sustenance, caressing and so on is not the mercy of our Lord. If the question arises, “Then what is the meaning of the bestowal of those services, or the kind of mercy which the devotee has received?” Anticipating this question, he refers to the story of such devotees as Shri Hanuman....
Read full contents: Verse 1.4.23
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[The Thirumanthiram (Translation and Commentary): index]
[Foreword]
[Preface]