Birth Divinity

You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Birth Divinity” according to 241 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.

Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi [by Ganganatha Jha]

‘By his very birth the Brahmana is a divinity even for the gods’—and ‘for the people he is an authority’—trustworthy guide,—people reposing as much trust on his words as upon what they see with their own eyes. ‘The Veda itself is the cause of this.’—The Brahmana is regarded as an authority on spiritual matters, only because he knows the Veda and what is contained in it—(84) Comparative notes by various authors (verses 11.72-86) See Comparative notes for Verse 11.72....

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Mahabharata (English) [by Kisari Mohan Ganguli]

The Soul is the cause of my birth and procreation. I am the warp and woof of the universe. That upon which I rest is indestructible. Unborn I move, awake day and night. It is I knowing whom one becomes both learned and full of joy. Subtler than the subtle, of excellent eyes capable of looking into both the past and the future, Brahman is awake in every creature. They that knows Him know that Universal Father dwells in the heart of every created thing! "...

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Social philosophy of Swami Vivekananda [by Baruah Debajit]

But this divinity is not manifested equally in all. There is difference in manifestation, but this difference is not in kind, but in degree. Divinity is manifested more in the highest than to that of the lower creatures. So in man this divinity is manifested supremely, as man is the highest creature. But he asserted that this divinity is one unifying principle prevailing in the whole universe....

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