LalithA SahasranAma [253] vijNAnaghanarUpini

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vijNAnaghanarUpini : consisting of permanent intelligence.

 

vijNAna here means caitanya, ghana one essence, ie one essence of

consciousness. Thus in the Sruti [br. UP., II. 4. 12], the word

vijNAnaghana is explained. or VijNana, jiva because in the Sruti [br.

Up. III. 4.2 ] "Remaining in VijNana" is explained as jiva. Ghana,

mass, ie. aggregate of jivas. Hiranyagarbha is the synthesis of the

aggregate of the Jivas. Where in Sruti [Prs. Up., V. 5], the word

jivaghana occurs, it is explained thus.

 

 

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Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry.