Cidabhasa, Cid, Cit-abhasa, Cid-abhasa: 4 definitions
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Cidabhasa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chidabhasa.
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
: Pure Bhakti: Brahma-samhitaCid (चिदाभा�) refers to—Semblance of transcendence.

Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu�).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycid (चिदाभा�).—m S (cit & ) The sentient or conscious principle (of animated creatures); the image or adumbration of the Divine intelligence.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcid (चिदाभा�).�m The conscious principle.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCid (चिदाभा�).—the individual soul (ī) (which still sticks to worldly defilements).
Derivable forms: cid� (चिदाभासः).
Cid is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cit and (आभास).
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCid (ಚಿದಾಭಾ�):—[noun] th individual soul as the reflection or the like of the supreme Consciousness.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Semblance of transcendence, Abhasa.
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Shakti and Shakta (by John Woodroffe)
Chapter XVIII - Śākta and Advaitavāda < [Section 2 - Doctrine]
Chapter XVII - Śakti and Māyā < [Section 2 - Doctrine]
Chapter XV - Māyā-śakti (the Psycho-Physical aspect of the Universe) < [Section 2 - Doctrine]
Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 161 [Mind’s activities aim to attain the Ultimate abode] < [Chapter 3 - Third Vimarśa]
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
Verse 2.398 < [Book 2 - Brahmavallī]
Thirty minor Upanishads (by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar)
Yoga-kundalini Upanishad of Krishna-Yajurveda, Chapter III
Laghu-yoga-vasistha (by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar)
Part 5 - The Story of Kacha < [Chapter IV - Sthiti-prakaraṇa]
Part 1 - The Story of Ākāśaja or Son of Ākāśa < [Chapter III - Utpatti-prakaraṇa]
Part 9 - The Story of Vīthahavya < [Chapter V - Upaṣānti-prakaraṇa]
Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)