Paravac, Para-vac, Par膩vac, Par膩v膩c: 2 definitions
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Paravac means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Paravach.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramPar膩v膩c (啶ぐ啶距さ啶距啷�) [=par膩 v膩c] refers to the 鈥渟upreme level of speech鈥�, according to K峁mar膩ja in his commentaries on the Netratantra and the Svacchandabhairavatantra, which is well known to the Kubjik膩 Tantras.鈥斺�楽ound鈥� (苍腻诲补) is the name given to the pulse (spanda) of the supreme level of Speech (par膩 v膩c), which animates the highest reality. The Netratantra refers to it as a form of sound that pervades the universe. K峁mar膩ja explains that the energy of the higher levels initially manifests in two aspects. One is subjective, as the aggregate of the energies of Speech that function as the denotators (惫腻肠补办补) of the second aspect, which consists of the aggregate of the energies of Speech, which they denote (惫腻肠测补). When the initial impulse towards manifestation arises, the energy of consciousness retains the pulse of the second aspect within itself and expresses the pulse of the first aspect in the form of undifferentiated Sound. [...]
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPar膩vac (啶ぐ啶距さ啶氞):鈥擺=辫补谤腻-鈭歷补肠] [Parasmaipada] -vakti, to contradict (opp. to anu-vac), [艢atapatha-br膩hma峁嘺]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Paravaca, Paravacam, Paravacana, Paravacancol, Paravacutevan, Paravacya, Paravacyata.
Full-text: Paravaka, Parokta, Parocya, Spanda, Nada, Vacya, Shabdana, Sphota, Shabdagrama, Dhvanirupa, Shabdanasvabhava, Vacaka, Srishtivirya.
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Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 112 [Dikcar墨 proceeds to the Par膩vac, the abode of even the Bindu] < [Chapter 3 - Third Vimar艣a]
Verse 113 [The form and process of reaching the Par膩v膩c] < [Chapter 3 - Third Vimar艣a]
Verse 173 [K膩li as creator of Par膩-apar膩bheda] < [Chapter 3 - Third Vimar艣a]
Saubhagyahrdayastotra by Sivananda (by Brian Campbell and Ben Williams)
Principle of Shakti in Kashmir Shaivism (Study) (by Nirmala V.)
Part 2 - Representation of Anti-艢膩ktism as Anti-grammarian Perspective < [Chapter 4 - Causes of the Evolution]
Part 1.3 - 艢akti in Classical Systems of Indian Philosophy < [Chapter 2 - The form and functions of 艢akti in Kashmir 艢aivism]
Part 9 - Aesthetic and Linguistic Modes of 艢akty膩vi峁ara峁嘺 < [Chapter 6 - Social and Philosophical implications of 艢akti in Kashmir 艢aivism]
Shiva Gita (study and summary) (by K. V. Anantharaman)