Chittva, Chittvā: 1 definition
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Chittva 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 Chhittva.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchChittvā (छित्त्वा) refers to “cutting (with the razor)” (of the no-mind state), according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] [The Yogin] will obtain liberation by cutting (chittvā) with the razor of the no-mind [state] the tough cord of the three Guṇas that binds the self. Just as everything disappears [from view] as the sun sets, so, the whole network of [past] actions (karma) dissolves into the no-mind [state]. [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.17.28 < [Chapter 17 - The Gopis Describe Their Remembrance of Sri Krsna]
Verse 6.8.19 < [Chapter 8 - The Marriages of All the Queens]
Verse 2.23.44 < [Chapter 23 - The Killing of Śaṅkhacūḍa During the Rāsa-dance Pastime]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.33 < [Section IV - The Eight Forms of Marriage]
Verse 9.276-277 < [Section XXXVIII - Treatment of Criminals and their Punishment]
Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verses 15.3-4 < [Chapter 15 - Puruṣottama-toga (Yoga through understanding the Supreme Person)]
Verse 4.42 < [Chapter 4 - Jñāna-Yoga (Yoga through Transcendental Knowledge)]
Yajnavalkya-smriti (Vyavaharadhyaya)—Critical study (by Kalita Nabanita)
Chapter 4.5 - Offences Related to the King and His Power < [Chapter 4 - The Political Aspect Reflected in the Vyavahārādhyāya]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.5.103-105 < [Chapter 5 - Priya (the beloved devotees)]
Hanuman Nataka (critical study) (by Nurima Yeasmin)
8.2. Mountains in the Hanumannāṭaka < [Chapter 5]