Jivasvarupa, Jīvasvarūpa, Jiva-svarupa: 2 definitions
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Jivasvarupa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsJīvasvarūpa (जीवस्वरूप) refers to “Lakṣmī’s form as Jīva”, as discussed in chapter 13 of the Lakṣmītantra: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 3600 Sanskrit verses exclusively devoted to Goddess Lakṣmī or Śrī (the consort of Viṣṇu) besides dealing with cosmology and practical regarding Vaishnava priests and temple-building programs.—Description of the chapter [jīvasvarūpa-anugraha-prakāśa]: [...] Then Indra asks Lakṣmī to explain more about her cit-śakti energy, and the form it takes as Jīva [e.g., jīvasvarūpa]. At this point, some (rather appealing) images and ideas are adduced in her answer by which she illustrates how, as the Wisdom of the Lord and as His Active Self, she is able to move Unity to a voluntary multiplicity. Although the jīvas are as but facets of the whole, yet their brilliance flashes occasionally as a reflection of the One behind their being; still, they are but truncated forms of it (16-39a). [...]
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsJīvasvarūpa (जीवस्वरूप) refers to the “nature of the self”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “[com.—Next he speaks about the nature (svarupam) of the self and the body (jīvaśarīrayoḥ)]—This corporeal body is produced from a mass of atoms. An embodied soul has the nature of enjoyment, is beyond the senses [and] consists of knowing. Why do the stupid, afflicted by the planet of [their] birth, not perceive the difference [between the body and the self] which is recognised everywhere in the occurrence of birth and death.”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
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Partial matches: Svarupa, Jiva.
Starts with: Jivasvarupanugrahaprakasha.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 55 < [Volume 9 (1888)]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 8 < [Chapter 2 - Dvitīya-yāma-sādhana (Prātaḥ-kālīya-bhajana)]
Yuktimallika by Vadiraja (critical study) (by Gururaj K. Nippani)
29. Bimba-pratibimba-bhava between God and the Embodied Soul < [Critical exposition (3) Bhedasaurabha]
13. Reality and Eternity of attributes of the Lord < [Critical exposition (1) Gunasaurabha]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.2.176 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
Verse 2.2.180 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
Shiva Gita (study and summary) (by K. V. Anantharaman)
Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verses 12.3-4 < [Chapter 12 - Bhakti-yoga (Yoga through Pure Devotional Service)]