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14-534: (Redirected from Shravan ) [REDACTED] Look up श्रावण or श्रवण in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sravana , Shravana or Shravan may refer to: Shravana (hearing) , Sanskrit term for hearing Shravana , a Hindu nakshatra as used in Hindu astronomy Shraavana or Shravana, the fifth month of the Hindu calendar, a time period connected to
28-478: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Shravana (hearing) Shravana ( Sanskrit : श्रवण , romanized : Śravaṇa ) is a Sanskrit term derived from the root श्रवः (hearing or the ear), and means – 'the ear', 'the hypotenuse of a triangle', 'the act of hearing', 'study', 'fame', 'glory', 'that which is heard or revealed', 'wealth', 'flowing', 'oozing', In Hindu philosophy and rituals,
42-646: Is heard from the teacher, is a part of the three-fold process of shravana-Manan-nididhyasana , the three stages of religious life which combined acting as the path of knowledge, lead to the attainment of moksha . According to the Pasupatas belonging to the cult of Shiva , Manan is a satmaka or mastery over the power of seeing and acting; Manan is the supernormal knowing of objects of thoughts. Manan means – 'thinking', 'reflection', 'meditation', 'cogitation'; Panchadasi (Sloka I.53) reads as follows:- In this context, Vidyaranya had previously stated that
56-490: Is not known through any other source, d) result or utility of the subject matter, e) eulogy or praise of the subject matter and f) demonstration or reasoning in support of the subject matter. Shravana results in the genuine ascertaining of the true import of the Vedic texts and statements. Manana (reflection) Traditional Manan ( Sanskrit : मनन) is the deep state of thinking without joy or grief. Yajnavalkya in
70-462: Is the seed of Vedantic knowledge sown by the Guru (teacher) in the mind of shishya ('disciple') who then tends that seed by his shravana , manana and nididhyasana . Yajnavalkya recommended to his wife, Maitreyi , the form of sadhana which consisted of darshana , shravana , manana and nididhyasana ; darshana refers to seeing and realizing God or Brahman. He told her that
84-634: The Self is untouched by doubts about the presence or absence of associates etc; that are superimposed on it phenomenally. In the afore-cited sloka, Swami Swahananda in his commentary explains that whatever be the relation between two vikalpas ('alternatives'), relation itself has to be understood which even though not an attribute is to be related, for the domain of bheda ('difference') is riddled with contradictions. Vedanta considers vikalpa as kalpana or 'contrary imagination' that invariably leads to anavastha ('infinite regress'). The identity alluded to by
98-617: The arrival of the south-west monsoons Shravana Kumara , a character in the ancient Indian epic Ramayana Sravana Bhargavi (born 1989), Indian playback singer Shravan Gupta , Indian businessman Shravan Reddy , Indian actor See also [ edit ] Saravan (disambiguation) Shrawan Kumar (disambiguation) Saravanan , an Indian name Saravanan (actor) , Indian actor Shrabani Basu , Indian journalist and historian Shrabani Deodhar , Indian film director and screenwriter Srabani Nanda , Indian sprinter Srabani Sen , Indian musician Topics referred to by
112-411: The context of the mahavakya – Tat Tvam Asi , told Paingala that whereas shravana ('hearing') is the inquiry into the real significance of this vākya , to inquire in solitude into the significance of shravana is Manan (consideration or reflection). Patanjali terms Manan as dharana , the unshakeable mental conviction. In Advaita Vedanta , Manan , the deep reflection on what
126-428: The first stage in spiritual quest is Shravana , and one has to become a shravaka for whom hearing or shabda creates interests, then sorts out those interests, sifts the essential from the non-essential, removes confusion and doubts, and naturally leads to the next stage, Manana . Shravana is a psychological exercise. Vidyaranya in his Panchadasi (Sloka I.53) explains that:- the finding out or discovery of
140-411: The great sayings ( mahavakyas ) conveyed by a Guru to his disciples i.e. sown in the mind of his sisya , have logical support for their validity which support is revealed through Manan which process reveals true knowledge. It is through deep meditation that the knowledge of Brahman is gained, and Katha Upanishad (I.iii.15) declares that one becomes free from the jaws of death by knowing that which
154-542: The hearing of the secrets of the Upanishads from the Guru is called Shravana which secrets are meant to be reflected upon to gain intellectual conviction. One learns by hearing, it is the first stage of learning, the initiation when the traditional Vedic doctrines are passed on by the teachers. Shravana is the mental activity by which the texts are understood in order to know the Truth about Brahman . The Sruti
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#1732783753090168-458: The latter is the unceasing reflection on the non-duality of the individual self. Sadananda explains that hearing is determination that the Vedanta teaches non-duality of Brahman on the basis of six characteristic signs – a) presentation of the subject matter at the beginning and the conclusion, b) repetition or repeated presentation of the subject matter, c) originality i.e. the subject matter
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196-441: The true significance of the identity of the individual self and the supreme Universal Self with the great sayings is what is known as shravana ; and to arrive at the possibility of its validity through logical reasoning is what is called manana . Hearing and discrimination are beneficial to knowledge, both are inter-connected and the internal means for the acquisition of Self-knowledge, the former involves analysis and argument, and
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