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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Pītalatā (पीतलता) is emended as Pītatā (“gold”), according to the Īśvarapratyabhijñāvivṛtivimarśinī (KSTS vol. 65, 348, commentary on Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikā III.2.19).—Accordingly, “In the [process of] transmutation by the “one taste” that is [the fundamental] “I,” when, (B):—[...] or when [objectivity] is completely destroyed or ‘liquefied’—i.e. in the state Beyond the Fourth, the level of Goddess-consciousness, as it were—according to the maxim of liquid mercury thoroughly digesting the remaining ‘gold,’ (pītatā-avaśeṣa) i.e. the power of the impression(s) of that [objectivity], which [now] have the appearance of gold [i.e., radiant and soft] due to having been thoroughly penetrated by the innate form of that [‘I’/rasa], [...]”.

Note: “pītatā” is a conjectural emendation (Isabelle Ratié, email, July 2014) for pītalatā, though pītatā as “gold” is problematic. Another possibility is to not emend the text, and take it instead to be speaking of the digestion/dissolution of the brass or copper (pītala) that remains after gold has been extracted from it. This has not been adopted on the assumption that the present passage recaps the one on p. 153 supra.

context information

Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pitalāṭa (ಪಿತಲಾಟ):—[noun] = ಪಿತ್ತಲ [pittala]2 - 3.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Full-text: Pitala, Pitata.

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