Sunday, May 5, 2019

Antaryāmi | "inner guide"

Antaryami

Antaryāmi (IAST)
Translation: "inner guide"
From Mandukya Upanishad (Verse 6)

A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy
Sanskrit: अन्तर्यामिन्
Transliteration: Antaryāmin
Translation: "indweller; inner guide; inner ruler; the spark of divinity within; the “witness” who dwells within every living being (from Antar – “within, inner” + Yāmin – “guide”)"
Definition:
  1. The immanent form of God (present in the heart).
  2. The cosmic form of the Self as associated with illusion (Māyā). 

Mundaka and Mandukya Upanishads (Swami Sharvananda)
Sanskrit: अन्तर्यामि, अन्तर्यामिन्
Transliteration: Antaryāmi, Antaryāmin
Translation: "the indweller and controller of all "


References:
  1. Grimes, John (1996). A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. Albany: State University of New York Press
  2. Sharvananda, Swami (1920). Mundaka and Mandukya Upanishads: With Sanskrit Text; Paraphrase with Word-For-Word Literal Translation, English, Rendering and Comments. Mylapore, Madras: Sri Ramakrishna Math