Akhaṇḍākāra-Vṛtti-Jñāna | Direct Knowledge of the Self

Akhandakara-Vritti-Jnana

Akhaṇḍākāra-Vṛtti-Jñāna (IAST)
Translation: "direct knowledge of the Self"

A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy
Sanskrit: अखण्डाकारवृत्तिज्ञान
Transliteration: Akhaṇḍākāra-Vṛtti-Jñāna

Translation: "the modal cognition through which the Absolute (Brahman) is apprehended; direct knowledge of the Self (Ātman) in Advaita Vedānta"

Definition:

1. This is knowledge which arises through a mental mode, the object of which is the impartite Absolute (Brahman). This modification (Vṛtti) is called the ultimate modification (Antya-Vṛtti). It destroys every other Vṛtti, giving rise to the direct perception of Reality (Sakṣātkāra), and then it also perishes, leaving only the Reality.

Reference:

1. Grimes, John (1996). A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. Albany: State University of New York Press