Saturday, February 8, 2020

Vashikara (Control)

Sanskrit Devanagari Calligraphy Lettering - Vashikara (Control)

Vashikara

Sanskrit: वशीकार
Transliteration: Vaśīkāra (IAST)
Translation: “control
Definition: A state of detachment.

वशीकारण – Vaśīkāraṇa – control, especially as exercised by Vaśitā (concentration of the will on a person or object so as to control it, one of the three Siddhi of power; an instance of such a concentration of the will).*

References:
Grimes, John (1996). A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. Albany: State University of New York Press
Hartz, Richard. Glossary to the Record of Yoga (Sri Aurobindo). Retrieved from http://wiki.auroville.org.in/wiki/Glossary_to_the_Record_of_Yoga*

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