hariḥ oṁ
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namasté


As of late much of my attention has been going to this subject. That is, pramāda & pramāṇa of Self (ātman). What do these words mean ?
  • pramāda of ātman - negligence , carelessness about, error i.e. forgetfulness of one's own Self. The yoga of ignorance. The ~union~ (yoga) of the Self with the non-Self.
  • pramāṇa¹ of Self (ātman) - a means of acquiring pramā¹ or certain knowledge of Self.
    The recognition of one's own Self or some call svarūpa - one's own form or shape or real nature     in full. That is, in ignorance (pramāda) w    e know only the spark; with the blossoming of pramāṇa we come to know the whole flame.
Why so and what can we say or sumise from pramāda & pramāṇa ? The next few posts will offer a few ideas on this matter.

iti śivaṁ

words
  • pramāṇa
    • Within vedānta there are generally 6 considered:
      • pratyakṣa - perception by the senses
      • anumāna - inference
      • upamāna ,- analogy or comparison
      • śabda or āpta-vacana , verbal authority , revelation
      • an-upalabdhi or abhāva-pratyakṣa - non-perception or negative proof
      • arthāpatti , inference from circumstances
    • the nyāya system considers 4 , excluding the last two from above
    • the sāṃkhya views is of 3 - pratyakṣa , anumāna, and śabda
  • pramā - right knowledge; correct knowlege; to understand