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Kṣara

From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia

By Swami Harshananda

Kṣara literally means ‘destructible’.

It stands for anything that gets destroyed or that is ephemeral. However, the Bhagavadgitā[1] uses the word in a more technical sense. According to it, there are two kinds of beings:

  1. The kṣarapuruṣas - All the beings associated with prakṛti[2] starting with the four faced Brahmā right up to a blade of grass are termed as ‘kṣara’.
  2. The akṣarapuruṣas - The muktapuruṣas or liberated souls are called as ‘aksara’ since they are not associated with the ever changing prakṛti.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Bhagavadgitā 15.16
  2. ↑ Prakṛti means embodied beings undergoing transmigration.
  • The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore

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Apurva Mahendra Bhangdia, Deval Sancheti

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