Vibhuti, vibhutis
From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
By Swami Harshananda
Different Inferences of Vibhuti or Vibhutis[edit]
- Vibhuti or vibhut is is another name for bhasma, the holy ash smeared on the forehead and other parts of the body by the śaivas.
- The word is also used in the sense of special or extraordinary powers of God, or the siddhis, the yogic powers that a yogi gains as a result of samyama on various objects.
- The tenth chapter of the Bhagavadgītā is called Vibhutiyoga.
- The third chapter of the Yogasutras of Patañjali[1] has been named Vibhutipāda.
References[edit]
- ↑ He lived in 200 A. C.
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore