By Swami Harshananda
Citi, Citiśakti literally means ‘consciousness,’ ‘conscious power’.
The Yoga system of philosophy as systematized by Patañjali (200 B. C.) posits three fundamental principles:
Among these, puruṣa is also called by other names such as:
- Draṣtā - the seer
- Citi - consciousness
- Citiśakti - conscious power
His essential nature is pure consciousness. Hence it is named accordingly.
References[edit]
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore