nirvritti

Updated: January 6, 2026

This idea seems implied by Śankara's view that creation is similar to the sportive impulses of exuberant youth and the Bhagavad-gîtâ is familiar with pravritti and nirvritti, but the double character of the rhythm is emphasized most clearly in Śâkta treatises.

Sir Charles Eliot - Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1