Philosophy:Jagarata

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Short description: Sanskrit term for wakefulness

Jagarata (Sanskrit: जगराता, romanized: jagarātā), also commonly rendered jagrata,[1] is the Sanskrit term for wakefulness and vigilance. It of the four states of consciousness in Hindu philosophy.[2] It is that part of consciousness when a person or being can sense this physical universe. Other states of consciousness are svapna, sushupti, and turiya.[3][4]

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  1. Dalal, Roshen (2019-01-06) (in en). The 108 Upanishads: An Introduction. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. pp. 311. ISBN 978-93-5305-377-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=trh9DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT311. 
  2. Caycedo, Alfonso (1966) (in en). India of Yogis. National Publishing House. pp. 186. https://books.google.com/books?id=ba9WAAAAMAAJ&q=jagarata. 
  3. (in en) The Mahabharata: Volume 9. Penguin UK. 2015-06-01. pp. 588. ISBN 978-93-5118-664-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=fRK0BQAAQBAJ&dq=jagarata+svapna&pg=PT588. 
  4. Sharma, Arvind (1993) (in en). The Experiential Dimension of Advaita Vedanta. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. pp. 113. ISBN 978-81-208-1058-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=oV6GVSQF3SwC&pg=PA113.