Savitarka

Definition: A meditative stage characterized by gross reasoning and deliberative contemplation of the object.

Insights: Savitarka is the initial meditative stage where the mind actively reasons and deliberates about the object. This foundational process establishes clarity and prepares the practitioner for subtler, deeper levels of insight and absorption.

Related Sutras

1.17

vitarkavicārānandāsmitārūpānugamāt samprajñātaḥ

Importance: 8/10

Samprajñāta samādhi (cognitive samādhi) is accompanied by reasoning, reflection, bliss, and I-am-ness.

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1.42

tatra śabdārthajñānavikalpaiḥ saṅkīrṇā savitarkā samāpattiḥ

Importance: 7/10

Savitarkā samāpatti is absorption in which word, meaning, and knowledge are intermixed.

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