Sthiti
स्थितिस्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminino) · स्था धातु (sthā — ficar de pé) + क्तिन् प्रत्यय
sthiti
Metaphysics
AI translationSustenance; permanence; state
Sthiti is one of the three cosmic functions (along with sṛṣṭi — creation, and laya — dissolution). It is the sustaining of what has been created. In theistic texts, attributed to Viṣṇu. In Vedānta, these three functions are māyā-śakti in operation — not real actions of Brahman, which is immutable. The mature student recognizes: what is sustained is born and dies; what sustains (ātman) never enters the flow of sṛṣṭi-sthiti-laya.
Occurrence in the corpus
॥ ७१ ॥ 【भाष्यम्】 सैषा ज्ञाननिष्ठा स्तूयते एषा ब्राह्मी स्थितिः पार्थ नैनां प्राप्य विमुह्यति स्थित्वास्यामन्तकालेऽपि ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृच्छति
|| 71 || 【bhāṣyam】 saiṣā jñānaniṣṭhā stūyate eṣā brāhmī sthitiḥ pārtha naināṃ prāpya vimuhyati sthitvāsyāmantakāle'pi brahmanirvāṇamṛcchati
— Bhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya →Using this in academic work? Get formal citation
Vishva Vidya (2026). Sthiti (स्थिति). Vishva Vidya — Vedanta. https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/sthiti
Vishva Vidya. "Sthiti (स्थिति)." Vishva Vidya — Vedanta, January 1, 2026, https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/sthiti.
Vishva Vidya. "Sthiti (स्थिति)." Vishva Vidya — Vedanta, January 1, 2026. https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/sthiti.
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