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'''{{Style S-Small capitals|Tiryakarota}}'''. From ''tiryak'' “crooked ”, and ''srotas'' (digestive) “canal”. The name of the “creation” by Brahmâ of men or beings, whose stomachs were, on account of their erect position as bipeds, in a horizontal position. This is a Purânic invention, absent in Occultism. | '''{{Style S-Small capitals|Tiryakarota}}'''. From ''tiryak'' “crooked ”, and ''srotas'' (digestive) “canal”. The name of the “creation” by Brahmâ of men or beings, whose stomachs were, on account of their erect position as bipeds, in a horizontal position. This is a Purânic invention, absent in Occultism. | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:47, 8 October 2026
H. P. Blavatsky
Tiryakarota. From tiryak “crooked ”, and srotas (digestive) “canal”. The name of the “creation” by Brahmâ of men or beings, whose stomachs were, on account of their erect position as bipeds, in a horizontal position. This is a Purânic invention, absent in Occultism.
Source: H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary, art. Tiryakarota