Nigama

Nigama, “the Veda”

Grammar: masculine noun.

Meaning: the Veda.

In the scriptures: Śrī Sūta, listing the twenty-six doshas in the Madhyama Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa, calls the Hashṭa the pāpātmā who neither studies nor hears Nigama (the Veda) and Āgama (the Tantra) (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 1, Chapter 5).

Related terms: Āgama · Veda

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 1, Chapter 5