Titikshā
Titikshā · titikshā, “forbearance”
Grammar: feminine noun, from the desiderative of the root tij (to bear, to endure): “the wish to bear”, forbearance.
Meaning: forbearance; bearing sorrow and hardship patiently, with an even mind.
In the scriptures: Uddhava asked Śrī Kṛshṇa who is truly wise and who a fool, what is svarga and what naraka, who is rich and who poor, and the true meaning of śama, dama and the other virtues. Śrī Kṛshṇa answered each word with its true meaning: śama is the buddhi steadfast in him; dama is the restraint of the senses; titikshā is bearing sorrow patiently; dhṛti is conquering the tongue and the organ of generation; the great dāna is not harming living beings; tapas is giving up desires; and satya is seeing the Paramātmā everywhere (Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 11, Chapter 19).
Related terms: Śama · Dama · Dhṛti · Kshamā · Vairāgya
Other meanings
Titikshā has more than one meaning in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Besides the meaning above, it names those listed here, each with where it is told.
- Titikshā, daughter of Daksha: Titikshā, the capacity to accept happiness and sorrow with a serene mind, is one of the thirteen daughters of Daksha and Prasūti given to Dharma; she bore Kshema, for one who accepts happiness and sorrow with a serene mind gains ātma-jñāna and the highest welfare, moksha. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 4, Chapter 1
Sources
- Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 11, Chapter 19