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Jagat

Jagat is a Sanskrit term meaning world, universe, or cosmos. In many Indian languages, it is used to refer to the worldly or phenomenal realm. The word appears across philosophical, religious, and literary contexts, often to denote the created order or the realm of phenomena in contrast with ultimate reality.

In Hindu philosophy, jagat denotes the changing, perceptible world of appearances. Different schools interpret its status

The term also appears in various compound forms and titles. Jagadguru, literally meaning “world teacher,” is

Geographically, Jagat is used as a toponym in parts of the Indian subcontinent; several villages and towns

differently:
many
Advaita
Vedanta
texts
describe
jagat
as
mithya
(illusion
or
appearance)
or
as
dependently
arisen,
while
other
schools
treat
the
world
as
real
but
transient,
governed
by
divine
will
and
cosmic
order.
In
devotional
and
cosmological
literature,
jagat
is
sometimes
treated
as
a
manifestation
of
the
divine
play
or
lila.
an
honorific
title
given
to
senior
spiritual
leaders
in
certain
Hindu
monastic
orders.
Jagannath,
meaning
“lord
of
the
world,”
is
an
epithet
of
Krishna
and
the
name
of
the
famous
Jagannath
Temple
in
Puri,
Odisha,
as
well
as
its
associated
festival.
bear
the
name,
reflecting
its
meaning
of
world
or
cosmos.
In
literature
and
devotional
poetry,
jagat
is
invoked
to
express
cosmological,
metaphysical,
and
human-condition
themes,
and
the
term
remains
common
in
Sanskrit,
Hindi,
and
other
South
Asian
languages.