[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.5253 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.5253 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.5253 - **Language:** English ### [c9.5253](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5253) viii) Samādhi. In Samādhi the soul and mind unite, the mind merging into the soul. Samādhi is defined thus :— When the mind and soul unite just as salt and water unite, that state is called Samādhi. - [Previous: c9.5252](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5252) - [Next: c9.5254](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5254) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5253](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5253) · Pramāṇa