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Cakreshi, °ä²¹°ì°ù±ðśī, Cakra-ishi: 1 definition

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Cakreshi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term °ä²¹°ì°ù±ðśī can be transliterated into English as Cakresi or Cakreshi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Chakreshi.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) °ä²¹°ì°ù±ðśī (चकà¥à¤°à¥‡à¤¶à¥€) [=CakreÅ›i?] refers to the “mistress of the wheelâ€� [?], according to the DevÄ«pañcaÅ›ataka, an important source of the KÄlÄ«krama that developed in Kashmir after the KÄlÄ« Mata of the JayadrathayÄmala.—Accordingly, “[...] It is Åšiva’s will in the form of the Transmental and With Mind, (arisen as) both non-dual and dual (respectively). [...] And (that energy) With Mind generates the Five-fold Reality within this universe. The Transmental, who is Åšiva’s capacity (to do all things), bestows the most excellent knowledge. She, the Supreme Goddess, again then spontaneously devours the universe. The permutation (of the Transmental) is said to be the Light that precedes the mistress of the Wheel of Rays [i.e., ±è³ÜñÂá²¹-³¦²¹°ì°ù±ðÅ›¾±-±èÅ«°ù±¹²¹²µ²¹] (of divine consciousness). [...]â€�.

2) °ä²¹°ì°ù±ðśī (चकà¥à¤°à¥‡à¤¶à¥€) refers to one of the six Goddesses (±è²¹°ùÄå-á¹£aá¹­k²¹) associated with PÅ«rṇagiri or PÅ«rṇapīṭha (which is located in the northern quarter), according to the ManthÄnabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess KubjikÄ.—[...] The six Goddesses: PÅ«rṇÄvvÄ, PulindinÄ«, JyeṣṭhÄ, Caṇá¸Ä, °ä²¹°ì°ù±ðśī, KlinnÄ.

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Shakta (शाकà¥à¤�, Å›Äkta) or Shaktism (Å›Äktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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