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Urdhvamarga, Ū󱹲, Urdhva-marga: 2 definitions

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Urdhvamarga 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.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Urdhvamarga in Shaktism glossary
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Ū󱹲 (ऊर्ध्वमार्�) refers to the “upper path�, according to the Kālīkulakramasadbhāva or simply Kramasadbhāva (verse 3.49-81), which is an important source of the Kālīkrama.—Accordingly, “Always greedy to eat the Body of Time at the end of the a eon, she is Kālī who, by the upper path [i.e., ū󱹲], is present in the form (ū貹) at the end of the End of the Twelve. [...] Mounted on the energy at the extremity of emission (visarga), she is in the middle of the sixteen vowels. She is Kālī, the seventeenth energy, the action that brings all things to an end�.

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Shakta (शाक्�, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) 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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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Urdhvamarga in Natyashastra glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

Ū󱹲 (ऊर्ध्वमार्�) possibly refers to a subset of Ҵdzܰ󲹳 which refers to one of the four , comprising a set of rules used in the playing of drums (ṣk) [with reference to Mṛdaṅga, Paṇava and Dardura] according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 33. Accordingly, “[...] Similarly strokes in the Vitasta Mārga should be devoid of those for l, m and r. In the Ūrdhva (?) Mārga of the Gomukha, the strokes will be khaṭamatthi maṭṭa ghaṇṭā ghura-kheṭṭa� khata mā� (vudu) ṇa kiti kitti kiti mā� khu khu ṇu ddhe dhe dho dho�.

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, ṭyśٰ) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

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