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Kharupa, Kha-rupa, 󲹰ū貹, 󲹰ū: 2 definitions

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Kharupa 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)

: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) 󲹰ū貹 (खरूप) refers to “that whose nature is Void�.—[...] In other places we are told that the Divine Liṅga [i.e., divyabindu] is the Point (bindu) in the centre. This equation is confirmed in the Ciñcinīmatasārasamuccaya: “In the middle of that (triangle) is the Divine Liṅga that generates supreme bliss, (its) form the Point and (its) nature the Void (󲹰ū貹)�.

2) 󲹰ū (खरूप�) refers to “she who is the void�, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] Within the Sky-farer is the Mistress of the Sky-farer (Khageśvarī). She is the sky-faring of the Sky-farers. (She is) Kaulinī who, beyond the Void, is established in the Void. (The goddess continued): I (the goddess) am the (energy of Unstruck Sound called) the Female Gander of the Void (󲹳ṃs), present in the Gander (of Unstruck Sound) and residing in the Void: I am the supreme energy in the world of transmigration. I am the Void [i.e., 󲹰ū󲹰ūham] and I have six parts. Completely full I am the Full Moon. In the middle of the lunar orb, beyond destruction (kṣara), (I am) Kaulinī (the New Moon). [...]�.

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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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Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)

Source: Wisdom Library: Mantrashastra

󲹰ū貹 (खरूप) refers to one of the topics discussed in the Ṛśyśṛṅṃh, an ancient Sanskrit text dealing with Mantraśāstra (instruction manuals for understanding and reciting mantras) which, being a Vaiṣṇava-oriented scripture, specifically deals with elaborate mantras of Viṣṇu and his incarnations, manifestations and consorts.—The term 󲹰ū貹-ādi is mentioned in Chapter 57 (ٲ貹ṃcś') of the Ṛśyaśṛṅga-Saṃhitā. The complete entry reads: buddhamahāvidyāyā� kalki mahāvidyāyā� nāmatrayamahāvidyāyā� kāmyakarmaṇāṃ siddhisādhanānā�, ananta mahāvidyāyāśca 󲹰ūdi prakathanama.

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Mantrashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, Գٰśٰ) refers to the ancient Indian science of mantras—chants, incantations, spells, magical hymns, etc. Mantra Sastra literature includes many ancient books dealing with the methods reciting mantras, identifying and purifying its defects and the science behind uttering or chanting syllables.

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