Shodashashakti, 峁岣峚艣补艣补办迟颈, Shodasha-shakti: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 峁岣峚艣补艣补办迟颈 can be transliterated into English as Sodasasakti or Shodashashakti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram峁岣峚艣补艣补办迟颈 (啶粪啶∴ざ啶多啷嵿い啶�) or simply 峁岣峚艣a refers to the 鈥渟ixteen energies鈥�, according to 峁玨膩 [on the Manth膩nabhairavatantra?]:鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淓verything arises out of the End of the Twelve [i.e., 诲惫腻诲补艣腻苍迟补] and merges (into it). [...] There Bhairava is Kubje艣a and the form of the power (which is his consort) is Kubjik膩 who is surrounded by sixteen energies [i.e., 峁岣峚艣补艣补办迟颈鈥�艣akti岣� 峁岣峚艣abhir]. What are these sixteen? They are (the vowels, beginning with the letter A and ending with visarga鈥�.
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)峁岣峚艣补艣补办迟颈 (啶粪啶∴ざ啶多啷嵿い啶�) refers to the 鈥渟ixteen goddesses (of attraction)鈥�, according to the King Vatsar膩ja鈥檚 P奴j膩stuti called the K膩masiddhistuti (also V膩make艣var墨stuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nity膩.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] May the deities of the ten gestures, who [have forms that] are in accordance with the powers of their respective gestures, are mild, and carry a snare and goad, endow me with the object of my desire. May the sixteen goddesses of attraction (峁岣峚艣补艣补办迟颈鈥�峁岣峚艣腻办峁涐梗峁璱艣补办迟补测补岣�), [representing] the perennial constitutive digits of Kal膩nidhi [i.e. the Moon], draw towards me the object of my desire. [...]鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) 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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Partial matches: Shodasha, Shakti.
Full-text: Shaktishodasha, Shodasha.
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