Shodashasvara, 峁岣峚艣补蝉惫补谤补, 峁岣峚艣补蝉惫补谤腻, Shodasha-svara: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms 峁岣峚艣补蝉惫补谤补 and 峁岣峚艣补蝉惫补谤腻 can be transliterated into English as Sodasasvara or Shodashasvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram峁岣峚艣补蝉惫补谤补 (啶粪啶∴ざ啶膏啶掂ぐ) or simply 峁岣峚艣a refers to the 鈥渟ixteen vowels鈥�, according to the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥�(Ku峁囜笉alin墨) in her straight form (峁沯惫墨) is in the little-known (aprasiddha) place. Once she has filled the lake of nectar in the end of the sixteen (vowels) (峁岣峚艣腻苍迟补), she who is the living being (箩墨惫补谤奴辫颈峁嚹�) fills everything right up to the living being. In the form of the well-known senses (补办峁), she measures out time. She acts within the world of transmigratory existence and regulates the path to liberation. She is endowed with the 21,600 (breaths) enumerated in relation to the fettered soul in accord with the (Yogic) teaching concerning night and day鈥�.
The commentary on these lines in the 峁峁璼膩hasrasa峁僪it膩 explains that: 鈥淭hus she is the one at the 鈥榚nd of the sixteen鈥� [i.e., 峁岣峚艣腻苍迟腻], that is, she is at the end of the sixteen vowels [i.e., 峁岣峚艣补蝉惫补谤补-补苍迟腻]. The meaning is that she is the supreme (energy) of Unstruck Sound (anacka) and is without (phonemic) measure (苍颈谤尘腻迟谤腻). Here itself she is the living being because (she) fills (the body)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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra峁岣峚艣补蝉惫补谤补 (啶粪啶∴ざ啶膏啶掂ぐ) refers to 鈥渟ixteen vowels鈥� (adorning the sixteen petals of a great wheel), according to the Netratantra of K峁mar膩ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P膩rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 6.28-32ab, while describing the 艣补艣颈尘补峁囜笉补濒补]鈥斺�淸The Mantrin] should write the name [of the afflicted] in the middle of a great wheel [that] has sixteen petals. [He] adorns [the wheel] with the sixteen vowels (峁岣峚艣补蝉惫补谤补-产丑奴峁迟补), and encloses it with the mantra using the 腻诲测补苍迟补 pattern. The Mantrin should draw, as before, the 箩墨惫补 in the middle of 蝉补岣�, etc., protected at the end with the covering [i.e., the mantra]. The 补尘峁泃别艣补-尘补苍迟谤补 envelops [him] on all sides, at each syllable, in the middle of all petals, in the middle of the lunar orb. [...]鈥�.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Svara, Shodasha.
Starts with: Shotashasvaram.
Full-text: Shotashasvaram, Shodasha, Nirmatra, Jivarupini, Shodashanta.
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Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
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