Vaishnavishakti, Vaishnavi-shakti, 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫墨艣补办迟颈: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫墨艣补办迟颈 can be transliterated into English as Vaisnavisakti or Vaishnavishakti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫墨艣补办迟颈 (啶掂啶粪啶｀さ啷�啶多啷嵿い啶�) refers to essential nature of Vi峁ａ箛u (i.e., Vi峁ａ箛u鈥檚 power is his 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫墨艣补办迟颈, that is, Mah膩m膩y膩), according to the second recension of the Yogakha峁囜笉a of 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.鈥擳he goddess appears in this version as 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫墨艣补办迟颈 who is identified with Mah膩m膩y膩 and Prak峁泃i. She emerges out of the Li峁単a after being worshipped for five nights, reminding us of the legendary sacrifice performed for five nights鈥�辫腻帽肠补谤腻迟谤补鈥攆rom which one of the main Vai峁ａ箛ava Tantric tradition is supposed to draw its name.
Note: In the Jayadrathay膩mala (and associated Tantras) K膩l墨 in the form of the goddess K膩lasa峁僰ar峁峁嚹� is identified with 痴补颈峁ａ箛补惫墨艣补办迟颈 and is the consort of Narasi峁僪a, an incarnation of Vi峁ａ箛u. She is well known to the Kubjik膩 Tantras.
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: Vaishnavi, Shakti.
Full-text: Kalasankarshini, Bhaganana.
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