Tara in Hinduism
author: Bikas Kumar Bhattacharya
edition: 2003, Eastern Book Linkers
pages: 414
ISBN-10: 8178540215
Topic: Hinduism
Textual Interpretations - Sakti
This page describes Sakti from page 272 in the book: Tara in Hinduism by Bikas Kumar Bhattacharya. This book represents a study of the Goddess Tara (啶むぞ啶班ぞ, 迟腻谤腻) and collects various standpoints regarding her cult from both Buddhist and Brahmanical sources. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms. It is part of the series 鈥淭extual Interpretations鈥�.
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Soundarya Lahari of Shri Shankara (Study) [by Seetha N.]
Shakti s form is not distinguishable from that of the form of power-holder, Siva, though people see both as distinct. 3 All actions are performed with the help of Sakti (power); yet Sakti has to depend upon the desire of Siva, the power-holder. Sakti is thus considered as the desire of Siva. 5 Sakti cannot be termed as the part of Shiva, nor can there be seen a distinct 1. B. S. B. J. IV. 23 2. S. U. 1. 3 (Svetas va taropanisad 3....
Read full contents: Introduction (the philosophy behind Shiva and Shakti)
Arts in the Puranas (study) [by Meena Devadatta Jeste]
Icons of Shakti. [[[ p. 46 ]]] Devi-puja or the worship of the female principle was prevalent in India since very ancient times. The Shakti puja was developed in the epic and Puranic periods. Ambika, Uma, Durga, Kali, Mahisa surakardini are the different names and aspects of the central figure of the Sakti cult. The SaptaMatrkas or the Divine Mothers as the Shaktis of Shiva regularly appear from Kusana art....
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Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning: 啶むい啶距ぁ 啶椸う啶ぞ 啶む 啶掂 啶椸う啶距ぇ啶距ぐ啷� 啶椸う啶距啷嵿ぐ啶溹 啶︵啶掂た啶оぞ啶啶むぞ 啶す啶�-啶多啷嵿い啷� 啶班啶曕啶啶� 啶膏啶む 啶溹啶距え 啶� tatada gadaya tam vai gadadhari gadagrajah dvidhabhuta maha-shakti rukmeh sutam jaghana ha tatada鈥攕truck; gadaya鈥攚ith His club; tam鈥攖hat; vai鈥攊ndeed; gadadhari鈥攈olding a club; gadagrajah鈥攖he elder brother of Gada; dvidhabhuta鈥攃ut in two; maha-shaktithe two sakti weapons; rukmeh鈥攐f Rukmi; sutam鈥攖he charioteer; jaghana鈥攈it; ha鈥攊ndeed....
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