Mahocchushma, Mahocchuṣma, Maha-ucchushma, Mahocchuṣmā: 3 definitions

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Mahocchushma 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.

The Sanskrit terms Mahocchuṣma and Mahocchuṣmā can be transliterated into English as Mahocchusma or Mahocchushma, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Mahochchhushma.

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

[«previous next»] — Mahocchushma in Shaivism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Kubjikāmata-tantra

Mahocchuṣma (महोच्छुष्म):—One of the four female attendant deities associated with Mitra, the central deity of the Mātṛcakra, according to the Kubjikāmatatantra. This central deity is named Piṅganātha in the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā. She is also known by the name Chuṣmakā. She is the goddess of the pītha named Kāmarūpa.

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Mahocchuṣmā (महोच्छुष्मा) (seed-syllabe: ) refers to one of the four Devīs (or Guhyakā) of the pantheon of Mantra-deities, according to the Brahmayāmala-tantra (or Picumata), an early 7th century Śaiva text consisting of twelve-thousand verses.—Patterning the processes of inner and outer ritual is the Brahmayāmala’s pantheon of mantra-deities, whose core comprises the Four Goddesses or Guhyakās, Four Consorts or Handmaidens [e.g., Mahocchuṣmā], and their lord, Kapālīśabhairava.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) 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.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

[«previous next»] — Mahocchushma in Shaktism glossary
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) Mahocchuṣma (महोच्छुष्म) is the name of a forest and a lake, according to Tantric texts such as the Kubjikāmata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “She [i.e., the Goddess—Kubjikā] quickly went (to the place) where the auspicious river Ucchuṣmā (flows). It is in the Mahocchuṣma forest and transports the Divine and Mortal Currents (of the transmission). The goddess, endowed with the attributes of the divine Command, sports there where the lakes Mahocchuṣma and Nīla (are located). [...]”.—(cf. Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā verse 1.36-37, 4.5, 4.26-132 and Śrīmatottara-tantra).

2) Mahocchuṣmā (महोच्छुष्म) is the name of the Goddess associated with Kāmarūpa, one of the sacred seats (pīṭha), according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.

3) Mahocchūṣmā (महोच्छूष्मा) refers to one of the six Goddesses (parā-ṣaṭka) associated with Kāmākhya (corresponding to the eastern face of Bhairava), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] The six Goddesses (parāṣaṭka): Kāmārtā, Retasā, Trimūrti, Ūdhikā, Nityā, Mahocchūṣmā.

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Shakta (शाक्त, 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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