Retasa, Retasā: 4 definitions
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Retasa 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.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramRetasā (रेतसा) 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.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRetasa (रेतस):—[from reṇu] (ifc.) = retas (cf. agniand kapota-r).
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Agniretasa, Devaretasa, Hiranyaretasa, Kapotaretasa, Sauvarnaretasa, Suvarnaretasa.
Full-text (+5): Sauvarnaretasa, Devaretasa, Agniretasa, Sikti, Hiranyaretasa, Suvarnaretasa, Tavacchas, Pratna, Seka, Kapotaretasa, Udhika, Annarasamaya, Balakhilya, Hiranyaretas, Kamarta, Trimurti, Vidharana, Mahocchushma, Abhyavartam, Atikrama.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.2.72 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
Verse 2.2.81 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Third Adhyaya, Seventeenth Khanda (8 mantras)
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.16.32 < [Chapter 16 - Description of Śrī Rādhikā’s Wedding]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 11.120 < [Section XII - Expiation for the Immoral Religious Student (avakīrṇa)]
Concept of Mind in the Major Upanishads (by Gisha K. Narayanan)
9(a). The Concept of Mind in the Aitareyopaniṣad < [Chapter 4 - The concept of Mind in the Major Upaniṣads]