Vahnibija, Vahnibīja, Vahni-bija: 4 definitions
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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)Vahnibīja (वह्निबीज) refers to the “vahni-syllable”, according to Sāhib Kaul’s Śārikāstrotra.—Accordingly, “[...] He who remembers your next syllable, which is īśa with abja, vahni, and padma [i.e., īśaṃ sābjaṃ vahnisaṃsthaṃ sapadmaṃ bījaṃ], is remembered by goddesses in heaven, Nāga maidens in the netherworld, and women on earth confused by the arrows of Kāma. One of pure mind who recites with complete devotion the lakṣmī-syllable, which is difficult for bad people to obtain, him the goddess of good fortune will always be eager to see, and although unsteady (by nature) she will remain at his doorstep out of devotion. [...]”.
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVahnibīja (वह्निबीज).—
1) gold.
2) a citron tree.
3) Name of the mystical syllable रम् (ram).
Derivable forms: vahnibījam (वह्निबीजम्).
Vahnibīja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vahni and bīja (बीज).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vahnibīja (वह्निबीज):—[=vahni-bīja] [from vahni > vah] n. ‘fire-seed’, gold, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a citron-tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] a Name of the mystical syllable ram (repeated as the peculiar Mantra of fire in the Tantra system), [Rāmatāpanīya-upaniṣad; Religious Thought and Life in India 197.]
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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.
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