Bahirangashakti, Bahiranga-shakti, Bahiraṅgaśakti: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Bahiraṅgaśakti can be transliterated into English as Bahirangasakti or Bahirangashakti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Bahiraṅgaśakti (बहिरङ्गशक्ति) refers to “the Lord’s exter-nal, or material, potency, also known as māyā. It is the medium by which the material world is created, as well as all affairs pertaining to it”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).
Bahiraṅgaśakti (बहिरङ्गशक्ति) refers to:—The Lord’s external or material potency, also known as māyā-śakti. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).
Bahiraṅgaśakti (बहिरङ्गशक्ति) refers to—External potency.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
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Partial matches: Bahiranga, Shakti.
Full-text: Radhika.
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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 28 < [Chapter 2 - Dvitīya-yāma-sādhana (Prātaḥ-kālīya-bhajana)]
Text 11 < [Chapter 1 - Prathama-yāma-sādhana (Niśānta-bhajana–śraddhā)]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 3 - Brahman, Paramātman, Bhagavat and Parameśvara < [Chapter XXIV - The Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Part 1 - Jīva Gosvāmī’s Ontology < [Chapter XXXIII - The Philosophy of Jiva Gosvāmī and Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇā]
Part 8 - The Philosophy of Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa < [Chapter XXXIII - The Philosophy of Jiva Gosvāmī and Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇā]
Samkhya elements in the Bhagavata-purana (by Jumli Nath)
Part 2.2 - Nature of Prakṛti in the Bhāgavatapurāṇa < [Chapter 3b - Puruṣa, Prakṛti and Guṇa in the Bhāgavatapurāṇa]
Vaishnava Myths in the Puranas (by Kum. Geeta P. Kurandwad)
The concept of Krishna-Avatara (incarnation) < [Chapter 4 - Significance of Vaishnava Myths]