Bhagakriti, Bhagākṛti, Bhaga-akriti: 1 definition

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Bhagakriti 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 term Bhagākṛti can be transliterated into English as Bhagakrti or Bhagakriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

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

Bhagākṛti (भगाकृति) refers to “one whose form is the Yoni”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] Thus the Command [i.e., ājñā] spreads out by means of the sacred seats from where the Siddhas who founded the lineages reside. This Command is the Liṅga that arises in the centre from the Yoni. So the goddess is both the Divine Liṅga and the Yoni which is the ‘inner sanctum’. She is both the Liṅga and within the Liṅga. So, the Liṅga is a Yoni in the Yoni. Thus it is a ‘crooked’—vakra—Liṅga as the triangle which is the goddess herself who is Vakrā ‘the Crooked One’ whose form is the Yoni (bhagākṛti) as well as the 'Circle of the Point'.

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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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