Bhaktyalaya, Bhaktyālaya, Bhakti-alaya: 1 definition

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Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Bhaktyālaya (भक्त्यालय) refers to the “abode of devotion”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā. Accordingly, “The Lord Uḍu is in (the sacred seat of) Oṃkāra, in which (the Goddess) called Vakrikā was established during the Kṛta Age. (She) sings the Ṛgveda (there) on the surface of the earth and is Kālikā who is called Raktā. (She is) the Command, the awakened consciousness that is (powerful like) a forest fire. She who is the venerable Kukārākhyā, called the abode of devotion [i.e., bhaktyālaya], wanders in the dense forest of the teachings that is under the authority of the lord Mitra and the rest (of the Siddhas)”.

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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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