Bhoganga, Bhogāṅga, Bhoga-anga: 2 definitions
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Bhoganga 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: ManthanabhairavatantramBhogāṅga (भोगाङ्ग) refers to the “limbs of enjoyment”, 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 symbolism and dynamic interaction of the polarities is similarly represented by the Śaiva Siddhānta in relation to the outer Liṅga. In that context also, the energies of the Liṅga are believed to emerge from it and, deployed around it, unite with it. These the Śaiva Siddhānta conceives to be the ‘limbs of enjoyment’ [i.e., bhogāṅga] of Sadāśiva. He is represented by the Liṅga in the centre of these limbs of which he is the ‘enjoyer’ (bhoktṛ). Here too the analogy is sexual. The Śaiva Siddhānta views the process of manifestation and ‘enjoyment’ from a strongly dominant male perspective.
Note: The term bhogāṅga [the limbs of enjoyment] are counterposed to the layāṅga [the limbs of merger] that denote his limbs insofar as they are in their natural location, in the body of Sadāśiva (layasthāna). They are worshipped first there, then one asks Śiva's permission to ‘extract’ them from his body and to place them around him, each on a petal of an imaginary lotus that is the throne and opens out at the base of the Liṅga. [... ] The aggregate of five or six... constitute the first enclosure (āvaraṇa) of beings that encircle Śiva, like courtesans a king.
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
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBhōgāṃga (ಭೋಗಾಂಗ):—
1) [noun] that which is desired to derive pleasure from, a items of luxury.
2) [noun] (vīr.) an offering of all pleasures of life to Śiva, and enjoying them as His grace.
3) [noun] a man enjoying pleasures assuming them as the grace of Śiva.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Anga, Bhoga, Amga.
Starts with: Bhogangarcana, Bhogangarcanavidhi.
Full-text: Pokankam, Layamga, Layasthana, Bhoktri.
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