Cakriṇi, Cakrini, Cakriṇī: 2 definitions
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Cakriṇi 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chakrini.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexCakriṇi (चक्रिणि).—A name of Lalitā, a devī.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 18. 15; 26. 47; 36. 90.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramCakriṇī (चक्रिणी) refers to one of the female servants associated with Kāmarūpa, one of the sacred seats (pīṭha), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Nine of the twelve female servants [i.e., Cakriṇī] (three in each of the first four seats), are low-caste women who we find, in other contexts, embody the Mothers (mātṛkā). The maids (cellakā) are Yoginīs and the servants their male counterparts. These replace the spiritual ‘sons’ and ‘daughters’ the goddess generates and the guardians she appoints in the sacred seats listed in the ‘Kubjikāmatatantra’.
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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Full-text: Haimapura, cakrarupa, Khasvarupa, Mangalya.
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Lalitopakhyana (Lalita Mahatmya) (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 36 - The Inner Chamber of Cintāmaṇi
Chapter 33 - Seven Chambers beginning with Topaz
Chapter 37 - Description of other inner Apartments in the Royal Chamber
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
7. Description Devi’s Function < [Chapter 3]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
Śaṅkarācārya Worships the Goddess < [Chapter 2 - The Making of the Smārta-Śaiva Community of South India]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 27 - The description of the Jaya ablution < [Section 2 - Pūrvabhāga]