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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Devadūtī (देवदूती) refers to one of the eight Kaula consorts (dūtī-aṣṭaka) associated with Oṃkārapīṭha (also called Oḍḍiyāna, Ādipīṭha or Uḍapīṭha), 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 eight Kaula consorts (dūtī-aṣṭaka): Śivā, Ahutyagnidūtī, Koṭarākṣī, Kapālinī, Muktakeśī, Devadūtī, Tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭrā, Bhayaṃkarī.

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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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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Devadūtī (देवदूती).—f. (-tī) 1. A female messenger of the gods. 2. A sort of plant; also madhukukkuṭī. E. deva, and dūtī a messenger.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Devadūtī (देवदूती):—[=deva-dūtī] [from deva-dūta > deva] f. female messenger of the gods, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] the wild citron tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) Devadūti (देवदूति):—[=deva-dūti] [from deva] [wrong reading] for -hūti.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Devadūtī (देवदूती):—[deva-dūtī] (tī) 3. f. A messenger of the gods; a sort of plant.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Partial matches: Duti, Deva, Teva.

Full-text: Kapalini, Tikshnadamshtra, Ahutyagniduti, Ahutyagni, Bhayamkari, Devadasa, Muktakeshi, Kotarakshi, Shiva.

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