Dhairyakarshini, Dhairyākarṣiṇī, Dhairya-akarshini: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Dhairyākarṣiṇī can be transliterated into English as Dhairyakarsini or Dhairyakarshini, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)Dhairyākarṣiṇī (धैर्याकर्षिणी) refers to one of the sixteen goddesses of attraction (ākarṣaṇa or ākarṣiṇī) to be installed on the petals of the sixteen-petalled lotuses, according to the Kāmasiddhi-stuti (also Vāmakeśvarī-stuti) and the Vāmakeśvaratantra (also known as Nityāṣoḍaśikārṇava).—[...] Verses 15 and 16 [of the Kāmasiddhistuti] venerate sixteen goddesses of attraction (ākarṣaṇa) and eight powers of the bodiless love-god, respectively, all in personified forms.9 We know from the Vāmakeśvaratantra and other Tripurā texts that these [i.e., Dhairyākarṣiṇī] are installed on the petals of the sixteen- and eight-petalled lotuses.
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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Partial matches: Akarshini, Dhairya.
Full-text: Akarshini.
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