Dharashiva, Dhāraśiva, Dhara-shiva: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Dhāraśiva can be transliterated into English as Dharasiva or Dharashiva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) Dhāraśiva (धारशिव) is another name for Śiva-Nātha: one of the Nine Nāthas according to sources such as the Kulakaulinīmata and Kumārikākhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra.—In accord with the basic triadic division of the universe, the Nine Nāthas are divided into three groups of three. Three have authority on the earth. Three went down into the nether-worlds, and the remaining three flew up into the sky. [...] Again, the Nine Nāthas are (also) arranged separately in (another), conventional order. Thus, (out of these nine) the seventh, Śivānandanātha, the eighth, Rāmānandanātha and ninth, Kṛṣṇānandanātha -these three out of the nine went up into the sky and (so) have no authority (in this world) as they are Skyfarers (who have become so) by the power of the goddess’s Command.
2) Dhārāśiva (धाराशिव) is another name for Rāmaśivadeva—one of the Sixteen Siddhas according to the Kubjikānityāhnikatilaka: a derative text drawing from Tantras and other sources such as the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā.—These sixteen spiritual teachers represent the disciples of the Nine Nāthas who propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjikā Tantras.—Rāmaśivadeva is the Caryā name of this Nātha (i.e., the public name the Siddha uses when living as a wandering renouncer). He is alternatively known as Dhārāśiva or Varāhadeva.
3) Dhārāśiva (धाराशिव) refers to one of the “sixteen Siddhas” belonging to the Siddhaugha (“the current of the Siddhas”), as discussed in the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[The seven Siddhas] are followed by the Nine Siddhas. There are three in the sky, the netherworlds and on the earth. The Sixteen Siddhas are their spiritual sons. They are born from Sūryadeva and are located in the body.—Dhārāśiva is associated with Śvetāṅga of the Divyaugha or Gurvogha (“current of the teachers”) and with Bhairavaśekhara of the Divyādivya (“divine-cum-mortal current”).
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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