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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Divyadeha (दिव्यदेह) refers to a “divine body”, according to the Ṭīkā (commentary) on the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] Moreover, within what (should he be worshipped)? There itself, within Ātmatattva. If this is so, who (should do it)? Some wise man who has a ‘divine body’ (divyadeha), that is, a body which is not that of a (mortal) man. One who, by the teacher’s grace, is a part of the Lineage of the Eldest. That goddess Parāparā is the Vidyā. [...]”..

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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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

divyadēha (दिव्यदेह).—m (S) A celestial or glorified body,--the body of the dwellers in svarga. 2 fig. Applied to any body glowing with health and beauty.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

divyadēha (दिव्यदेह).—m A celestial or glorified body. Fig. Applied to anybody glowing with health and beauty.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Divyadeha (दिव्यदेह):—[=divya-deha] [from divya > div] m. a d° body, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Deha, Divya.

Full-text: Mudra, Kapalika, Lingapitha.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Divyadeha, Divyadēha, Divya-deha; (plurals include: Divyadehas, Divyadēhas, dehas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study) (by Sadhu Gyanananddas)

7.3. The Body of a Mukta in Akṣaradhāma < [Chapter 5 - Analysis on the basis of Soteriology]

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