Gotrapinda, Gotrapiṇḍa, Gotra-pinda: 1 definition
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Gotrapinda 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.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramGotrapiṇḍa (गोत्रपिण्ड) refers to “Bhairava’s most excellent city of speech”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—each letter of the alphabet is a ‘clan’. Accordingly, the goddess is said to be divided into 50 clans (gotra) and the letters collectively are called ‘gotrapiṇḍa’ lit. ‘the body or aggregate of clans’. This aggregate is the entire triangle which the text declares is within the goddess as ‘Bhairava’s most excellent City of Speech (bharatipura), which is the clan (gotra) and the teaching’. In short, Śiva, who is the Assembly of Sounds (śabdarāśi), and Śakti, who is Mālinī, pervade the aggregate of phonemic energies—the gotra—which brings about the emanation and withdrawal of the universe of Speech.
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: Gotra, Pinda.
Full-text: Bharatipura.
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