The Sanskrit term Halākṛti can be transliterated into English as Halakrti or Halakriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Halākṛti (हलाकृति) refers to that which has “the bent shape of a plough”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—One of the reasons the goddess is called Kubjikā—“the Bent Over One” is because she assumes the form of the core Triangle, the Yoni in the centre of the maṇḍala. For the same reason she is called Vakrā—“Crooked One”. She emerges out of the Point in the centre “bent over”. Burning brilliantly with her divine fire, the Point in the centre of the Triangle is the “Wick of the Command” (ājñāvarti) that has the bent shape of a plough (halākṛti). The goddess, identified with Kuṇḍalinī, is commonly referred to, as is Kuṇḍalinī in other Tantric traditions, as “crooked” (kuṭilā). This crooked shape (kuṭilākṛti) is related to the goddess's triangular form. This is the shape of her face when she bursts apart the Liṅga, which is the Point in the centre of the triangle

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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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Partial matches: Akriti, Hala.

Ends with: Khalakriti, Sthalakriti.

Full-text: Kutilakriti, Ajnavarti.

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