Jushtacandalini, Jushta-candalini, Juṣṭacaṇḍālinī: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Juṣṭacaṇḍālinī can be transliterated into English as Justacandalini or Jushtacandalini, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Jushtachandalini.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramJuṣṭacaṇḍālinī (जुष्टचण्डालिनी) is the name of a deity, according to Tantric texts such as the Kubjikāmata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Tisra, like the seat Mātaṅga, is said to be meant for the ‘last-born’, those of the lowest castes, especially sweepers (mātaṅga). The deities here are the god and goddess of the sweepers—Mātaṅgīśa and Mātaṅgī, who is identified with a form of Kubjikā called Juṣṭacaṇḍālinī.
Juṣṭacaṇḍālinī, is another form of Kubjikā who, like this one, presides over one of the transmissions (krama) and is associated with magic and black rites. She too is invoked to magically harm and slay enemies. However, as in this case, Kubjikā reforms and elevates the magical, apotropeic and healing functions of lower goddesses she incorporates into herself and with which she is identified. She is Mahāmāyā—the most elevated form, and ultimate source, of all magical power. The ‘small’ Māyā of the ‘little goddesses’ of villages and countryside that gives and removes disease is transformed by its journey into the Sanskrit Tantras into the Great Māyā that causes and removes bondage.
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: Jushta, Candalini.
Full-text: Tisrapitha, Tisra, Matangisha, Matanga.
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