The Sanskrit terms Kālasaṅkarṣanī and Kālasaṃkarṣaṇī can be transliterated into English as Kalasankarsani or Kalasankarshani or Kalasamkarsani or Kalasamkarshani, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Kālasaṅkarṣanī (कालसङ्कर्षनी).—A goddess from the back part of Nṛsimha: a follower of Vāgīśī.^*

• * Matsya-purāṇa 179. 68.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: eScholarship: Gāruḍa Medicine (śaivism)

Kālasaṃkarṣaṇī (कालसंकर्षणी) refers to a form of Kālī who is specifically for the destruction of poisons according to the Jayadrathayāmala. In her vidyā she is called “Queen of Birds” (Khageśvarī) and in her visualization she is black, emaciated, has a girdle of snakes, and is mounted on Garuḍa. Sanderson further notes that the results of her mastery include consuming mountains of poison (without ill effect) and killing all snakes within a one hundred yojana radius by remembering her spell.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Kālasaṃkarṣaṇī (कालसंकर्षणी) refers to one of the six Goddesses (parā-ṣaṭka) associated with Oṃkārapīṭha (also called Oḍḍiyāna, Ādipīṭha or Uḍapīṭha), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] The six Goddesses (parā-ṣaṭka): Uḍāvvā, Raktā, Kālyā, Karālinī, Kālasaṃkarṣaṇī, and Kubjikā who is the supreme goddess (parameśvarī).

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Sankarshani, Kala.

Full-text: Haimapura, Shirashcheda, Kalya, Udavva, Asthividarini, Dhvajini, Khageshvari, Karalini, Kajjali, Carmakarini, Kamuki, Karmukin, Sauni, Dhivari, Jayadrathayamala, Matangi.

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