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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Kāmakrīḍā (कामक्रीडा) (cf. Krīḍā) refers to the “sport of love”, according to the second recension of the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] Once the Lord of the gods, the Lord of the Lord of Passion had spoken thus, he desired union with the goddess by the power of the divine Command. Maheśvarī enjoyed the sport of love [i.e., kāmakrīḍā] and, in (her) eighth birth she enjoyed their mutual passion. [...]”.

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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.

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: Prabhupada Books: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta

Kāmakrīḍā (कामक्रीडा) refers to the “pastimes of sexual enjoyment” (i.e., one who business is enjoying sense gratification), as mentioned in the Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta 2.8.187ff.—Accordingly, as Rāya Rāmānanda said:—“Lord Kṛṣṇa is dhīralalita, for He can always keep His girlfriends in a subjugated state. Thus His only business is enjoying sense gratification [i.e., kāmakrīḍā]. A person who is very cunning and always youthful, expert in joking and without anxiety, and who can keep his girlfriends always subjugated, is called dhīra-lalita”.

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kāmakrīḍā (कामक्रीडा).—

1) dalliance of love, amorous sport.

2) copulation.

Kāmakrīḍā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāma and krīḍā (क्रीडा).

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

1) Kāmakrīḍā (कामक्रीडा):—[=kāma-krīḍā] [from kāma] f. amorous sport

2) [v.s. ...] Name of a metre consisting of four lines of fifteen long syllables each.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kamakrida in German

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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: Kama, Krida.

Full-text: Krida, Atishakvari.

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