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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Śaivism

Kāraṇāgama (कारणागम):—One of the 28 Śaivāgamas. This is one of the five Āgamas that were proclaimed to the world by the Sadyojāta face (of Śiva).

Source: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of Śiva

Kāraṇāgama (कारणागम) or simply Kāraṇa refers to one of the twenty-eight Siddhāntāgama: a classification of the Śaiva division of Śaivāgamas. The Śaivāgamas represent the wisdom that has come down from lord Śiva, received by Pārvatī and accepted by Viṣṇu. The Śaivāgamas are divided into four groups viz. Śaiva, Pāśupata, Soma and Lākula. Śaiva is further divided in to Dakṣiṇa, Vāma and Siddhānta (e.g., kāraṇa-āgama).

According to the pratisaṃhitā theory of Āgama origin and relationship (sambandha), it was Sadāśiva who first imparted the Kāraṇāgama through parasambandha to Kāraṇa, who then imparted it through mahānsambandha to Śarva, who then transmitted it to Prajāpati who then, through divya-sambandha, transmitted it to the Devas who, through divyādivya-sambandha, transmitted it to the Ṛṣis who finally, through adivya-sambandha, revealed the Kāraṇāgama to human beings (Manuṣya). (also see Anantaśambhu’s commentary on the Siddhāntasārāvali of Trilocanaśivācārya)

The Upāgamas for Kāraṇāgama are: Kāraṇa, Pāvana, Daurgya, Māhendra, Bhīma, Māraṇa and Dveṣṭa. The purpose of revealing Upāgamas is to explain more elaborately than that of Mūlāgamas and to include any new idea if not dealt in Mūlāgamas.

context information

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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Kāraṇāgama (कारणागम) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—tantra. Burnell. 204^b. Mysore. 4. Kāraṇāgame Utsavaprakaraṇa. Burnell. 204^b.
—Ratnaliṅgasthāpanavidhi. Burnell. 204^b.
—Rāmeśvarapūjā. Burnell. 204^b.
—Śivavivāhaprayoga. Burnell. 204^b.

2) Kāraṇāgama (कारणागम):—tantra. Hz. 952 p. 80.

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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: Karana, Agama.

Ends with: Vyakaranagama.

Full-text (+61): Agama, Ardhanarishvaramurti, Pavana, Dveshta, Mahendra, Daurgya, Kankalamurti, Marana, Nrittamurti, Bhikshatanamurti, Karana, Dakshinamurti, Rameshvarapuja, Shivavivahaprayoga, Sharva, Saphala, Paushtika, Shriya, Shantida, Haryardhamurti.

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