Kaulini, Kaulinī: 7 definitions
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Kaulini means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Kaulinī (कौलिनी).—A Rahasya yogini devī.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 19. 48; 44. 141.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Kaulinī (कौलिनी) refers to Khageśvarī (“mistress of the sky-farer”), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] Within the Sky-farer is the Mistress of the Sky-farer (Khageśvarī). She is the sky-faring of the Sky-farers. (She is) Kaulinī who, beyond the Void, is established in the Void. (The goddess continued): I (the goddess) am the (energy of Unstruck Sound called) the Female Gander of the Void (khahaṃsā), present in the Gander (of Unstruck Sound) and residing in the Void: I am the supreme energy in the world of transmigration. I am the Void and I have six parts. Completely full I am the Full Moon. In the middle of the lunar orb, beyond destruction, (I am) Kaulinī (the New Moon). [...]”.
Kaulinī (कौलिनी) refers to one of eight eight Goddesses of speech, as mentioned in the Kāmasiddhi-stuti (also Vāmakeśvarī-stuti) and the Vāmakeśvaratantra (also known as Nityāṣoḍaśikārṇava).—[...] The next four verses, 17–20 [of the Kāmasiddhistuti], respectively praise the set of eight eight Goddesses of speech. The names of these eight [e.g., Kaulinī] can be retrieved from the mantroddhāra section of the Vāmakeśvaratantra (cf. 1.77–80).
Kaulinī (कौलिनी) refers to one of the eight Rahasyayoginīs who reside in the Sarvarogaharacakra which represents one of the nine Āvaraṇa-Cakras of Śrīcakra (the nucleus of Tantric philosophy) which are related to the fifteen-lettered chant called Śrīvidyā, according to Śaṅkarācārya’s Saudaryalaharī.—By the worship on Śrīcakra, the Goddess (whose presence is represented is Śrīcakra) will get awakened. This is the beginning of the spiritual consciousness in man. The nine Cakras in the Śrīcakra are called āvaraṇacakras.—Vasukoṇa is known as the Sarvarogaharacakra. The Vāgdevatās or Rahasyayoginīs [e.g., Kaulinī] who reside here are of Padmarāga colour.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Kaulīni (कौलीनि):—[from kaula] m. [patronymic] [from] kulīna, [Pāṇini 4-1, 90], [vArttika] 4, [Patañjali]
Kaulīni (कौलीनि):—m. = kulīnasyāpatyam ebend.
Kaulīni (कौलीनि):—m. Patron. von kulīna.
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)
Full-text (+78): Kulakaulini, Mahakaulini, Kaulina, Kuladevata, Kularupini, Prakata, Khastha, Khagatita, Kshara, Purnima, Sampurna, Khahamsa, Ksharatita, Simharupa, Ushtha, Prahasita, Carudanta, Prahasitanana, Carushtha, Bhashini.
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Lalitopakhyana (Lalita Mahatmya) (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 37 - Description of other inner Apartments in the Royal Chamber
Chapter 19 - Deities stationed on the chariots (cakrarāja)
Chapter 43 - Types of Initiation and True Service of the Preceptor
Soundarya Lahari of Shri Shankara (Study) (by Seetha N.)
The concept of Avarana-cakras < [Chapter 7 - Philosophical aspects in Saundaryalahari]
The Shakta concept of Nyasa (mental appropriation) < [Chapter 5 - Shakta-Tantras—Saundaryalahari as an epitome of Shaktism]
The concept of Sarasvata-prayoga < [Chapter 7 - Philosophical aspects in Saundaryalahari]
Cidvilasastava by Amrtananda (by Brian Campbell and Ben Williams)
Varahi Tantra (English Study) (by Roberta Pamio)
Chapter 19 - The Āmnāyas (traditions), Continued < [Summary of the Vārāhī Tantra]
Bhagavatpadabhyudaya by Lakshmana Suri (study) (by Lathika M. P.)
Tāntric Measures < [Chapter 3 - References to Śaṅkara’s Philosophy]