Kaumarikakhanda, Kaumarika-khanda, Kaumārikakhaṇḍa, Kaumārikākhaṇḍa: 1 definition
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Kaumarikakhanda 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.
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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramKaumārikākhaṇḍa (कौमारिकाखण्ड) refers to “holy region of the virgin”, according to Tantric texts such as the Kubjikāmata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “[...] The Virgin (goddess) (kumārikā) established her fame in the land of Bhārata (in this way) and so the meritorious and holy Region of the Virgin (kaumārikākhaṇḍa) came into being”.
Note: Kumārikākhaṇḍa (the region of the virgin) literally means “a part of the young virgin (goddess)”. This ‘part’ is the Yoni, which is also the goddess entire, and the South Asian subcontinent. Although its triangular shape was well known centuries before the Kubjikā Tantras were written, it was only much later that it was identified with the goddess’s triangular Yoni. This identification is significant for the Kubjikāmatatantra because as the god says to the goddess: “In this way your influence will be (felt) in (the land) called Kumārikā”
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: Kaumarika, Khanda.
Full-text: Maheshvarakhanda, Bharata.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa < [Book 1 - Māheśvara-khaṇḍa]
Appendix 3 - Purāṇic measurements of time < [Appendices]
Chapter 6 - Description of the Land of Utkala < [Section 2 - Puruṣottama-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Impact of Vedic Culture on Society (by Kaushik Acharya)
1.D: Dāna in the Purāṇas < [Chapter 2]