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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

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Kubjinī (कुब्जिनी) or Kubjikā (lit. “the bent over one”) is another name for the Goddess, according to Tantric texts such as the Kubjikāmata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, as the God explains the name of Kubjinī: “O Kuleśvarī, you are the one (goddess) and (your) name accords with reality (anvartha). The goddess pervades everything within the gross, subtle, and supreme reality, which, faultless, is both manifest and unmanifest, and she is you. Do you not know that? Just as someone with a big body who moves in a small house must enter it with the body bent, such is she, the Great Goddess (maheśvarī)”.

According to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā commentary: “How is it that she bent over (kubjikā)? Just as one who bends over (kubjo bhūtvā) enters everywhere, similarly, as her form is contracted, she pervades everywhere. Then she is Kubjikā (the Bent Over Goddess)”.

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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.

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Starts with: Kubjinipada.

Full-text (+19): Kamakara, Caleshvari, Careshvari, Caradeha, Kubjishana, Kundalyakara, Anekabhuja, Anekanana, Kubjisha, Kubjinipada, Iccharupadhari, Caramadhyastha, Ekamukha, Sutejasa, Sarvagati, Samkocavritti, Samutpanna, Samkoca, Aikyabhuta, Candrapitha.

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