Madanakala, Madanakalā, Madana-kala: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramMadanakalā (मदनकला) refers to the “energy of passion”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] Śiva and Śakti, with which the universe is woven like a cloth, warp and woof, are the Churning Bhairava and the Churning Bhairavī in the centre of the Triangle. First the churning of the two divides reality, as it were, into a supreme, transcendent aspect and an inferior, immanent aspect. The two then unite and ‘churn’ each other and so the goddess ‘makes love there’. Thus the Point is said to be ‘churned by passion’ (smaraṇa) which splits and melts it. This, the Energy of Passion (madanakalā) is present within emanation. It is the Passion that is ‘the destruction of desire (kāma)’. It belongs to the goddess who, endowed with this energy, churns Bhairava, the Churner (manthāna).
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Madana, Kala.
Starts with: Madanakalaha.
Full-text: Vamavarta.
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