Matrika Varna, Mātṛkā Varṇa: 1 definition
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Matrika Varna 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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Source: Google Books: Tantra, Its Mystic and Scientific BasisMātṛkā Varṇa means mother of colours. There are innumerable waves and vibrations. Tāntric seers have divided them into fifty categories. The division is based on intuitive realization. These are fifty controlling sounds. The fifty letters of the Sanskrit alphabet, from a (अ) to kṣa (क्ष), are the resultant sounds. They are the controlling sounds (bīja-mantras) of the fifty categories. A (अ) is the bīja-mantra of creation. अ of Sanskrit, a of Latin, alpha of Greek and aliph of Persian are the first letters of their respective alphabet because they represent the creative manifestation. The fifty letters are the embodiments of fifty gross sounds. Mātṛkā Varṇa is a causal matrix.
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Shakti and Shakta (by John Woodroffe)
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