Melapasthana, Melāpasthāna, Melapa-sthana: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramMelāpasthāna (मेलापस्थान) refers to the “place where Siddhas and Yoginīs meet”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] The six sacred seats projected into the hexagram surrounding the central Triangle of the maṇḍala are the Six Houses. These are places, both in the outside world and the maṇḍala (external and in the body), where Siddhas and Yoginīs meet (melāpasthāna) and so bestow immediate realisation (pratyaya). Similarly, the places where the Mothers reside in the form of low caste women are houses. They are the Eight Houses of the Mothers projected into the eight petals of the lotus that surrounds the hexagram in the maṇḍala.
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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