Mokshalakshmi, Mokṣalakṣmī, Moksha-lakshmi: 2 definitions

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Mokshalakshmi 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.

The Sanskrit term Mokṣalakṣmī can be transliterated into English as Moksalaksmi or Mokshalakshmi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

[«previous next»] — Mokshalakshmi in Shaktism glossary
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) Mokṣalakṣmī (मोक्षलक्ष्मी) refers to the “wealth of liberation”, according to the commentary on the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly: “[...] she descended into Dakṣa’s sacrifice into the family of the snow mountain in the eighth birth of accomplishment. There the Command is very well known, it saves from the abyss of phenomenal existence and is Khañjinī (i.e. Kubjikā), the wealth of liberation (mokṣalakṣmī)”.

2) Mokṣalakṣmī (मोक्षलक्ष्मी) is the name of the Goddes in her fourth of seven births, according to the second recension of the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, as the Lord said to Bhadrakālī: “[...] (Coming from) Himavat’s house you were married (to me) for seven rebirths. In the first (birth your) name (was) Subhagā and Kāladūtī in the second birth. You (were) Revatī in the third and Mokṣalakṣmī in the fourth. You (were) Durga in the fifth birth and Jayeśvarī in the sixth. In the previous birth—the seventh—you (were) Umā, my favourite. You became my wife on Himavat’s mountain. [...]”.

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)

Mokṣalakṣmī (मोक्षलक्ष्मी) refers to the “good fortune of liberation”, according to Sāhib Kaul’s Śārikāstrotra.—Accordingly, “[...] When the marvelous sun of true devotion to you rises, the lotus of my heart is inflamed through true emotion. In it always resides, out of respect, the good fortune of liberation (mokṣalakṣmī) that is coveted by all. Having attained the strength of true intelligence through Jñānasvāmin, I know what there is to know and everywhere contemplate my own self. I, Sāhib Kaula, have composed this hymn to the lineage deity Śārikā, which contains the construction of her Mantra. [...]”.

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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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