Mokshamata, Mokṣamātā, Moksha-mata: 1 definition

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Mokshamata 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 Mokṣamātā can be transliterated into English as Moksamata or Mokshamata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

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

Mokṣamātā (मोक्षमाता) refers to the “mother of liberation”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “(You are) the Doomsday Fire (saṃvartā) within the primordial lord (ādinātha), the energy of supreme Śiva, the famed Kaulinī. You are Vakrā, the Transmental the primordial (power) (ādyā), who is like the rays of the radiance (of ultimate reality); (you are) Śāmbhavī, the mother of liberation [i.e., mokṣamātā]. (You are) the unfailing current of Kaula knowledge and, residing in the End of the Sixteen, (you) accomplish all things. O Saṃvartā, (you are) the mother of mantra, blissful and innate (sahajā) and called ‘Mother’ (ambikā) in (each) sacred seat and field”.

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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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