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Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Mūlanātha (मूलनाथ) refers to the “Root Lord”, 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, “The venerable (Goddess) Kubjī possesses six modalities (ṣaṭprakārā). She is the energy (E) of HA SA KHA PHA RA and, pervading (all things), is called the Yoni (bhaga). When she who is Rudra’s power, the treasure of Supreme Bliss, is aroused and has entered within (the god), then the six modalities (prakāra) that are (her) enclosures (ācchādaka) are again merged into the Root Lord (Mūlanātha). [...]”.

Note: Mūlanātha (lit. the Root Lord) is the name given to the Siddha who founds a lineage. The first Root Lord is thus the founder of all the lineages. He is the first teacher or ‘lord’—Ādinātha and so is also called ‘Venerable Lord’—Śrīnātha. Identified with Bhairava, the goddess's consort, the first teacher is the god even as they are both the disciples of the goddess. In the Saṃvartāmaṇḍalasūtra, he is called Vṛkṣanātha and is said to be the ‘bliss of Navātman’, which, in its most common form in the Kubjikā Tantras is the syllable HSKṢMLVRYŪṂ. [...]

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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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Partial matches: Natha, Mula.

Full-text: Tushnishanatha, Maunisha, Minisha, Shrinatha, Tushnisha, Shashthanatha, Caryanatha, Oddisha, Mitranatha.

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