Munigana, Munigaṇa, Muni-gana: 2 definitions
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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramMunigaṇa (मुनिगण) refers to the “host of sages”, 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 Siddhas Khagendra and the rest who are the gems of those who have made the Kula are the incarnations of Rudras on Kanyādvīpa, the sacred site, the most excellent land of Bhārata to which the host of sages (munigaṇa) bow. From them the initiation which makes all things manifest has come into being by (their) incomparable austerity. I bow all around to those excellent heroes who, free and forbearing, have sanctified all things”.
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)Munigaṇa (मुनिगण) refers to the “groups of sages” (headed by Vasiṣṭha), according to the King Vatsarāja’s Pūjāstuti called the Kāmasiddhistuti (also Vāmakeśvarīstuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nityā.—Accordingly, “[...] The fourteen worlds, all Gods headed by Mahendra, the three embodiments [of the ultimate reality], and also the groups of sages (munigaṇa) headed by Vasiṣṭha, come into existence or cease to exist, O goddess, by the opening and closing of your eyes, because you embody all”.
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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Śrī Kṛṣṇa-vijaya (by Śrī Gunaraja Khan)
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.4.303 < [Chapter 4 - Descriptions of Śrī Acyutānanda’s Pastimes and the Worship of Śrī Mādhavendra]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.1.171 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Sutrakritanga (English translation) (by Hermann Jacobi)
Lecture 11: The Path < [Book 1]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 25 < [Chapter 6 - Ṣaṣṭha-yāma-sādhana (Sāyaṃ-kālīya-bhajana–bhāva)]
Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
1. Chandas, the science of rhythm < [Chapter 4 - Employment of Chandas in Mudrārākṣasa]