Nadabindu, Nādabindu, Nada-bindu: 1 definition
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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramNādabindu (नादबिन्दु) refers to the “sound and the drop”, 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, “Accompanied by the Sun, Moon and Fire, adorned with the thirteen, endowed with the energy of Sound and the Drop (nādabindu), he is the lord of the seed-syllables in the south. He is the very powerful Bhairava, the king of the Tantras of the south. [...]”.
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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Starts with: Nadabindupanishad, Nadabindusthana.
Full-text: Nada, Natavintu, Sri Narayanasrami, Para-Bindu, Narayana.
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Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 42 [Nāda, the cause of creation and plurality] < [Chapter 2 - Second Vimarśa]
Verse 31 [Place of Parāvāk] < [Chapter 2 - Second Vimarśa]
Verse 74 [Śakti Prabhāva] < [Chapter 2 - Second Vimarśa]
Paduka-panchaka (the five-fold footstool) (by Arthur Avalon)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 129 - Greatness of the Hermitage of Yājñavalkya < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 96 - Vyāsa Released from the Curse < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chapter 73 - The Greatness of Oṃkāra < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) (by Deepak bagadia)
Part 8.4 - Introduction to Yoga Philosophy < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Shat-cakra-nirupana (the six bodily centres) (by Arthur Avalon)
Varahi Tantra (English Study) (by Roberta Pamio)
Chapter 27 - The exposition on Mudrās and Bandhas < [Summary of the Vārāhī Tantra]