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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Nāgābharaṇa (नागाभरण) refers to “decorative snakes”, 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 subtle form of the goddess is Kuṇḍalinī. Her names in the three transmissions—Khañjinī, Vakrā and Kubjikā—all imply her identity as Kuṇḍalinī. [...] Resting on the Kula, she has three natures and six limbs and faces. Profoundly tranquil and very terrible, she sits on the Great Ghost who is her seat. She has great snakes as her ornaments [i.e., mahā-nāgābharaṇa] and is adorned with large earrings. Her topknot is adorned with a great Moon and the Sun is above it. She is called Anackā (Unstruck Sound) and has a copious and good menses. (As Kuṇḍalinī) she transports (the individual soul) along the path of Suṣumṇā. Endless, she is at the extreme end of the Endless. Stainless, she is free of defects”.

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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.

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa (p)

Nāgābharaṇa (नागाभरण) refers to “one who is adorned with (the eight divine serpents or) Nāgas”, and is used to describe Garuḍa, according to the second chapter of the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā (Toxicology).—Accordingly, text text dictates that a Garuḍa-upāsaka, the aspirant, must meditate on Garuḍa of the following form—[...] He shines with his head adorned with a crown, bedecked with jewels, handsome in every limb, with tawny eyes and tremendous speed, shining like gold, long-armed, broad-shouldered and adorned with the eight divine serpents or Nāgas (nāgābharaṇa-bhūṣita).

The Nāgābharaṇas are—

1. Ananta form his left shoulder bands;
2. Gulika form his right shoulder bands;
3. Vāsuki form his sacred thread;
4. Takṣaka form his girdle;
5. Kārkoṭaka form his garland/necklace;
6. Padma form his right earrings;
7. Mahāpadma form his left earrings; and
8. Śaṅkha form his crown.

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Nāgābharaṇa (नागाभरण) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[anonymous] Oppert. 6017.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nāgābharaṇa (नागाभरण):—[from nāga] n. Name of [work]

[Sanskrit to German]

Nagabharana in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nāgābharaṇa (ನಾಗಾಭರಣ):—

1) [noun] Śiva, who is ornmaneted with serpents.

2) [noun] (mus.) a mode in Karnāṭaka system, derived from the main mode Nāgānandini.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Abharana, Naga.

Full-text: Karkotaka, Takshaka, Mahapadma, Gulika, Shankha, Vasuki, Padma, Ananta.

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