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The Sanskrit term Naiṣṭhikī can be transliterated into English as Naisthiki or Naishthiki, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsNaiṣṭhikī (नैष्ठिकी) is a synonym for Mumukṣu (“liberation seeker”), according to the Mṛgendrāgama.—Another early source which distinguishes between the śivadharmiṇī and lokadharmiṇī-dīkṣā is the Mṛgendra-āgama, which was composed after the Svacchanda-tantra. This scripture maintains the same basic set of categories and organization of initiatory groups, even though it uses slightly different terminology. Thus, instead of referring to initiations for the mumukṣu and the bubhukṣu, the Mṛgendra uses the terms naiṣṭhikī and bhautikī, the former of which is divided into the sāpekṣā and nirapekṣā, corresponding to the sabījā/nirbījā distinction, and the latter again into śivadharmiṇī and lokadharmiṇī.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 2 < [Chapter 5 - Pañcama-yāma-sādhana (Aparāhna-kālīya-bhajana–kṛṣṇa-āsakti)]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 5.12 < [Chapter 5 - Karma-sannyāsa-yoga (Yoga through Renunciation of Action)]
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.1.239 < [Chapter 1 - The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 5 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
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