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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Nīrāgā (नीरागा) refers to “she who is devoid of passion”, according to the Lalitāsahasranāma.—Lalitā’s thousand names are eulogized in the Lalitāsahasranāma, describing the goddess’s spiritual beauty on the analogy of physical, sensuous beauty. [...] In short, the Kula rites—sexual yet chaste—share in the same ambiguity as the goddess who presides over them. One way that the apparent contradiction is resolved is to accommodate the two conditions into the two aspects of deity. Tripurā in her immanent, manifest form ‘with qualities’ (saguṇa) is passionate, while her unmanifest form `devoid of qualities’ (nirguṇa) is passionless. To indicate this ambiguity in her nature she is called ‘Devoid of Qualities’ (nirguṇā) (130), which is thus the same as calling her ‘Devoid of Desire’ (niṣkāmā) (142) and ‘Devoid of Passion’ (nīrāgā) (156). So even though from one point of view she is highly passionate, she remains free of desire. Although, she gives passion (kāmadā) and arouses attachment (rāga-mathanī) (157), she also frees from it.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nirāga (निराग).—a. Passionless, dispassionate.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nirāga (निराग).—[adjective] passionless, calm.

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Nīrāga (नीराग).—[adjective] colourless, passionless; [abstract] tā [feminine]

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

1) Nīrāga (नीराग):—[=nī-rāga] [from nī > niḥ] mfn. colourless, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

2) [v.s. ...] free from passion, [Bhartṛhari]

3) Nirāga (निराग):—[=ni-rāga] mfn. passionless, dispassionate, [Śāṅkhāyana-brāhmaṇa] (cf. nī-r).

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Nīrāga (नीराग) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṇīrāga, Ṇīrāya.

[Sanskrit to German]

Niraga 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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Ṇīrāga (णीराग) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Nīrāga.

Ṇīrāga has the following synonyms: Ṇīrāya.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nirāga (ನಿರಾಗ):—[noun] free from passion, desire or emotion; passionless.

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Nīrāga (ನೀರಾಗ):—[adjective] free from passion, emotion; placid; passionless; impassive.

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Nīrāga (ನೀರಾಗ):—

1) [noun] the quality of being passionless, placid.

2) [noun] a man who is passionless.

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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: Raga, Ni.

Starts with: Niragalu, Niragama, Niragantha, Niragara, Niragarana, Niragarana, Niragariya, Niragas, Niragasa, Niragase, Niragasebagilu, Nirakam, Nirakankiruti, Nirakaram, Nirakaran, Nirakaranam, Nirakari.

Ends with: Maniraga, Olopapaniraga.

Full-text: Niragas, Niraya, Niliraga, Nirakam, Saguna, Nirguna, Nishkama, Mathani, Ragamathani, Kamada, Cuttu.

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