Odisha, Oḍīśa: 1 definition

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Odisha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Oḍīśa can be transliterated into English as Odisa or Odisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) Oḍīśa (ओडीश) [=Uḍīśa?] is the name of a deity, according to the Ambāmatasaṃhitā.—Accordingly, “[...] Then, in the terrible Age of Strife she, the three-eyed (goddess) Maṅgalā, descended into the Northern Cave (uttaragahvara) in the district (viṣaya) of Odyāna. Siddhanātha also (descended) there into (his spiritual) lineage (santati). Having thus flown up (oḍḍīya) in the body he obtained lordship and so is famous in all respects by the name of the venerable Oḍīśa. The place there is Oṣadhiprastha and she is praised as the auspicious one of the universe”.

2) Oḍīśa (ओडीश) refers to one of the “five Siddhas” associated with the Divyādivya (“divine-cum-mortal current”), as discussed in the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Three Siddhas were born from the first Siddha’s radiant energy. They were the counterparts of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Rudra of the previous Current. After them, as in the previous Current, Five Siddhas came into being who were the counterparts of the previous ones. They entered ‘the sequence of the six parts’, that is, the Krama. Thus, along with Śrīnātha, they are the Siddhas of the sacred seats.—Oḍīśa is also associated with Sādākhya of the Divyaugha or Gurvogha (“current of the teachers”)

Note: Oḍīśa as a Siddha is also associated with Oḍḍiyāna, one of the sacred seats (pīṭha).—Although the seats are the same five described in the Kubjikāmatatantra and its expansions, their contents and the beings who inhabit them are quite different.

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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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