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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Parāsthāna (परास्थान) refers to the “abode of the supreme Goddess”, 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, as the Goddess says to the God:—“O god, when the moving and immobile (universe) was a void, there were (none of) the endless number of gods, heavenly musicians (gandharva), Yakṣas, Snake (divinities) or Rākṣasas, nor the moon, sun, planets, constellations, hermitages or the Ṛṣis. O god, I did not exist; neither did you. The host did not exist and there were no mountains and forests. In the (one) nondual, formless, and fearsome ocean of darkness (tamas), the Divine Command was impelled out of the Abode of the Supreme Goddess (parāsthāna), the Bliss of Stillness (nirānanda). [...]”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Parasthāna (परस्थान).—[neuter] foreign place.

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

Parasthāna (परस्थान):—[=para-sthāna] [from para] n. an° place, strange place, [Hitopadeśa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Parasthana 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

Parasthāna (ಪರಸ್ಥಾನ):—[noun] a moving of luggages to another’s house on an auspicious day, when the actual day of travelling is not auspicious.

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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: Sthana, Para.

Starts with: Parastanam.

Full-text: Tamas.

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