Paravastha, Para-avastha, Parāvasthā, Parāvastha: 1 definition
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Paravastha 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.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramParāvasthā (परावस्था) refers to the “supreme state”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—The Command is the teacher's enlightening and purifying power that, out of compassion for his disciple, assumes the form of the deity. In a series of thirty-two principles listed in the Kumārikākhaṇḍa, the goddess who is the Command (ājñā-devī) is said to be above Śiva and is followed by the supreme state (parāvasthā) because it is through the Command that it is achieved directly. Accordingly, the Command is regularly identified with the Transmental (unmanī), which is the highest energy in the ascending series of sonic energies through which Kuṇḍalinī rises.
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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