Prasadajna, Prasādājñā, Prasada-ajna: 1 definition
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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) Prasādājñā (प्रसादाज्ञा) refers to the “command of grace”, according to the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—The Command of Authority (adhikārājñā) is the first one. The Command of Grace (prasādājñā) is the second. If it is attained in due order along with the transmission duly transmitted from that time on one becomes a teacher. [...] These two kinds or aspects of the Command are two energies. The Command of Authority [i.e., adhikārājñā] is Rudraśakti and the Command of Grace [i.e., prasādājñā] is Śāmbhavī. [...]
2) Prasādājñā (प्रसादाज्ञा) or simply Prasāda refers to the Command (ājñā) associated with Tisra, one of the eight Sacred Seats (pīṭha), according to the Yogakhaṇḍa (chapter 14) of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.
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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Partial matches: Prasada, Ajna.
Full-text: Adhikarajna, Simhashasana, Viplava, Prasada, Shambhavi, Rudrashakti.
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