Primal power: 1 definition
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Primal power 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
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchPrimal Power are denoted by the Sanskrit term Ādi-Śakti, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] And Umā, the primal power (ādiśakti), was the one who formerly received this [Mudrā] from me. Now, you alone have received it because of the [accumulated] impressions [of meritorious actions] done in [your former] births. [This] knowledge [which is] more secret than a secret, ought not to be given to just anyone. The place in which the knower of this dwells is a storehouse of merit. [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
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Full-text: Adishakti, Labdhavat, Janmasamskara, Storehouse of merit, Storehouse.
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“Tiruvembavai” < [July – September, 1985]
Bharathidasan: An Assessment < [Jan. – Mar. 1991 & Apr. – Jun. 1991]
Shakti and Shakta (by John Woodroffe)
Chapter XV - Māyā-śakti (the Psycho-Physical aspect of the Universe) < [Section 2 - Doctrine]