The Sanskrit term Purakṣobha can be transliterated into English as Puraksobha or Purakshobha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) Purakṣobha (पुरक्षोभ) refers to the “the yogic power to arouse the body”.—Practicing (the visualization of) Bhṛgu (Sa) in conjunction with Kāmarūpa, he acquires (many yogic and magical) powers (guṇa). (These include) tranquillity, satisfaction, (the powers to) control and attract (others), (the power) to arouse the body (purakṣobha), extensive royal power, the destruction of grey hairs and wrinkles, mastery of speech, (the power) to extract the revivifying nectar, (the power to) drag trees (towards oneself), and (the power to) swim. One stops the wind, clouds, and rivers in their course.

2) purakṣobha (क्षोभ, “arousal”) refers to “arousal of the body” and represents the particular sign associated with the Third Praṇava, 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 “Sūtra of the Five Praṇavas”, which is chapter fifty-four of the Kumārikākhaṇḍa, is concerned solely with aligning the praṇavas with the seats and placing them along the axis of the body. According to this sūtra, each of the Five Praṇavas has its own colour and corresponds to a state of attainment evidenced by signs of possession (āveśa) [i.e., purakṣobha, ‘arousal of the body’]. They are projected into five places along the vertical axis of the body, which, in some cases, correspond to the locations of the inner Wheels implying thereby that they mark stages in the ascent of Kuṇḍalinī through them. [...]

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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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Partial matches: Kshobha, Pura.

Full-text: Hrim, Kancuka.

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