Purvasneha, Pūrvasneha, Purva-sneha: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramPūrvasneha (पूर्वस्नेह) means “past love” (viz., ‘if there was ever any love in the past’), according to the second recension of the Yogakhaṇḍa of 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 God (i.e., Bhairava) said to the Goddess (i.e., Kumārī), “The oral tradition (mukhāmnāya) of the Yoginīs that is hard to acquire is on your lips. I here *** (?). Devoid of the Command, I am powerless. You are (my) teacher and my refuge. If you considered (yourself) to be my wife and if there was ever any love (for me) in the past then, O Great Goddess! you should impart (this) auspicious initiation to me. Just as you were previously (my) wife, I was previously (as passionate towards you as would be) the god of love. The debt between us has been cleared; (neither of) us has (any debt towards the other) by any reckoning”.
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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