Alternative spellings of this word include Raktalochana.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Raktalocana (रक्तलोचन) refers to “one whose eyes are red”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, while describing the signs of one who is a Siddha: “His heart is uplifted and his nose and the rest (of his face) is well balanced. The sign of one who is well accomplished is that he is well behaved and he produces abundance. His foot is upraised and his thighs are broad, the forehead is well balanced. He is accomplished from a previous life and is Bhairava. His navel has three creases. His penis is small and auspicious. His body is straight and well proportioned. Such a one is accomplished from a previous life in the western (tradition). His nails are well proportioned and red. His hands bear the marks of elevation and his eyes are red [i.e., raktalocana—raktau tu locanau]. Such is an accomplished one in the previous lineage. His face is like a lotus and his hair is (tied up in a knot in the) foreign style. One who is such and is equal in pleasure and pain is part of the Siddha lineage”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Raktalocana (रक्तलोचन).—a pigeon.

Derivable forms: raktalocanaḥ (रक्तलोचनः).

Raktalocana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rakta and locana (लोचन).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Raktalocana (रक्तलोचन).—mfn.

(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) Red-eyed. m.

(-naḥ) A pigeon. E. rakta, locana eye.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Raktalocana (रक्तलोचन):—[=rakta-locana] [from rakta > raj] m. ‘red-eyed’, a pigeon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Raktalocana (रक्तलोचन):—[rakta-locana] (naḥ) 1. m. A pigeon.

[Sanskrit to German]

Raktalocana in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Locana, Rakta.

Ends with: Dhumrasamraktalocana, Samraktalocana.

Full-text: Samraktalocana, Japa.

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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)

Chapter 256 - Efficacy of the Name of Rāma < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]

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