Shaktibheda, Śaktibheda, Shakti-bheda: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śaktibheda can be transliterated into English as Saktibheda or Shaktibheda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical studyŚaktibheda (शक्तिभेद) is the name of a Tīrtha (holy places) situated near Agastyeśvara, according to the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—In that Ujjayinī the sage Agastya worshipped Śiva performing penance. Being pleased Śiva appeared there in the form of Agastyeśvara. Near Agastyeśvara there is a holy place known as Śaktibheda resided by the sages. According to Skandapurāṇa (V.1.34) this place is said to be at Ujjayinī on the bank of the river Siprā. The place is associated with the legend of the birth of Kārtikeya. Bathing at this tīrtha if a person visits Bhadravaṭa becomes released from all sins and is honoured in Skandaloka.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śaktibheda (शक्तिभेद):—[=śakti-bheda] [from śakti > śak] m. difference of power, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) [v.s. ...] a special capacity, [ib.]
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.
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Partial matches: Shakti, Bheda.
Full-text: Skandaloka, Agastyeshvara.
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Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.6.14 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (6): Dik-samuddeśa (On Position)]
Verse 2.267 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.8.97 < [Chapter 8 - Mahāprabhu’s Water Sports in Narendra- sarovara]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 34 - The Greatness of Śaktibheda Tīrtha < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)