Shaktyarnava, Śaktyarṇava, Shakti-arnava: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Śaktyarṇava can be transliterated into English as Saktyarnava or Shaktyarnava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)Śaktyarṇava (शक्त्यर्णव) refers to the “sea of Śaktis”, according to the King Vatsarāja’s Pūjāstuti called the Kāmasiddhistuti (also Vāmakeśvarīstuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nityā.—Accordingly, “[...] O goddess, though you are one and simple, you are [also] nine, you are ten, you are again ten, and again you are fourteen. Thus you, the benefactor of poets, dwell in the sea of Śaktis (śaktyarṇava) marked with forty-three triangles”.
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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