Shaktyavesha, Śaktyāveśa, Shakti-avesha: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Śaktyāveśa can be transliterated into English as Saktyavesa or Shaktyavesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Prabhupada Books: Sri Caitanya CaritamrtaŚaktyāveśa (शक्त्यावेश) or Śaktyāveśāvatāra refers to “incarnations of empowered living entities”, according to the Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta 2.20.246 (“The Science of the Absolute Truth”).—Accordingly, “There are incarnations that control the material qualities [guṇa-avatāras], incarnations who appear during the reign of each Manu [manvantara-avatāras], incarnations in different millenniums [yuga-avatāras] and incarnations of empowered living entities [śaktyāveśa-avatāras]”.
The Śaktyāveśa-avatāras are categorized into (1) forms of divine absorption (bhagavad-āveśa), such as Kapiladeva or Ṛṣabhadeva, and (2) divinely empowered forms (śaktyāveśa), of whom seven are foremost: (1) Śeṣa Nāga in the Vaikuṇṭha world, empowered for the personal service of the Supreme Lord (svasevana-śakti), (2) Anantadeva, empowered to bear all the planets within the universe (bhūdhāraṇa-śakti), (3) Lord Brahmā, empowered with the energy to create the cosmic manifestation (sṛṣṭi-śakti), (4) Catuḥsana, or the Kumāras, specifically empowered to distribute transcendental knowledge (jñāna-śakti), (5) Nārada Muni, empowered to distribute devotional service (bhakti-śakti), (6) Mahārāja Pṛthu, specifically empowered to rule and maintain the living entities (pālana-śakti) and (7) Paraśurāma, specifically empowered to cut down rogues and demons (duṣṭadamana-śakti).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
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Partial matches: Shakti, Avesha.
Starts with: Shaktyaveshavatara.
Full-text (+1): Jnanashakti, Dushta, Bhakti, Bhaktishakti, Palana, Jnana, Damana, Dushtadamana, Srishti, Srishtishakti, Bhudharana, Palanashakti, Svasevana, Shaktyaveshavatara, Aveshavatara, Guna, Yuga, Manvantaravatara, Manvantara, Yugavatara.
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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 10.31 < [Chapter 10 - Vibhūti-yoga (appreciating the opulences of the Supreme Lord)]
Verse 18.77 < [Chapter 18 - Mokṣa-yoga (the Yoga of Liberation)]
Verse 4.7 < [Chapter 4 - Jñāna-Yoga (Yoga through Transcendental Knowledge)]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.2.73 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.2.17 < [Chapter 2 - The Lord’s Appearance]
Shri Gaudiya Kanthahara (by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati)