The Sanskrit term Śāmbhavīsṛṣṭi can be transliterated into English as Sambhavisrsti or Shambhavisrishti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Śāmbhavīsṛṣṭi (शाम्भवीसृष्टि) refers to “Śiva’s emanation”, according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—[...] In the absence of Śiva’s emanation (śāmbhavīsṛṣṭi), everything shares in the perfection of absolute being (nirāmaya). The Kularatnoddyota enumerates a series of emanations (sṛṣṭi) projected out of their corresponding metaphysical principles progressively down into outer gross manifestation. [...] Thus, Śiva's emanation (śāmbhavīsṛṣṭi) generates the goddess who then generates the Īśvara principle, and so on. The absence of the first and highest form of emanation therefore not only implies that there is no external manifestation and return to the pre-cosmic state, it also implies the withdrawal of the goddess into Śiva, who is the godhead and her source.

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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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Partial matches: Shambhavi, Srishti.

Full-text: Niramaya.

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