Shampakagita, Śampakagītā, Shampaka-gita: 1 definition

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The Sanskrit term Śampakagītā can be transliterated into English as Sampakagita or Shampakagita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vedanta (school of philosophy)

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Source: Shodhganga: Siva Gita A Critical Study

Śampakagītā (शम्पकगीता) or simply Śampaka refers to one of the sixty-four Gītās commonly referred to in Hindu scriptures.—Gītā is the name given to certain sacred writings in verse (often in the form of a dialogue) which are devoted to the exposition of particular religious and theosophical doctrines. Most of these Gītās [i.e., Śampakagītā] originate from the Mahābhārata or the various Purāṇas.

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Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

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