Shatkadevata, Ṣaṭkadevatā, Ṣaṭkadevata, Shatka-devata: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit terms Ṣaṭkadevatā and Ṣaṭkadevata can be transliterated into English as Satkadevata or Shatkadevata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramṢaṭkadevatā (षट्कदेवता) refers to the “deity of the group of six (wheels)”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “The state of the Gander [i.e., haṃsagati] (arises) when all the energies (of the Moon) have dissolved away. The container of the world of the Gander is the first energy (of the Moon). Fierce (caṇḍā) she is Umā, the New Moon who illumines consciousness. The awakening of Kaula is its manifestation (udaya) (as) the deity of the group of six (Wheels) [i.e., ṣaṭkadevatā]. The deity is in the Tradition of the Cave and it is she who, by means (of her) modalities, is in the six (Wheels)”.
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: Shatka, Devata.
Full-text: Shatka.
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