Shodashashakti, Ṣoḍaśaśakti, Shodasha-shakti: 2 definitions
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Shodashashakti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Ṣoḍaśaśakti can be transliterated into English as Sodasasakti or Shodashashakti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramṢoḍaśaśakti (षोडशशक्ति) or simply Ṣoḍaśa refers to the “sixteen energies”, according to Ṭīkā [on the Manthānabhairavatantra?]:—Accordingly, “Everything arises out of the End of the Twelve [i.e., dvādaśānta] and merges (into it). [...] There Bhairava is Kubjeśa and the form of the power (which is his consort) is Kubjikā who is surrounded by sixteen energies [i.e., ṣoḍaśaśakti—śaktiḥ ṣoḍaśabhir]. What are these sixteen? They are (the vowels, beginning with the letter A and ending with visarga”.
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)Ṣoḍaśaśakti (षोडशशक्ति) refers to the “sixteen goddesses (of attraction)”, according to the King Vatsarāja’s Pūjāstuti called the Kāmasiddhistuti (also Vāmakeśvarīstuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nityā.—Accordingly, “[...] May the deities of the ten gestures, who [have forms that] are in accordance with the powers of their respective gestures, are mild, and carry a snare and goad, endow me with the object of my desire. May the sixteen goddesses of attraction (ṣoḍaśaśakti—ṣoḍaśākṛṣṭiśaktayaḥ), [representing] the perennial constitutive digits of Kalānidhi [i.e. the Moon], draw towards me the object of my desire. [...]”.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shakti, Shodasha.
Full-text: Shaktishodasha, Shodasha.
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