The Sanskrit term Śuddhetara can be transliterated into English as Suddhetara or Shuddhetara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: Google Books: The Goddess Lakṣmī: The Divine Consort in South Indian Vaiṣṇava Tradition

Śuddhetara (शुद्धेतर) refers to “non-pure creation” also known as “intermediary creation” and represents one of the three phases in the creation (sṛṣṭi), according to the Lakṣmītantra dealing with the philosophy of the Pañcarātra.—In the cosmological theory of the Pañcarātra there are three phases in the creation (sṛṣṭi)—pure creation, intermediary (non-pure) creation, and lower (impure) creation. [...] While the pure creation emanates from the kriyā-śakti, the intermediary creation, which is called non-pure creation (śuddhetara, because it is a mixture of both pure and impure), emanates from the bhūti-śakti. During the intermediary creation there are two manifestations from the bhūti-śakti—kūṭastha-puruṣa (aggregate of souls) and māyā-śakti (non-spiritual energy). Both of these actually emanate from the vyūha called Pradyumna. The disembodied souls that are bound by karma originate from the kūṭastha-puruṣa at the time of creation and return to it at the time of dissolution. [...]

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Śuddhetara (शुद्धेतर) or Śuddhetarasṛṣṭi refers to “non-pure (creation)”, as discussed in chapters 6-7 of the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā, a Pāñcarātra work in 60 chapters dealing with topics such as Viṣṇu’s discus-power, the processes of creation and esoteric practices related to Sudarśana (such as mantras and yantras).—Description of the chapter [śuddhetara-sṛṣṭi-varṇana]: [...] It is in the non-pure creation that the three guṇas operate—and progressing from the highest, these produce in sequence buddhi, ahaṃkāra, tanmātra, the eleven indriyas, the five bhūtas; in the combination of these is produced the physical world as we know it (16-18). [...]

context information

Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Shuddha, Itara.

Starts with: Shuddhetarasrishti, Shuddhetarasrishtivarnana.

Full-text: Kutastha, Kutasthapurusha, Srishti, Mulaprakriti.

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