The Sanskrit term Śūnyamastaka can be transliterated into English as Sunyamastaka or Shunyamastaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Shodhganga: Temple management in the Āgamas

Śūnyamastaka (शून्यमस्तक) refers to “bare-headed” (regarding the liṅga and other deites) as described in the Śaivāgamas while explaining the “continuity of nityapūjā”.—If the liṅga and other deities are “śūnyamastaka” or bare-headed, without an offering of a flower on the head, it causes doṣa. The Ācārya should do japa of the aghoramantra a hundred times. If the flowers offered during the previous pūjā are not removed before commencing the next pūjā, it again causes several doṣas to the king. The ācārya should in this case perform japa for a hundred āvṛttis, using aghoramantra.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

śūnyamastaka (शून्यमस्तक) [or की, kī].—a Of a void or unmarked forehead--a horse having the four or three legs white and wanting the blaze in the forehead (or a hair-ring near the ear).

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Partial matches: Shunya, Mastaka.

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