Srishtirupa, Srishti-rupa, Sṛṣṭirūpā, Sṛṣṭirūpa: 2 definitions
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Srishtirupa 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 terms Sṛṣṭirūpā and Sṛṣṭirūpa can be transliterated into English as Srstirupa or Srishtirupa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramSṛṣṭirūpā (सृष्टिरूपा) refers to one “whose nature is emanation” and is used to describe the Goddess, according to the second recension of the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, as Ṛṣi Vyāsa said to the Goddess: “Although you are Mahāmāyā whose nature is emanation [i.e., sṛṣṭirūpā] and, (symbolized by an inverted triangle), face downwards. And you are Māyā, the deity with three eyes (virūpākṣī), Kaśmalī by name. You are the construction of forms (mūrtiracanā) and, without parts, your nature is the Māyā, which is the womb (of creation) (bhaga). In this way, by the process (krama) of Māyā, I am Vyāsa whose nature is Śaṃkara. [...]”.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram (shaivism)Sṛṣṭirūpa (सृष्टिरूप) refers to “one whose nature is creation” and is used to describe Svacchanda, according to the Śrīmatottara-tantra, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult. Accordingly, “O goddess, Svacchanda is in the middle, within the abode of the triangle. Very powerful, he has five faces with three times five flaming eyes. [...] Īśāna is the upper face. Both supreme and inferior, its nature is creation [i.e., sṛṣṭirūpa]. (White) like snow, jasmine and the moon, it is stainless like pure crystal. It nourishes the entire universe with its moon rays as it rains in a great torrent a stream of nectar-like (bliss). Contemplating Īśāna (in this way) one attains (all eight) yogic powers. [...]”.
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.
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