Svarupashakti, Svarūpaśakti, Svarupa-shakti: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Svarūpaśakti can be transliterated into English as Svarupasakti or Svarupashakti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)Svarūpaśakti (स्वरूपशक्ति) refers to “internal potency of Śrī Bhagavān, superior to His marginal and external potencies. It has three divisions: sandhinī (existence), samvit (knowledge) and hlādinī (transcendental bliss)”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).
Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhajana-rahasya - 2nd EditionSvarūpaśakti (स्वरूपशक्ति) refers to:—The Lord’s divine potency, situated in the Lord’s form (svarūpa);also known as cit-śakti, the potency endowed with consciousness. Because this potency is situated in the Lord’s form, it is further known as antaraṅga-śakti, internal potency. Because it is superior to His marginal and external potencies, it is also known as parā-śakti, superior potency. The svarūpa-śakti has three divisions: sandhinī, saṃvit and hlādinī. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
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Partial matches: Shakti, Svarupa.
Full-text: HladiniShakti, Parashakti, Radhika.
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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 11 < [Chapter 1 - Prathama-yāma-sādhana (Niśānta-bhajana–śraddhā)]
Text 2 < [Chapter 6 - Ṣaṣṭha-yāma-sādhana (Sāyaṃ-kālīya-bhajana–bhāva)]
Text 6 < [Chapter 2 - Dvitīya-yāma-sādhana (Prātaḥ-kālīya-bhajana)]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.158 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 2.2.185 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
Verse 2.4.164 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.14.104 < [Chapter 14 - The Lord’s Travel to East Bengal and the Disappearance of Lakṣmīpriyā]
Verse 2.1.325 < [Chapter 1 - The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana]
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Srila Gurudeva (The Supreme Treasure) (by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja)
The Definition of Bhakti < [Chapter 2.11 - Why He Came? The Contribution of Śrīla Gurudeva]
A Thief of Hearts < [Chapter 1.1 - Śrī Guru Tattva and Śrī Guru Sevaka]
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 1 - Jīva Gosvāmī’s Ontology < [Chapter XXXIII - The Philosophy of Jiva Gosvāmī and Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇā]
Part 3 - Brahman, Paramātman, Bhagavat and Parameśvara < [Chapter XXIV - The Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Part 4 - God’s Relation to His Devotees < [Chapter XXXIII - The Philosophy of Jiva Gosvāmī and Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇā]
The Concept of Shakti in Indian Thought < [January – March, 1978]
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