Tapobhramsha, Tapobhraṃśa, Tapas-bhramsha, Tapa-bhramsha, Tapo-bhramsha: 1 definition

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Tapobhramsha 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 Tapobhraṃśa can be transliterated into English as Tapobhramsa or Tapobhramsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

[«previous next»] — Tapobhramsha in Shaktism glossary
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Tapobhraṃśa (तपोभ्रंश) refers to one “fallen from austerities”, 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, “Then Viṣṇu, the supreme Yoni, was sad. (He / she thought): ‘I have fallen from (my) austerities [i.e., tapobhraṃśa] (and so) Bhairava has disappeared into the earth’. Then when that goddess, who is the divine energy of nectar that rains down specks (of nectar) onto Himavat, meditated there, a drop of this nectar, which is the supreme energy, fell that very moment from the sky onto the earth”.

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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.

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