Uditogha, Udita-ogha: 1 definition

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Uditogha 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.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Uditogha (उदितोघ) refers to the “active flow of the transmission”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] The seats as aspects of this flow [i.e., the flow that leads to the one supreme reality] are present in the Self in order to ‘illumine all that should be known’. Oḍḍiyāna is the Supreme Space. Pure undivided oneness, it is the abode of the liberated Skyfarer. Jālandhara is the source of the energy of the City of Jewels, that is, the Wheel in the navel where Kuṇdalinī resides. Pūrṇagiri is the bliss of the Full Moon represented by the sixteen energies of the vowels. Kāmarūpa is the supreme bliss of the active flow of the transmission (uditogha). Tisra is in the Cavity of Brahmā above the three currents of the flow of the breath. Koṅkaṇa pervades the solar and lunar breaths and is in the centre between them. It is represented by the fusion of the vital energies of Śiva and Śakti. Above the triangular flow of the energies of the Yoni, it is at the apex of the breath and, checking this triple flow, induces merger into the supreme state

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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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