Urdhvamarga, Ūrdhvamārga, Urdhva-marga: 2 definitions
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Urdhvamarga 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: ManthanabhairavatantramŪrdhvamārga (ऊर्ध्वमार्ग) refers to the “upper path”, according to the Kālīkulakramasadbhāva or simply Kramasadbhāva (verse 3.49-81), which is an important source of the Kālīkrama.—Accordingly, “Always greedy to eat the Body of Time at the end of the a eon, she is Kālī who, by the upper path [i.e., ūrdhvamārga], is present in the form (rūpa) at the end of the End of the Twelve. [...] Mounted on the energy at the extremity of emission (visarga), she is in the middle of the sixteen vowels. She is Kālī, the seventeenth energy, the action that brings all things to an end”.
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.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraŪrdhvamārga (ऊर्ध्वमार्ग) possibly refers to a subset of Gomukhamārga which refers to one of the four mārgas, comprising a set of rules used in the playing of drums (puṣkara) [with reference to Mṛdaṅga, Paṇava and Dardura] according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 33. Accordingly, “[...] Similarly strokes in the Vitasta Mārga should be devoid of those for l, m and r. In the Ūrdhva (?) Mārga of the Gomukha, the strokes will be khaṭamatthi maṭṭa ghaṇṭā ghura-kheṭṭaṃ khata māṃ (vudu) ṇa kiti kitti kiti māṃ khu khu ṇu ddhe dhe dho dho”.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
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