Urdvarecaka, Ūrdvarecaka, Urdva-recaka: 1 definition

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Urdvarecaka 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Urdvarechaka.

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

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Source: academia.edu: The Śaiva Yogas and Their Relation to Other Systems of Yoga

Ūrdvarecaka (ऊर्द्वरेचक) refers to the “upward exhalation”.—An internal, upward exhalation along the central channel 30 penetrating the levels of the kāraṇa deities up to the dvādaśānta usually performed while assuming divyakaraṇa (syn. ṣaṇmukhī-karaṇa) to seal the bodily orifices (dvāra). The procedure is delineated at Svacchandatantra 4.438–39ab as a central event in the performance of the uccāraṇa of the root mantra (tattva). There it is not only the kāraṇa deities that are surmounted, but other structures of the subtle body too.

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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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