Vamadevi, Vama-devi, Vāmadevī, Vāmādevī: 2 definitions
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Vamadevi 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.
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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Vāmādevī (वामादेवी) is a name for the Goddes (cf. Vāmā).—The goddess is called Vāmā because she practices ‘vāmācāra’. In this context vāmācāra—the ‘practice of the left’—denotes her dynamism within the Liṅga where, rotating through it in an anticlockwise spiral, she energises her phonemic energies within it. She impels herself by the rotation within herself in the same direction, which is that of emanation, whilst in her fertile seed state, which is at once Divine Light and Sound.
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Vāmadevī (वामदेवी):—[=vāma-devī] [from vāma-deva > vāma] f. a form of Durgā, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Gautami Mahatmya (by G. P. Bhatt)
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 22 - On vows (vrata) < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Brahma Purana (critical study) (by Surabhi H. Trivedi)
40. Description of the Sages < [Mythology]
Appendix 8 - Geographical and Ethnic Data
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Narada Purana (English translation) (by G. V. Tagare)
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