Yogavastha, Yogāvastha, Yoga-avastha: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramYogāvastha (योगावस्थ) refers to the “state of Yoga”, 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, “Having heard the God of the god's words and, auspicious, established in the state of Yoga [i.e., yogāvastha-sthitā], she abandoned (her) Vaiṣṇavī Māyā and she became Bhadrakālikā, the goddess who is Dakṣa's daughter, in order to delude Śrīkaṇṭha”.
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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