The Linga and the Great Goddess
author: Swami Karpatri
edition: 2009, Indica Books, Varanasi
pages: 370
ISBN-10: 818656988X
Topic: Hinduism
Sakti in the tantrika view
This page describes Sakti in the tantrika view which is part located on page 217 in the book: The Linga and the Great Goddess by Swami Karpatri. This book expounds on the meaning of the Linga and the nature of the Great Goddess besides containing as a debate about the relation of sakti between Nyaya and Mimamsa: two schools of orthodox Hindu philosophy. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Sakti in the tantrika view” according to 225 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning: तताड गदया तं वै गदाधारी गदाग्रजः द्विधाभूता महा-शक्ती रुक्मेः सूतं जघान ह tatada gadaya tam vai gadadhari gadagrajah dvidhabhuta maha-shakti rukmeh sutam jaghana ha tatada—struck; gadaya—with His club; tam—that; vai—indeed; gadadhari—holding a club; gadagrajah—the elder brother of Gada; dvidhabhuta—cut in two; maha-shaktithe two sakti weapons; rukmeh—of Rukmi; sutam—the charioteer; jaghana—hit; ha—indeed....
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Serpent Power (Kundalini-shakti), Introduction [by Arthur Avalon]
In Principles of Tantra will be found general Introductions to the Shastra and (in connection with the present subject) valuable chapters on Shakti and Mantras. In my recent work, Shakti and Shakta (the second edition of which is as I write reprinting), I have shortly summarised the teaching of the Shakta Tantras and their rituals....
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Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study) [by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah]
He mentions the pashupata monks came to meet the king Harsha. 3 Tantrika Cult: Tantrika rites were practiced by the people of that time. They were known as mantrasadhaka (i. e. , a magician) and eindrajalika (i. e. , juggler) who followed these rites. From the description of Bhairavacarya it is found that tantrika ascetics lived in cremation ground or in a tract or circle of ashes, and a mandala was drawn on the ground in worshiping deity....
Read full contents: 9. Religious Cults
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[The Linga and the Great Goddess: index]
[Preface]
[Introduction]