Gaganendra, Gagana-indra: 1 definition
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: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) Gaganendra (啶椸啶ㄠ啶ㄠ啶︵啶�) is the P奴j膩-name of 叠丑补颈谤补惫墨艣补: one of the Nine N膩thas according to the 峁峁璼膩hasrasa峁僪it膩 and Kum膩rik膩kha峁囜笉a of the Manth膩nabhairava-tantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擳he Nine N膩thas propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjik膩 Tantras. Although each Siddha has a consort with which he shares some part of his spiritual discipline, she is not considered to be his wife. Thus, from the perspective of his identity as an initiate, he is not a householder.鈥擜ccording to the Kubjik膩nity膩hnikatilaka, Trivikrama is the name at birth (i.e., the original names of the Siddhas) of 叠丑补颈谤补惫墨艣补. According to the Kulakaulin墨mata, his 辫奴箩腻-name if Gaganendra. This P奴j膩 name is the one by which the Siddhas are worshipped.
2) Gaganendra (啶椸啶ㄠ啶ㄠ啶︵啶�) is another name for Gagana (or 骋补驳补苍补苍腻迟丑补)鈥攐ne of the Nine N膩thas according to sources such as the Kum膩rik膩kha峁囜笉a and Siddhakha峁囜笉a of the Manth膩nabhairavatantra.鈥擳his group of nine N膩tha Siddhas related to Gorakhan膩tha are venerated by his followers as nine founder figures. [...] Gagana-n膩tha is associated with the birth-place called Pau峁囜笉ra and is also known as Gaganendra and S奴rya [the name found in a series of mantras addressed to the nine 苍腻迟丑补蝉].
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) 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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Partial matches: Gagana, Indra.
Full-text: Gagananatha, Surya, Gagana.
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