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Ghurmi, ҳū: 2 definitions

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Ghurmi 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)

: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) ҳū (घूर्मि) refers to “inebriation�, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra (Kumārikākhaṇḍa), vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, as Bhairava said to the Goddess:—“I have been pierced by you who are power (śپ). I am in distress because of (your) gaze. Deprived of consciousness by sleep and inebriation (ū), I have not seen your body. Stolen away by another mind, I neither see nor hear (anything). Then, O goddess, I was pierced by you with (your) gaze�.

2) ҳū (घूर्मि) refers to “blissful pulsation�, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] Above, in the supreme (reality) is the tranquil, subtle and auspicious (ś) Vakrikā of the abyss (of the Void). O Kujeśvara, the glory (śī) within it is liberation. In (that) faultless and certain (reality) one attains the blissful pulsation (ū) of the Command. The venerable one (śīmat) should resort to that plane if he desires liberation�.

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Shakta (शाक्�, 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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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

: eScholarship: The role of religious experience in the traditions of Tantric Shaivism

ҳū (घूर्मि) (or Ghūrṇi, Ghūrṇa) refers to “whirling�.—“When one’s conviction of identity with the body has melted away, due to turning within [in deep meditation], one “Sleeps� [in the Void], having not yet reached the Conscious Self. Then, attaining the True State, i.e. being aware of awareness as consisting of everything, one “Whirls� (ūṇi). [The state of] Whirling is also known as the Great Pervasion�

Note.—At Timirodghāṭana 4.8 trembling is specifically associated with the heart level, and at Kubjikāmatatantra 10.96, ū is associated with the highest state of Śāmbhavāveśa [ś峾󲹱-屹ś].—Ghūrṇa or ҳū was a sign of high attainment in the Kaula scriptural sources.

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Shaiva (शै�, 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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