Picuvaktra, 笔颈肠耻惫补办迟谤腻, Picu-vaktra: 3 definitions
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Picuvaktra 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Pichuvaktra.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramPicuvaktra (啶た啶氞啶掂啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ) refers to the 鈥渇ace of Picu鈥�, according to the 峁峁璼膩hasrasa峁僪it膩, an expansion of the Kubjik膩matatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjik膩 cult.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he Face of the Unborn, free of defects, is the penetration of the energy of the will. Conjoined with the energy of knowledge (the face of) 莫艣膩na is located above. It is said that the eastern face of the goddess is Tatpuru峁. Aghora is the face that abides permanently in the western quarter . O lord of the gods, one should worship the face of V膩ma located in the northern quarter. The face called Sadyoj膩ta should be worshipped in the western quarter. The face of Picu (picuvaktra) is that of 艢akti and faces downwards鈥�.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔颈肠耻惫补办迟谤腻 (啶た啶氞啶掂啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啶�):鈥擺=辫颈肠耻-惫补办迟谤腻] [from picu] f. Name of a Yogin墨, [Hem膩dri鈥檚 Caturvarga-cint膩ma峁噄]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vaktra, Picu.
Full-text: Picu, Shaktivaktra.
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