Rudrashakti, 搁耻诲谤补艣补办迟颈, Rudra-shakti: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 搁耻诲谤补艣补办迟颈 can be transliterated into English as Rudrasakti or Rudrashakti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) 搁耻诲谤补艣补办迟颈 (啶班啶︵啶班ざ啶曕啶むた) is another name for the Goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擺...] Kubjik膩 is frequently identified with 搁耻诲谤补艣补办迟颈 throughout our text. In this aspect she is, amongst other things, the energy of this divine Fire. As such she is also, as we have seen, Sa峁僾art膩, the Doomsday Fire that burns in the centre of the 尘补峁囜笉补濒补 with the power of bliss. In this way, the goddess who is said to 鈥榬eside in fire鈥� (惫补丑苍颈惫腻蝉颈苍墨) is implicitly identified with the spiritual power of the Vedic sacrificial fire. Thus the goddess, who 鈥渟toked the supreme fire鈥� and contemplated it burning in the centre of the 尘补峁囜笉补濒补, contemplated her own nature.
2) 搁耻诲谤补艣补办迟颈 (啶班啶︵啶班ざ啶曕啶むた) is the deity representing the Adhik膩r膩j帽膩 or 鈥渃ommand of authority鈥�, according to the Kubjik膩matatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjik膩 cult.鈥擳he Command of Authority (补诲丑颈办腻谤腻箩帽腻) is the first one. The Command of Grace (辫谤补蝉腻诲腻箩帽腻) is the second. If it is attained in due order along with the transmission duly transmitted from that time on one becomes a teacher. [...] These two kinds or aspects of the Command are two energies. The Command of Authority [i.e., 补诲丑颈办腻谤腻箩帽腻] is 搁耻诲谤补艣补办迟颈 and the Command of Grace [i.e., 辫谤补蝉腻诲腻箩帽腻] is 艢膩mbhav墨. 搁耻诲谤补艣补办迟颈, the Command of Authority, is the form the Command assumes initially in order to remove impurity. The teacher, or sometimes the deity directly, transmits this to the aspirant by looking at him with the 鈥楪aze of the Lion鈥� (蝉颈峁僪腻惫补濒辞办补苍补). A hallmark of the transmission, it is accordingly called the 鈥楾eaching of the Lion鈥� (蝉颈峁僪补艣腻蝉补苍补).
: Kamakoti Mandali: The Yoginis of Narasimha Vyuha搁耻诲谤补艣补办迟颈 (啶班啶︵啶班ざ啶曕啶むた) or M膩t峁沰膩艣补办迟颈 refers to a group of deities created by 惭补丑腻谤耻诲谤补 in order to control the plague of demons created by 础苍诲丑补办腻蝉耻谤补.鈥擜ccordingly, Andhaka-Asura tried to kidnap Um膩 (Dev墨 P膩rvat墨), and was fiercely attacked by 惭补丑腻谤耻诲谤补 who shot arrows at him from his 尘补丑腻辫颈苍腻办补. when the arrows pierced the body of 础苍诲丑补办腻蝉耻谤补, drops of blood fell to earth and from those drops, thousands of Andhakas arose. To control this plague of demons, 惭补丑腻谤耻诲谤补 created M膩t峁沰膩-艢aktis and ordered them to drink the blood of the demons and drain them dry.
Though these 搁耻诲谤补艣补办迟颈s continued to drink the blood of the demons, Andhakas continued to appear and began attacking Rudra from all directions. At this point, he sought refuge under the lotus feet of Mah膩n峁泂i峁僪a. Overcome with compassion at the plight of 艢a峁僢hu, Mah膩sa峁卥ar峁峁嘺 created a N膩rasimh墨艣补办迟颈 named 艢u峁arevat墨. Within a second, this ferocious 艣补办迟颈 drank and dried the blood of the demons, who were then killed by Rudram奴rti.
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (shak)搁耻诲谤补艣补办迟颈 (啶班啶︵啶班ざ啶曕啶むた) refers to one of the topics discussed in the 搁耻诲谤补测腻尘补濒补迟补苍迟谤补, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 1 of the catalogue 鈥淣otices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)鈥� by Rajendralal Mitra (1822鈥�1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.鈥� The Rudray膩mala-tantra is an elaborate and original Tantra, including the whole range of 艢膩kta knowledge about religion, social orders, castes, sacred places, modes of adoration, forms of ceremonies, etc. It contains roughly 9,000 verses divided into 67 sections.鈥擳he catalogue includes the term鈥敻槌芑灏古洸拱斐倬� in its 鈥榮ubject-matter list鈥� or Vi峁ya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads鈥擺chapter 47: 谤耻诲谤补艣补办迟颈濒腻办颈苍墨蝉迟辞迟谤补峁�].
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: eScholarship: The role of religious experience in the traditions of Tantric Shaivism搁耻诲谤补艣补办迟颈 (啶班啶︵啶班ざ啶曕啶むた) refers to the 鈥減ower of Rudra鈥�, according to the 7th century Siddhayoge艣var墨mata-tantra verse 1.16ff.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] If those who desire the fruits taught in the scriptures obtain a Guru without 艣补办迟颈, they will not succeed even with much effort. Therefore, if someone initiated with 艢iva鈥檚 rite desires success, he should know how to become possessed/penetrated by the Power of Rudra (i.e., rudra艣补办迟颈), and having done so, he should perform the grasping of the mantra鈥�.
Note: The passage argues that one鈥檚 Guru and oneself must be acquainted with the techniques to bring about rudra-艣补办迟颈-sam腻惫别艣补, the infusion of God鈥檚 power into one鈥檚 body and mind. This enables the 鈥済rasping of the mantra鈥� (tad-graha), where as Somdev Vasudeva has argued (personal communication), graha is tantamount to a synonym for 腻惫别艣补.
According to verse 2.4ff:鈥斺�淒ue to possession by the Power of Rudra (i.e., rudra艣补办迟颈), the 鈥榙ivine behavior鈥� is observed. It may be observed in the teacher; when it is, it is taught that one may receive a mantra from him for that reason. Due to possession by the Power of Rudra (i.e., rudra艣补办迟颈), 艣补办迟颈 arises instantly in a great master, producing immediate evidence of its presence鈥�.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) 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.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch搁耻诲谤补艣补办迟颈 (啶班啶︵啶班ざ啶曕啶むた) refers to 鈥淩udra鈥檚 艢akti鈥�, according to the 弄rmikaul膩r峁嘺va verse 3.72.鈥擜ccordingly, while discussing the absorption of 艢iva and 艢akti: 鈥淏oth Rudra and Rudra鈥檚 艢akti [i.e., rudra艣补办迟颈] go to absorption in amanaska. Thus, this Kaula [knowledge] has not been taught in the innumerable Brahmanical and 艢aiva scriptures鈥�.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 膩sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
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Partial matches: Rudra, Shakti.
Starts with: Rudrashaktistha.
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