Akshamaladhara, Akshamala-dhara, Akṣamālādharā, Akṣamālādhara: 1 definition
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Akshamaladhara 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.
The Sanskrit terms Akṣamālādharā and Akṣamālādhara can be transliterated into English as Aksamaladhara or Akshamaladhara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramAkṣamālādharā (अक्षमालाधरा) refers to “she who holds a rosary” and is used to describe Goddess Kubjikā in the ‘transmission of the youth’, 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, “In the Transmission of the Youth (the goddess) has one face and four arms. (She makes) fear-dispelling and boon bestowing gestures and (holds) a rosary and water pot [i.e., akṣamālādharā—abhayavaradākṣamālākamaṇḍaludharā]. In the Transmission of the Aged (Kubjikā) has one face and two arms and many forms. The mistress (nāyakī) of the three lineages has thus been described. She should be invoked sitting next to Navātmā (Bhairava)”.
Shakta (शाक्त, 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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