Kuladipa, Kuladīpa, Kula-dipa: 3 definitions
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Kuladipa 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.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) Kuladīpa (कुलदीप) refers to “sacrificial substances”, according to the second recension of the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, as the Goddess (i.e., Khageśī) said to the God (i.e., Bhairava), “[...] I will tell (you) how Yoginīs and Siddhas behave—(a teaching) that is never easy to acquire. (As if) replete with one hundred blades, the Vidyā and the Kula liturgy (krama) are (dangerous). There is no success (siddhi) in the Kula liturgy without the (ritual) drinking of liquor, the sacrificial substances (kuladīpa), along with (various kinds of) meat and the (eating of the remains of) sacrificial food. Worship is offered (by means of these things) to the oral scripture (that the god and goddess transmit) to one another. [...]”.
2) Kuladīpa (कुलदीप) refers to the “lamp of kula”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra.—[...] The Gāyatrī of the goddess Kubjikā refers to her as Kulakaulinī and Mahākaulinī.—In Newar ritual this mantra is recited when lighting a lamp. It is called the Lamp of Kula (kuladīpa) and is offered to the goddess and to all the deities who accompany her.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKuladīpa (कुलदीप).—the glory of a family.
Derivable forms: kuladīpaḥ (कुलदीपः).
Kuladīpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kula and dīpa (दीप). See also (synonyms): kuladīpaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuladīpa (कुलदीप):—[=kula-dīpa] [from kula] m. the lamp or light or glory of a race or family
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
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Starts with: Kuladipaka.
Full-text: Ravikuladipaprakasha, Kuladipotsava, Kuladipaka.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.13.1 < [Chapter 13 - Defeating Digvijayī]
Verse 1.4.49 < [Chapter 4 - Name-giving Ceremony, Childhood Pastimes, and Thieves Kidnap the Lord]
Later Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Tiruppalaitturai < [Chapter II - Temples of Kulottunga I’s Time]
Serpent Power (Kundalini-shakti), Introduction (by Arthur Avalon)