Tara in Hinduism
author: Bikas Kumar Bhattacharya
edition: 2003, Eastern Book Linkers
pages: 414
ISBN-10: 8178540215
Topic: Hinduism
Sakti in the Vedas
This page describes Sakti in the Vedas from pages 3-15 in the book: Tara in Hinduism by Bikas Kumar Bhattacharya. This book represents a study of the Goddess Tara (तारा, tārā) and collects various standpoints regarding her cult from both Buddhist and Brahmanical sources. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Sakti in the Vedas” according to 254 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Lord Hayagriva in Sanskrit Literature [by Anindita Adhikari]
Who will bring me the lost Vedas? Who is there that will take compassion on me?” The word Veda is originated from the root ‘vid , and primarily means sacred knowledge or wisdom. The Veda means to know. According to Panini, the word Veda comes from five verbs. Maharshi Dayananda Sarasvati derives it from four roots. A. A. Macdonell provides only two roots instead of five like, ‘vid –‘to know and ‘vid –‘to obtain in his Vedic grammar....
Read full contents: Central Myth (6): Birth of Madhu-Kaitabha
Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning: तताड गदया तं वै गदाधारी गदाग्रजः द्विधाभूता महा-शक्ती रुक्मेः सूतं जघान ह tatada gadaya tam vai gadadhari gadagrajah dvidhabhuta maha-shakti rukmeh sutam jaghana ha tatada—struck; gadaya—with His club; tam—that; vai—indeed; gadadhari—holding a club; gadagrajah—the elder brother of Gada; dvidhabhuta—cut in two; maha-shaktithe two sakti weapons; rukmeh—of Rukmi; sutam—the charioteer; jaghana—hit; ha—indeed....
Read full contents: Verse 6.7.18
Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study) [by Sadhu Gyanananddas]
The Vedic Texts. According to the unanimous opinion of ancient sages of India, including the authors of the six systems of philosophy known as the Darshana Shastras, the Vedas were revealed by Parabrahman at the beginning of the human creation. The meaning of the word ‘Veda is knowledge. It is derived from the root form~ (vid) to know....
Read full contents: 4.4g. The Vedic Texts
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