Tara in Hinduism
author: Bikas Kumar Bhattacharya
edition: 2003, Eastern Book Linkers
pages: 414
ISBN-10: 8178540215
Topic: Hinduism
Sakti in Tamil Sangama Literature
This page describes Sakti in Tamil Sangama Literature from page 25 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 Tamil Sangama Literature” according to 213 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
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
The Gautami Mahatmya [by G. P. Bhatt]
(description of Amrita-sangama); Amrita-sangama and other holy centres. Brahma said: 1. Mahanadi is an excellent river. Its confluence is called Pravara-Sangama. Lord Siddheshvara presides over this holy centre. He renders help unto all his devotees. 2. There was an extremely horrible fight between Devas and Danavas. (Later on) there was mutual love and amity too between them, O great sage. 3. They went to the mountain Meru. Devas and Danavas consulted one another....
Read full contents: Chapter 36 - Amrita-sangama and other holy centres
Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study) [by Arpita Chakraborty]
Merging with Shiva p. xxiii. ] The above mentioned theistic philosophical schools are based firmly on the Vedas and Shaiva Agamas, and thus have much in common, including the following principle doctrines: 1) the five powers of Shiva–creation, preservation, destruction, revealing and concealing grace; 2) The three categories: Pati, Pashu and Pasha (“God, souls and bonds”); 3) the three bonds: anava, karma and maya; 4) the three-fold power of Shiva: iccha shakti, kriya shakti and jnana shakti 5) the thirty...
Read full contents: 6. Theistic Philosophy
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