Tara in Hinduism
author: Bikas Kumar Bhattacharya
edition: 2003, Eastern Book Linkers
pages: 414
ISBN-10: 8178540215
Topic: Hinduism
Textual Interpretations - Sakti
This page describes Sakti from page 272 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. It is part of the series “Textual Interpretations”.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Sakti” according to 148 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 Devi Bhagavata Purana [by Swami Vijnanananda]
This Ishvara creates all the Universe, impelled by My Brahma Shakti. I am of the nature of Brahma; and Ishvara is conceived in Me as a snake is imagined in a rope. Therefore Ishvara has to remain dependent on My Shakti. Here ends the Thirty-second Chapter of the Seventh Book on Self-realization, spoken by the World Mother in the Mahapuranam Shri Mad Devi Bhagavatam, of 18,000 verses, by Maharshi Veda Vyasa....
Read full contents: Chapter 32 - On Self-realization, Spoken by the World Mother
The Matsya Purana (critical study) [by Kushal Kalita]
They should also protect those persons who recite praises uttered by Vishnu. (* 1) Cf., Pushpendra Kumar, Sakti Cult in Ancient India, p. 1 (* 2) Cf., Rigveda, I. 164.33; V.19.6 (* 3) Ibid., X.125 (* 4) , X. 127 (* 5) Atharvaveda, VI.38.1-4 (* 6) Cf....
Read full contents: Part 3 - Shaktism: The Devi-cult
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