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Guest guest Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 valampuriowner wrote: > > > What does Saktha mean? from http://www.himalayanacademy.com/resources/books/dws/lexicon/s.html *Shaktism (Shakta):* (Sanskrit) " Doctrine of power. " The religion followed by those who worship the Supreme as the Divine Mother--Shakti or Devi--in Her many forms, both gentle and fierce. Shaktism is one of the four primary sects of Hinduism. Shaktism's first historical signs are thousands of female statuettes dated ca 5500 bce recovered at the Mehrgarh village in India. In philosophy and practice, Shaktism greatly resembles Saivism, both faiths promulgating, for example, the same ultimate goals of advaitic union with Siva and moksha. But Shaktas worship Shakti as the Supreme Being exclusively, as the dynamic aspect of Divinity, while Siva is considered solely transcendent and is not worshiped. There are many forms of Shaktism, with endless varieties of practices which seek to capture divine energy or power for spiritual transformation. Geographically, Shaktism has two main forms, the Srikula " family of the Goddess Sri (or Lakshmi), " which respects the brahminical tradition (a mainstream Hindu tradition which respects caste and purity rules) and is strongest in South India; and the Kalikula, " family of Kali, " which rejects brahminical tradition and prevails in Northern and Eastern India. Four major expressions of Shaktism are evident today: folk-shamanism, yoga, devotionalism and universalism. Among the eminent mantras of Shaktism is: Aum Hrim Chandikayai Namah, " I bow to Her who tears apart all dualities. " There are many varieties of folk Shaktism gravitating around various forms of the Goddess, such as Kali, Durga and a number of forms of Amman. Such worship often involves animal sacrifice and fire-walking, though the former is tending to disappear. See: Amman, Goddess, Ishta Devata, Kali, Shakti, tantrism. My own interpretation: For the proper Sadhaka, Shaktaa and Shakti are Ultimately One. Aum Shantih Shantih Shantih -Santo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 SAktha mean those who worship goddes that is shakti- means power/energy/ Hemant --- valampuriowner <cave wrote: > > > What does Saktha mean? > > > > > > > Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more. http://info.mail./mail_250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 You will find the explanation here. http://hindusaktha.jagaddhatri.com/chandi.html This group is an offshoot of the mirror web site http://hindusaktha.freeservers.com/ - HinduSaktha Home Page Jai MAA KAALI !!! Sankar , " valampuriowner " <cave@3...> wrote: > > > What does Saktha mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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