Left armpit: 1 definition
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Left armpit 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.
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Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramThe Left Armpit is sometimes associated with Amraka—one of the Sixteen Siddhas according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—These sixteen spiritual teachers represent the disciples of the Nine Nāthas who propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjikā Tantras.—Various texts record the locations of the sixteen Siddhas within the body (called ‘doors’). For example, the Kulakaulinīmata mentions the Left armpit, whereas the Ṭīkā mentions the Eye and the Kumārikākhaṇḍa mentions Nectar[?] as the location of Amraka.
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.
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Full-text: Tarakshvasana, Nectar, go wai lha nga, Eye, Amraka, Five personal gods, mo lha.
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Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 37 - Return of Moḍha Brāhmaṇas < [Section 2 - Dharmāraṇya-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 38 - Acquisition of the Charter by Brāhmaṇas < [Section 2 - Dharmāraṇya-khaṇḍa]
The Indian Buddhist Iconography (by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya)
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kanda X, adhyaya 1, brahmana 2 < [Tenth Kanda]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 3: Sharirasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Prajnaparamita in Buddhist < [November-December 1931]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Study on Sushutokta and Avedhya Sira regarding Vedhana Pramana. < [2022: Volume 11, June special issue 8]