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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1a) Mudrāsphoṭa (मुद्रास्फोट) refers to one of the Sixteen Siddhas according to the Kubjikānityāhnikatilaka: a derative text drawing from Tantras and other sources such as the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā.—These sixteen spiritual teachers represent the disciples of the Nine Nāthas who propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjikā Tantras. According to the lunar symbolism of the Kulakaulinīmata, these these sixteen teachers are the rays of the moon. According to the Ambāmatasaṃhitā, the sixteen great Siddhas [e.g., Mudrāsphoṭa] have authority in Koṃkaṇa; and it is further stated that the Kaulika (tradition) with sixteen lineages originated in the Deccan (dakṣiṇāpatha).

Mudrāsphoṭa is the Caryā name of this Nātha (i.e., the public name the Siddha uses when living as a wandering renouncer). Mudrāsphoṭa is further associated with the following: (1) Birth place: Mahārāṣṭra (alternatively, Koṭara); (2) Caste: Kṣatriya (alternatively, Śūdra); (3) Name at birth: Devagaṇa (alternatively, his birth-name is Virāja and his father is Gopāla); (4) Prasiddha or famed name: Śilāvedha; (5) Gopya or secret name: Unmanānanda (or Unmatta); (6) Prapūjya or worship-name: Keśavānanda (or Bhagānanda, Mudrānanda); (7) Consorts: Nīlagarvāmbā or Unmanyambā.

1b) Mudrāsphoṭa as one of the “sixteen Siddhas” is further associated with the Siddhaugha (“the current of the Siddhas”), as well as with Piṅgala of the Divyaugha or Gurvogha (“current of the teachers”) and with Kaulīśa of the Divyādivya (“divine-cum-mortal current”).

2) Mudrāsphoṭa (मुद्रास्फोट) refers to the “radiant manifestation of gesture”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “O Great Lord, (the Śrīmata) has descended into the sacred seat of OṂ. Similarly, the authority of the Lion’s (Transmission) has been explained in the South (of India). There insight (pratyaya) is pure and established on (all) four legs. (A eulogy of) the glory of (that) sacred area (kṣetra) is in the home of every disciple. The radiant manifestation of Gesture (mudrāsphoṭa) and the piercing (of the centres by Kuṇḍalinī) (has occurred) in Koṅkaṇa, in the Deccan (dakṣiṇāpatha). [...]”.

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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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Partial matches: Mudra, Sphota.

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