Nashani, Nāśanī: 1 definition
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Nashani 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.
The Sanskrit term Nāśanī can be transliterated into English as Nasani or Nashani, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramNāśanī (नाशनी) (Cf. Nāśana) refers to “she who destroys”, 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, “Pūrṇā (i.e., Pūrṇāmaṅgalā) is in the northwest and she sits on a vulture. She has one face, three eyes and two hands in which she holds a sword and, in the left, a severed head. She is a female warrior and, extremely fierce, she laughs loudly. She wears a deerskin. (Here) in the north-west, she destroys fear [i.e., bhaya-nāśanī]. Worshipped, she quickly bestows the boons and fruits of the adept’s (practice)”.
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: Dhvankshanashani, Bhayanashani, Shophanashani, Nacani, Kushthanashani, Vibhavanashani, Nasana.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Nashani, Nāśanī, Nasani; (plurals include: Nashanis, Nāśanīs, Nasanis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 4 - Practice of Medicine in the Atharva-veda < [Chapter XIII - Speculations in the Medical Schools]
Ela as depicted in brhatrayi < [Volume 4 (issue 2), Oct-Dec 1984]
Journal of the European Ayurvedic Society (by Inge Wezler)
Ravigupta’s Siddhasara: New Light from the Sinhala Version < [Volume 1 (1990)]