Samharakrama, Samhara-krama, Saṃhārakrama: 1 definition
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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) Saṃhārakrama (संहारक्रम) refers to the “sequence of withdrawal”, as discussed in the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, as the Goddess says to Mahādeva: “[...] The God of the gods, the Supreme Lord without beginning, the agent of the emanation of the radiant energy (to which belongs all that) extends from Brahmā up to the end of the worlds, slept. O Hara, the unmanifest god, generated the Cosmic Egg (aṇḍa). O fair faced one, there in the middle, you and I abided for a cosmic age. O Bhairava, by the Yoga of the Sequence of Withdrawal (saṃhārakrama-yoga), I came to be. O beautiful one, listen to what I, who had just come forth, did. Taking that Egg into (my) hand, I churned it. Then when the Egg had been churned, Brahmā and Viṣṇu came into being”.
2) Saṃhārakrama (संहारक्रम) refers to the “Kramas of absorption” and represent one of the various classes of Krama (“the sequence of the phases of manifestation”).—The term krama is commonly used in this sense in the Tantras of the Kālīkrama. Indeed, one can say that it is specific to them. Thus, although the term is virtually never understood or applied in this sense in the Kubjikā Tantras, this sequence, supplies the basic format for the liturgies of the Kālīkrama. This Krama may be four-fold [some schools add a fifth] [e.g., the Kramas of absorption (saṃhārakrama)].
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: Krama, Samhara.
Starts with: Samharakramayoga.
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Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 293 [Eternal operation of Saṃhārakrama by Śakti] < [Chapter 4 - Fourth Vimarśa]
Verse 107 [Gocarī as cause of Saṃhārakrama] < [Chapter 3 - Third Vimarśa]
Verse 128-129 [Raudryādi Kalā, Śāmbhavya, Samvitkrama] < [Chapter 3 - Third Vimarśa]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 434 < [Volume 3 (1874)]
Devi Tantra, Mantra, Yantra (study) (by Srider Basudevan Iyer)
Datal divinities of Tantra < [Chapter 3 - Minor Goddesses]
Soundarya Lahari of Shri Shankara (Study) (by Seetha N.)
The Kaula, Mishra and Samaya modes of worship < [Chapter 7 - Philosophical aspects in Saundaryalahari]
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Isanasivagurudeva Paddhati (study) (by J. P. Prajith)
2. Worship of Shiva in Isanasivagurudeva-paddhati (Introduction) < [Chapter 4 - Worship of Gods and Goddesses]