Somasana, Soma-asana, Somāsana: 1 definition
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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramSomāsana (सोमासन) refers to the “lunar seat”, 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, [while illustrating the composition of the Goddess’s body]: “I am she and, again (I am) one only and of many kinds, (I am) five (as the Five Siddhas) and the other couple (at the end of the Divine Current) and in (the body which is) the city of the lord, (I am) one, three, nine-fold and sixteen (as the energies of the teachers) in the Sequence of the Command. The Śrīkrama family of Śambhu is the most excellent. It is the Skyfarer (i.e., Khecarī) consisting of eighteen divisions in the Kulakrama, O Śrīnātha, within the lunar seat (somāsana)”.
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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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
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Studies in the Upapuranas (by R. C. Hazra)