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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1a)Stambhadeva (स्तम्भदेव) 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., Stambhadeva] have authority in Koṃkaṇa; and it is further stated that the Kaulika (tradition) with sixteen lineages originated in the Deccan (dakṣiṇāpatha).

Stambhadeva is the Caryā name of this Nātha (i.e., the public name the Siddha uses when living as a wandering renouncer). Stambhadeva is further associated with the following: (1) Birth place: Manukheṭa in Śālikoṭa; (2) Caste: Brahmin; (3) Name at birth: Dhūrjaṭideva (alternatively, his birth-name is Māṇikya and his father is Dhūrjaṭi); (4) Prasiddha or famed name: Tejīśādeva; (5) Gopya or secret name: Caruka (or Rūkasaṃkṣika); (6) Prapūjya or worship-name: Khecarānanda (or Kṣeparānanda); (7) Consorts: Caryāmbā and Ānandāmbā (alternatively, Vaṭāmbā).

1b) Stambhadeva (स्तम्भदेव) refers to one of the “sixteen Siddhas” belonging to the Siddhaugha (“the current of the Siddhas”), 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.—[The seven Siddhas] are followed by the Nine Siddhas. There are three in the sky, the netherworlds and on the earth. The Sixteen Siddhas are their spiritual sons. They are born from Sūryadeva and are located in the body.—Stambhadeva is associated with Khagīśa of the Divyaugha or Gurvogha (“current of the teachers”) and with Lampasiddha of the Divyādivya (“divine-cum-mortal current”).

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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: Stambha, Deva, Teva.

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