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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Vyaktarūpin (व्यक्तरूपिन्) refers to “one having a manifest form”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.1 (“Description of Tripura—the three cities”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā said to the sons of Tāraka-Asura: “O Asuras, there cannot be invariable indestructibility. Please desist from asking for it. Seek some other boon whatever you wish. O Asuras, a creature is born, dies and will be born surely. But no one will be free from old age or death in this world. Except Śiva (khaṇḍaparaśu) the destroyer of Death, and Viṣṇu all else are mortals. These two are the supervisers of virtue and evil and have manifest (vyaktarūpin) and unmanifest forms. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Vyaktarūpin (व्यक्तरूपिन्) refers to “one whose form is clearly visible”, according to 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, [while discussing the Hagiography of Siddha Pippalīnātha]: “[...] A lotus grew out of the lotus of Vikrama’s (navel) that shone like the sun. A man was born there in the middle of it who was clearly visible (vyaktarūpin). A divine Śakti was (also) born from his navel. Her name was Maṇī and she was very famous. The Śakti that was born in his body possessed (his) same (divine) attributes. He desired knowledge intensely and so the Pippalī tree (under which he practiced austerity) was adorned (by his presence). As he is thus related (to the tree), his name is Pippalīnātha”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vyaktarūpin (व्यक्तरूपिन्):—[=vy-akta-rūpin] [from vy-akta > vy-añj] mfn. having a discernible shape, [ib.]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Partial matches: Rupi, Vyakta.

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