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Sakta Contribution to Varanasi
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Mother Kaali (Know About Hindu Goddesses Series)
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Kumari: The Virgin Goddess
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The Mother (A Peep into the Unique Indian Concept)
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श्रीदुर्गासप्तशती: Sri-Durgasaptasati or Devi-Mahatmyam
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By F. Eden. Pargiter
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Candipathah (Incorporating Sridurgasaptasati and The Associate Hymns) (Sanskrit Text with Transliteration and English Translation)
Candipathah (Incorporating Sridurgasaptasati and The Associate Hymns) (Sanskrit Text with Transliteration and English Translation)
By Allahabadia Pran Nath Pankaj and Bhavana Pankaj
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Books on the Ten Mahavidyas in English (Set of 8 Books)
Books on the Ten Mahavidyas in English (Set of 8 Books)
By Various Authors
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The Tantric Worship of Mahaganapati: According to the Nityotsava and Other Texts (2 Parts: Bound in One)
The Tantric Worship of Mahaganapati: According to the Nityotsava and Other Texts (2 Parts: Bound in One)
By Gudrun Buhnemann
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Studies on Kamakhya (Set of 4 Books)
Studies on Kamakhya (Set of 4 Books)
By Various Authors
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Sri Lalita Sahasranama (With Sanskrit Text, Transliteration and English Translation)
Sri Lalita Sahasranama (With Sanskrit Text, Transliteration and English Translation)
By Swami Tapasyananda
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The Sixty-Four Yoginis (Set of 4 Books)
The Sixty-Four Yoginis (Set of 4 Books)
Publisher Various Publishers
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Lalita-Sahasranama A Comprehensive Study of One Thousand Names of Maha-Tripurasundari (With Original Text in Sanskrit, Roman Transliteration and Detailed Explanation of Each Name)
Lalita-Sahasranama A Comprehensive Study of One Thousand Names of Maha-Tripurasundari (With Original Text in Sanskrit, Roman Transliteration and Detailed Explanation of Each Name)
Publisher D. K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.
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Cult of The Goddess
Cult of The Goddess
By Arputharani Sengupta
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Shaktipat Initiation or Awakening The Serpent Power
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By Swami Shivom Tirth
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Hymns to the Goddess and Hymn to Kali
Hymns to the Goddess and Hymn to Kali
By Sir John George Woodroffe
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Kali Poojan (With Sanskrit Text and Roman, Including the Thousand Names of Goddess Kali for Puja)
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By Acharya Vinaya Singhal
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The Goddess within and Beyond the Three Cities (Sakta Tantra and the Paradox of Power in Nepala Mandala)
The Goddess within and Beyond the Three Cities (Sakta Tantra and the Paradox of Power in Nepala Mandala)
By Jeffrey S. Lidke
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Das Mahavidyas: A Contemporary Discourse on The Ten Mahavidyas
Das Mahavidyas: A Contemporary Discourse on The Ten Mahavidyas
By Som Ranchan
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Saktism In India (With Special Reference To The Puranic Literature)
Saktism In India (With Special Reference To The Puranic Literature)
By Puspendra Kumar
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Shakti Sadhna (Steps to Samadhi)
Shakti Sadhna (Steps to Samadhi)
By Rajmani Tigunait
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Tara (The Supreme Goddess)
Tara (The Supreme Goddess)
By Pushpendra Kumar, R.K. Sharma
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Devi Mahatmyam: The Glory of Goddess (Sakti Darsan 1)
Devi Mahatmyam: The Glory of Goddess (Sakti Darsan 1)
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The Motherhood of God
The Motherhood of God
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Mother Goddess Candi (Its Socio Ritual Impact On the Folk Life) - An Old Book
Mother Goddess Candi (Its Socio Ritual Impact On the Folk Life) - An Old Book
By Sibendu Manna
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Shakti Shiva and Yoga
Shakti Shiva and Yoga
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Durga Puja
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The Saktas (An Introductory and Comparative Study)
The Saktas (An Introductory and Comparative Study)
By Ernest A. Payne
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Yogic Secrets of the Dark Goddess
Yogic Secrets of the Dark Goddess
By SHAMBHAVI L CHOPRA
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Sakti and Sakta (Essays and Addresses)
Sakti and Sakta (Essays and Addresses)
By Sir John George Woodroffe
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Eminent Indian Sakta Centres In Eastern India (An Interdisciplinary Study In The Background of The Pithas of Kalighata, Vakresvara And Kamakhya) (An Old and Rare Book)
Eminent Indian Sakta Centres In Eastern India (An Interdisciplinary Study In The Background of The Pithas of Kalighata, Vakresvara And Kamakhya) (An Old and Rare Book)
By Dr. Subhendugopal Bagchi
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Mithuna (The Male-Female Symbol in Indian Art and Thought)
Mithuna (The Male-Female Symbol in Indian Art and Thought)
By Prithvi K. Agrawala
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Breaking Boundaries with The Goddess (New Directions in the Study of Saktism)
Breaking Boundaries with The Goddess (New Directions in the Study of Saktism)
By Cynthia Ann Humes and Rachel Fell McDermott
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Living Virgin Goddess Kumari: Her Worship, Fate of Ex-Kumaris & Sceptical Views (Most Authentic and Exhaustive)
Living Virgin Goddess Kumari: Her Worship, Fate of Ex-Kumaris & Sceptical Views (Most Authentic and Exhaustive)
By Indra Majupuria & Patricia Roberts
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Hinduism and Hindu Woman
Hinduism and Hindu Woman
By Chhote Bharany
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Kali: The Feminine Force (Large Print)
Kali: The Feminine Force (Large Print)
Publisher Om Books International
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Rashtriya Panchang (English) Saka Era 1933, Kali Era 5111-12 (2011-2012 A.D.)
Rashtriya Panchang (English) Saka Era 1933, Kali Era 5111-12 (2011-2012 A.D.)
Publisher The Controller of Publications, Delhi
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The Iconic Female (Goddesses of India, Nepal and Tibet)
The Iconic Female (Goddesses of India, Nepal and Tibet)
By Jayant Bhalchandra and Lan Mabbett
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The Sacred Dichotomy (Thoughts and Comments on the Duality of Female and Male Iconography in South Asia and the Mediterranean)
The Sacred Dichotomy (Thoughts and Comments on the Duality of Female and Male Iconography in South Asia and the Mediterranean)
By Fredrick W. Bunce
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Sakti (Shakti) and Her Episodes: On the Basis of Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology
Sakti (Shakti) and Her Episodes: On the Basis of Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology
By Pushpendra Kumar
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Woman / Goddess
Woman / Goddess
By Gayatri Sinha
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सांख्यायन तन्त्रम् (संस्कृत एवं हिंदी अनुवाद)- Sankhyayan Tantra (How to Worship Goddess Bagalamukhi)
सांख्यायन तन्त्रम् (संस्कृत एवं हिंदी अनुवाद)- Sankhyayan Tantra (How to Worship Goddess Bagalamukhi)
By मधुसूधन प्रसाद शुक्ल (Madhusudhan Prasad Shukla)
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The Linga and the Great Goddess (Lingopsana Rahasya and Shri Bhagavati Tattva) by Swami Karpatri
The Linga and the Great Goddess (Lingopsana Rahasya and Shri Bhagavati Tattva) by Swami Karpatri
By Swami Swarupananda Sarasvati,Introduction and edition by Jean Louis Gabin
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Shiva Shakti Aaraadhanaa (Worship of Shiva and Shakti): (With Roman Transliteration)
Shiva Shakti Aaraadhanaa (Worship of Shiva and Shakti): (With Roman Transliteration)
By Madhu Varshney
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Kali-Rahasya: The Method of Worshipping Goddess Kali
Kali-Rahasya: The Method of Worshipping Goddess Kali
By Pandit Ashok Kumar Gaud
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तारारहस्यम् (तारा उपासना की सम्पूर्ण विधियों का समावेश): How to Worship Goddess Tara
तारारहस्यम् (तारा उपासना की सम्पूर्ण विधियों का समावेश): How to Worship Goddess Tara
By Pandit Ashok Kumar Gaud
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Kundalini Yoga and Sakti (Seven Bio Energy Fields) (First Part)
Kundalini Yoga and Sakti (Seven Bio Energy Fields) (First Part)
By Dr. Ravi R. Javalgekar
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छिन्नमस्ता रहस्यम्: Method of Worshipping Goddess Chinnamasta
छिन्नमस्ता रहस्यम्: Method of Worshipping Goddess Chinnamasta
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Durgaa Chaaleesaa Illustrated in Color ((Original Text, Transliteration and Translation))
Durgaa Chaaleesaa Illustrated in Color ((Original Text, Transliteration and Translation))
Publisher Richa Prakashan, New Delhi
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Vajra Yogini (An Old and Rare Book)
Vajra Yogini (An Old and Rare Book)
By Sumati Arya
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Lalita-Kosha (Being a Collection of Texts in Sanskrit Bearing on the Cult of Lalita
Lalita-Kosha (Being a Collection of Texts in Sanskrit Bearing on the Cult of Lalita
By S.K. Ramachandra Rao
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Manthanabhairavatantram Kumarikakhandah (The Section Concerning the Virgin Goddess of the Tantra of the Churning Bhairava In Fourteen Volumes)
Manthanabhairavatantram Kumarikakhandah (The Section Concerning the Virgin Goddess of the Tantra of the Churning Bhairava In Fourteen Volumes)
By Mark S.G.Dyczkowski
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Saktapramoda of Devanandan Singh
Saktapramoda of Devanandan Singh
By Raja Devanandan Singh
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योगिनीहृदयम: अमृतानन्दयोगि कृत दीपिकया (संस्कृत एवम् हिन्दी अनुवाद) -Yogini Hridayam
योगिनीहृदयम: अमृतानन्दयोगि कृत दीपिकया (संस्कृत एवम् हिन्दी अनुवाद) -Yogini Hridayam
By व्रजवल्लभद्विवेद: (Vrajavallabha Dwived)
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Goddess in Tantra

In the Devi Mahatmya section of the Markandeya Purana the Devi assures the gods by granting them the boon that she will always become incarnate and deliver the whole world whenever it is oppressed by the demons. Of her incarnatory and other forms, Gauri, Sataksi, Sakambhari, Annapurna, etc., were undoubtedly the developed forms of the rudimentary Earth and Corn Mothers.

The second stream leading to monotheistic Saktism was represented by the Uma- Parvati group which developed under the garb of Saivism. Uma of the Kena Upanisad and that of the Kumarasambhava or the Puranas are not the same. The epithet Haimavati (daughter of Himavat) was responsible for her identification with Parvati and Durga.

The latter was associated with inaccessible regions, and it is also possible that she was originally conceived of as the protectress of forts (durga). However, fanciful explanation of Durga was invented on etymological ground by associating her with the slaying of a demon called Durgama.

Whether a demon-slayer or saviour, Durga is equipped with many arms, a feature which is totally absent in the concept of Parvati-Uma who is extremely homely as the daughter of Himavat, wife of Siva, mother of Kumara.

Most of the Puranas do not insist upon the demon-slaying conception of the goddess and he terrible forms. It is in the Markandeya, Vamana, and the later Devi-oriented Puranas that we have her terrible demon-slayer form represented by Raktadantika, Bhima, Bhramari, Candika or Kausiki, Kali, Camunda, etc.

These goddesses were evidently adopted in the Sakta pantheon from the surviving tribal divinities. Kali in the Kalanjara mountain, Candika in Makarandaka, and Vindhyavasini in the Vindhyas are mentioned in the Matsya Purana as the different manifestations of the supreme goddess. Her particular interest in wine and meat is found in the Visnupurana.

In Banabhatta's Kadambari and in Vakpati's Gaudavaho we have references to the goddess cult of the wild Sabaras and their cruel rites. In Subandhu's Vasavadatta the blood-thirsty goddess Katyayani or Bhagavati of Kusumapura is mentioned. In the Markandeya and other Devi-oriented Puranas the Devi is conceived of mainly as the war goddess.

The Matrikas or Divine Mothers also play a very important role in the Devi legends. Of all the major achievements of Devi, the story of her fight with Mahisasura became most popular as is proved by numerous Mahisamardini sculptures.

The Mahisasura episode of the Devi Mahatmya section of the Markandeya Purana suggests in itself a nice outline of the Sakta conception of Devi as the embodiment of an all-pervading power. The gods being defeated, humiliated and oppressed by Mahisasura went for protection to Visnu and Siva. Having heard their grievances, Visnu, Siva and other gods emitted flames of anger from their eyes.

These were transformed into a mass of intense energy which, shortly afterwards, took the shape of an exquisite lady, called Candika, whose face was made by Siva's energy, hair by Yama's, arms by Visnu's, breasts by moon's, waist by Indra's, legs by Varuna's, hips by the earth's, feet by Brahma's. toes by sun's, hands and fingers by the Vasu's, nose by Kuvera's, teeth by Prajapati's, eyes by Agni's and ears by Vayu's energy. This conception of the goddess her creation from the energy of all gods became popular and was further elaborated in the later Puranas.

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