The Rise of the Goddess in the Hindu TraditionThis book explores the rise of the Great Goddess by focusing on the development of saakti (creative energy), maya (objective illusion), and prakr(materiality) from Vedic times to the late Puranic period, clarifying how these principles became central to her theology. |
Contents
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Summary of the Book | 16 |
Samhitās | 22 |
Brāhmaṇas | 43 |
Upanisads | 54 |
The Feminine | 61 |
Māyā | 87 |
Śakti | 97 |
Basic Cosmogony | 128 |
Secondary Creation Pratisarga | 137 |
PrakṛtiŚakti | 144 |
Concluding Remarks | 185 |
Historical and SocioPolitical Implications | 192 |
Notes | 215 |
Bibliography | 249 |
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Aditi Advaita Advaita Vedānta Aitareya appears aspect associated Atharva-Veda Ātman avidyā Bhagavad-Gītā Bhāgavata Brahmā Brahmanical tradition Brahmavaivarta Purāṇa Bṛhadāraṇyaka called cause of creation classical Samkhya Coburn consort context cosmic cosmogonic cosmological cosmos create Delhi described Devi Devi-Bhāgavata Purāņa Devi-Māhātmya different goddesses Durgā earth Edited elements equated example explicitly female divinity feminine principle gender Goddess gods gunas Hindu identified identity Indian inherent Kṛṣṇa Kūrma Purāņa Lakṣmi literature Mahābhārata Mahāmāyā male manifest material principle māyā means Motilal Banarsidass mythological Nārada nature nirguna passage philosophical post-Vedic power śakti pradhāna Prajapati prakṛti pratisarga primary creation primordial waters proto-Sāmkhya Pṛthivi Purāņa Purāņic purușa Rādhā Rg-Veda role Rudra Śaiva Śākta śakti salila Samhitās Sanskrit Sarasvati Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa Śatarūpā sexual Śiva speech supreme Śvetāśvatara Tantric tattvas term māyā term prakṛti term sakti three gunas tion translation universe unmanifest Upanisad Vāc Vaiṣṇava Veda Vedānta Vedic Virāj virya Viṣņu waters ap women