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The Radha Tantra (Sanskrit: राधा तंत्र, romanized: Rādhātantram), also known as Vāsudevarahasya (Vāsudeva's secret) is a Tantric scripture from Bengal that deals with the story of Radha-Krishna in the backdrop of Vrindavan. The scripture is written in the Sanskrit language and is dedicated to the goddess Radha.
Radha Tantra: One of the late Tantric scripture based on Radha Krishna. Raghuvaṃśa (रघुवंश): Sanskrit Mahakavya (epic poem) about the kings of the Raghu dynasty , by the most celebrated Sanskrit poet Kālidāsa
Shri Radha Saharsnama Strotam: The prayer has more than 1000 names of Radha and is part of the Sanskrit scripture Narada Panchratra. [147] Radha Kripa Kataksh Strotam: This is the most famous stotra in Vrindavana. It is written in Ūrdhvāmnāya-tantra and is believed to be spoken by Śiva to Parvati.
Statue of Vaiṣṇava Sahajiyā poet Chandidas and his lover Rajakini, at his birthplace of Nanoor. Vaiṣṇava Sahajiyā was a form of Hindu tantric Vaishnavism focused on Radha Krishna worship that developed in Eastern India (Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Assam).
Tantra means liberation of energy and expansion of consciousness from its gross form. It is a method to expand the mind and liberate the dormant potential energy, and its principles form the basis of all yogic practices.
These are some of the reasons many Hindus question the relevance and historicity of Tantra to their tradition. [114] [39] The emphasis in Shaktism that love of the deity is more important than obedience shows an influence of the Vaishnavaite idea of passionate relationship between Radha and Krishna as an ideal bhava. [115]
Yantra are used as icons for Devi in Tantra; above is Tripura-Bhairavi yantra. Tantric literature such as Soundarya Lahari meaning "Flood of Beauty", credited to Adi Shankaracharya a shakta or tantric poem, is dedicated to the Supreme Deity of the sect, Parvati who is considered much superior to Shiva. It celebrates Parvati and her feminine ...
The same Buddhist texts are sometimes referred to as tantra or sutra; for example, Vairocabhisambodhi-tantra is also referred to as Vairocabhisambodhi-sutra. [21] The various contextual meanings of the word Tantra vary with the Indian text and are summarized in the appended table.