Pancharatra (IAST: Pāñcarātra) was a religious movement in Hinduism that originated in late 3rd-century BCE around the ideas of Narayana and the various...
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Pancharātra is a Sanskrit drama written by Bhasa. The plot is based on the Hindu epic Mahabharata. The play takes its name from the period of five nights...
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Tantra (Sanskrit: लक्ष्मीतन्त्र, romanized: Lakṣmītantra) is one of the Pancharatra texts that is dedicated to the goddess Lakshmi and Narayana (Vishnu)...
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IAST: Ahiburdhnyasaṃhitā) is a Hindu Vaishnava text belonging to the Pancharatra tradition. It is a Tantrika composition, composed possibly over several...
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Agama (Hinduism) (section Pancharatra Agama)
Agamas (also called Tantras), and 108 Vaishnava Agamas (also called Pancharatra Samhitas), and numerous Upa-Agamas. The origin and chronology of Agamas...
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Kaushiki (section Pancharatra Agamas)
many desires, bestow omniscience (on the devotee). – Lakshmi Tantra, Pancharatra Agama Chamunda Bhramari Shumbha and Nishumbha Bhattacharji, Sukumari;...
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Agastya Samhita (section Pancharatra)
Agastya. There are also other works titled Agastya Samhita among the Pancharatra texts, which are different from Sutīkṣṇa-Agastya-samvāda. Sections of...
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to Adi Shankara's commentary on the Vishnu Sahasranama and the Narada Pancharatra, Madhava means the consort (dhava) of the mother (ma), referring to Lakshmi...
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The Brahma Samhita (IAST: Brahma-saṁhitā) is a Sanskrit Pancharatra text, composed of verses of prayer believed to have been spoken by Brahma glorifying...
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stalwart Nadadoor Ammal, founded and established the Matha, based on the Pancharatra tradition. As per legend, one of the nine Narasimhas of Ahobilam called...
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