• Thumbnail for Pancharatra
    Pancharatra (IAST: Pāñcarātra) was a religious movement in Hinduism that originated in late 3rd-century BCE around the ideas of Narayana and the various...
    37 KB (3,872 words) - 17:25, 17 May 2024
  • 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...
    1 KB (174 words) - 15:48, 25 November 2023
  • Thumbnail for Lakshmi Tantra
    Tantra (Sanskrit: लक्ष्मीतन्त्र, romanized: Lakṣmītantra) is one of the Pancharatra texts that is dedicated to the goddess Lakshmi and Narayana (Vishnu)...
    6 KB (726 words) - 00:53, 4 July 2023
  • Thumbnail for Kaushiki
    many desires, bestow omniscience (on the devotee). – Lakshmi Tantra, Pancharatra Agama Chamunda Bhramari Shumbha and Nishumbha Bhattacharji, Sukumari;...
    7 KB (754 words) - 02:08, 14 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Sudarshana Chakra
    IAST: Ahiburdhnyasaṃhitā) is a Hindu Vaishnava text belonging to the Pancharatra tradition. It is a Tantrika composition, composed possibly over several...
    27 KB (3,123 words) - 09:37, 16 May 2024
  • Agamas (also called Tantras), and 108 Vaishnava Agamas (also called Pancharatra Samhitas), and numerous Upa-Agamas. The origin and chronology of Agamas...
    35 KB (4,335 words) - 10:07, 3 May 2024
  • Agastya. There are also other works titled Agastya Samhita among the Pancharatra texts, which are different from Sutīkṣṇa-Agastya-samvāda. Sections of...
    5 KB (568 words) - 12:46, 2 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Madhava (Vishnu)
    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...
    4 KB (365 words) - 11:30, 3 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Brahma Samhita
    The Brahma Samhita (IAST: Brahma-saṁhitā) is a Sanskrit Pancharatra text, composed of verses of prayer believed to have been spoken by Brahma glorifying...
    4 KB (434 words) - 02:44, 7 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Vishvaksena
    hair. He carries a lotus, gada, shanka, and chakra in his hands. The Pancharatra text Lakshmi Tantra mentions Vishvaksena as four-armed and holding a...
    16 KB (1,832 words) - 06:31, 9 January 2024