Abhishekavidhi, Abhi峁kavidhi, Abhisheka-vidhi: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Abhi峁kavidhi can be transliterated into English as Abhisekavidhi or Abhishekavidhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita鈥擳ext on Visha ChikitsaAbhi峁kavidhi (啶呧き啶苦し啷囙啶掂た啶оた) refers to the 鈥減rocedure of consecration鈥�, as described in the K膩艣yapa Sa峁僪it膩: an ancient Sanskrit text from the P膩帽car膩tra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Vi峁cikits膩鈥攁n important topic from 膧yurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Vi峁vidy膩 or Sarpavidy膩).
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
Source: Wisdom Library: P膩帽car膩traAbhi峁kavidhi (啶呧き啶苦し啷囙啶掂た啶оた) [=补产丑颈峁办补惫颈诲丑颈岣�] is the name of the ninth chapter of the 础苍颈谤耻诲诲丑补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: an ancient P膩帽car膩tra 膧gama scripture in thirty-four chapters dealing with the varieties of worships, administration of sciences, 谤腻箩补诲丑补谤尘补, town planning, expiation, installation of images, the rules regarding the construction of images, etc.
Source: Wisdom Library: Pancaratra (Samhita list)Abhi峁kavidhi (啶呧き啶苦し啷囙啶掂た啶оた) is the name of chapter 43 of the Saura-K膩峁囜笉a of the Haya艣墨r峁pa帽car膩tra: an ancient P膩帽car膩tra consisting of four sections (办腻峁囜笉补蝉), deriving its name from the fact that according to its frame-story (腻诲颈办腻峁囜笉补) it was revealed by God in the form of Haya艣iras, the Horse-Headed One. The Agnipur膩峁嘺 chapters 62-69 have parallels with the Sa峁僰ar峁峁嘺k膩峁囜笉a of the Haya艣墨r峁-pa帽car膩tra.
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts1) Abhi峁kavidhi (啶呧き啶苦し啷囙啶掂た啶оた) or 鈥渄irections for drenching (the temple-idol with consecrated water)鈥� is the name of the ninth chapter of the 础苍颈谤耻诲诲丑补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻, an ancient P膩帽car膩tra 膧gama text dealing with the annual festivals of temples and regular temple worship routines.
Description of the chapter [补产丑颈峁办补惫颈诲丑颈]: Intimate knowledge of the rules of 补产丑颈峁办补-ceremonies is necessary for the 腻肠腻谤测补 for his assistants [蝉腻诲丑补办补蝉] and for 办峁迟谤颈测补蝉 (1). An 补产丑颈峁办补-ceremony requires a special 尘补峁囜笉补辫补-pavilion, seed-offerings, the presence of the Ananta-form of Vi峁ａ箛u, a fire, sanctified vessels placed according to specific instructions, ten kinds of flowers, several fruits, spices, grains, gems, etc. (2-40). The 12 prepared pots of water necessary for the drenching ceremony are then turned over to the 腻肠腻谤测补 who must await the auspicious moment to commence the actual abhi峁eka-ceremony (41-49). After the ceremony all鈥攊ncluding Brahman as, K峁triyas, Vai艣yas and 艢奴dras鈥攎ust prostrate before the idol (50-50).
2) Abhi峁kavidhi (啶呧き啶苦し啷囙啶掂た啶оた) (lit. 鈥渞ules regarding the ritual bath鈥�) is the name of the eighteenth chapter of the 闯补测腻办丑测补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra 膧gama text composed of 4500 verses in 33 chapters dealing with topics such as mantra (formulas), japa (repetitions), 诲丑测腻苍补 (meditations), 尘耻诲谤腻 (gesticulations), 苍测腻蝉补 (concentrations) etc.
Description of the chapter [补产丑颈峁办补惫颈诲丑颈]:鈥擺Returning to 诲墨办峁Ｄ�-initiation ceremonies broken off at the end of ch. XVI] an 补产丑颈峁办补-ritual bath must be given the candidate. Various choices and alternatives in regard to the personnel to conduct the 补产丑颈峁办补-rites are given (1-19) before the general steps for the procedures are outlined (20-33) for each of the four classes of 艣颈峁补蝉 (discussed in ch. XVII). Each class of 艣颈峁补 deserves the treatment and 茅clat for his respective 补产丑颈峁办补 bath as is afforded to a commander-in-chief of the army, to a prime minister, to a prince, and to a king respectively (34-35). Of these various procedures, the 补产丑颈峁办补-rite appropriate for the 腻肠腻谤测补 type at his 诲墨办峁Ｄ�-initiation is given the difference between his 补产丑颈峁办补 and that of other 艣颈峁补鈥檚 is in the number of pots used (36-69a). A candidate who is about to be initiated into 腻肠腻谤测补-ship is to receive certain special instruction about behavior, etc. and this is given (69b-82a). At the close of this special instruction, he who is about to become an 腻肠腻谤测补 receives from his mentor a 惫颈峁ａ箛耻丑补蝉迟补 gesture of blessing whereupon he drinks the water which has been used to wash that mentor鈥檚 feet (82b-86a). The chapter closes with some miscellaneous special rules for the 补产丑颈峁办补 of the other classes of 艣颈峁补蝉 (86b-89a), and the general benefits which accrue to those who observe the rules (89b-93a).
3) Abhi峁kavidhi (啶呧き啶苦し啷囙啶掂た啶оた) refers to the 鈥� rules for the 补产丑颈峁办补-rites (marking the office of 膧c膩rya)鈥�, as discussed in chapter 7 (Cary膩p膩da) of the 笔补诲尘补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: the most widely followed of Sa峁僪it膩 covering the entire range of concerns of P膩帽car膩tra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter鈥�箩帽腻苍补, yoga, 办谤颈测腻 and 肠补谤测腻) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.鈥擠escription of the chapter [ma峁囜笉al膩r膩dhana-腻肠腻谤测补-补产丑颈峁办补惫颈诲丑颈]: [...] A second section of the chapter deals with general prerequisites which qualify a person desiring to become an 腻肠腻谤测补-director of any kind. He must be born in an 膧c膩rya鈥檚 family, have the desire to become an 膧c膩rya, be properly initiated as a Vai峁ａ箛ava as well as initiated as an Arcaka and being further specially qualified for his 腻肠腻谤测补-ship. This latter stage should be ritually marked by a special 补产丑颈峁办补-ceremony, concluded by an impressive procession around his village (88b-118).
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumAbhi峁kavidhi (啶呧き啶苦し啷囙啶掂た啶оた) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥擺tantric] Taylor. 1, 284.
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Abhisheka, Vitti.
Full-text: Abhisheka, Sasrakalasha.
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