Astramudra, 础蝉迟谤补尘耻诲谤腻, Astra-mudra: 1 definition
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Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts1) 础蝉迟谤补尘耻诲谤腻 (啶呧じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啶啶︵啶班ぞ) is the name of a Ritual Hand-gesture (尘耻诲谤腻), discussed in the twenty-fourth chapter of the 莫艣varasa峁僪it膩 (printed edition), a P膩帽car膩tra work in 8200 verses and 24 chapters dealing with topics such as routines of temple worship, major and minor festivals, temple-building and initiation.鈥擠escription of the chapter [尘耻诲谤腻-lak峁峁嘺-bhagavaddhy膩na-膩di-prak膩ra]: N膩rada tells how one prepares himself for the practice of 尘耻诲谤腻-gestures鈥攚ashing the hands with sandal-paste, doing certain exercises with the fingers, ritually touching the chest with the thumbs and forefingers of both hands, executing certain motions with the palms joined, etc. (3-11). Different 尘耻诲谤腻-gestures are named and described (12-72): [e.g., astra尘耻诲谤腻 (23a)] [...]
2) 础蝉迟谤补尘耻诲谤腻 (啶呧じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啶啶︵啶班ぞ) is the name of a Hand-gesture (尘耻诲谤腻) discussed in chapter 4 [third book] of the 闯帽腻苍腻尘峁泃补蝉腻谤补蝉补峁僪颈迟补: a P膩帽car膩tra text representing a sectarian glorification of K峁涐梗峁嘺 and R膩dha (i.e., the cult of Radha-Krishna) dated among the latest of the Sa峁僪it膩-type works.鈥擜ccordingly, Vy膩sa then he turns to a 12-syllable mantra (11-14), before moving to a general treatment of 尘耻诲谤腻-驳别蝉迟耻谤别蝉鈥拢补尘别濒测, 诲丑补苍墨, astra [astra尘耻诲谤腻], dhenu, 尘腻濒腻, 艣谤墨惫补迟蝉补, kaustubha, bhadra and 惫颈濒惫腻办丑测补. One should practice these while repeating the following mantra: 鈥�o峁� h峁沝aye sudar艣an膩ya astr膩ya pha峁�鈥�, all the while meditating on an image of K峁涐梗峁嘺 (15-23).
3) 础蝉迟谤补尘耻诲谤腻 (啶呧じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啶啶︵啶班ぞ) refers to one of the fifty-three Mudr膩s (ritual hand gestures) described in chapter 22 (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 [尘耻诲谤腻lak峁峁嘺-vidhi]: Brahm膩 asks the meaning, uses and varieties of 尘耻诲谤腻-gestures. Bhagav膩n says these finger movements are ways to fend off evil and to prevent those taking pleasure in harming others. Furthermore, they please the Lord-so long as they are demonstrated in private (1-5a). He then names and describes 53 尘耻诲谤腻-gestures: [e.g., astra尘耻诲谤腻 (10)] [...]
4) 础蝉迟谤补尘耻诲谤腻 (啶呧じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啶啶︵啶班ぞ) refers to one of the Mudr膩s (gestures) discussed in chapter 31 of the 惭腻谤办补峁囜笉别测补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra text comprising some 2200 Sanskrit verses mainly dealing with temple-building, iconography, 辫奴箩腻 (worship procedures), utsava (festivities) and 辫谤腻测补艣肠颈迟迟补 (expiatory measures).鈥擠escription of chapter [尘耻诲谤腻-vidh膩na]: As a part of worship [辫奴箩腻峁単a], it is ordained in the 艣腻蝉迟谤补蝉 that certain 尘耻诲谤腻-gestures be done to please the gods (1). The ones listed and described are [e.g., 础蝉迟谤补尘耻诲谤腻] [...]. When some of these are to be used in the worship of God is given (49b-58).
5) 础蝉迟谤补尘耻诲谤腻 (啶呧じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啶啶︵啶班ぞ) is the name of a Mudr膩 (鈥渞itual hand-gestures鈥�) mentioned in in chapter 13 of the 痴颈艣惫腻尘颈迟谤补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra text comprising some 2600 Sanskrit verses covering topics such as initiation (诲墨办峁Ｄ�) and the construction, decoration and consecration of temples and icons, as well as routines of regular and special worship cycles.鈥擠escription of the chapter [尘耻诲谤腻-adhy膩ya]: K膩艣yapa asks what are the various types of 尘耻诲谤腻-gestures, and Vi艣v膩mitra complies by first defining 尘耻诲谤腻 as that by seeing which one derives pleasure (鈥�mu-鈥�) and then by counseling that whoever practices these 尘耻诲谤腻s must do so in secrecy (1-6). Thereupon he names and briefly describes how to perform a number of 尘耻诲谤腻s [e.g., astra尘耻诲谤腻]
6) 础蝉迟谤补尘耻诲谤腻 (啶呧じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啶啶︵啶班ぞ) refers to one of the 37 Mudr膩s (hand-gestures) described in chapter 7 of the 痴颈峁ａ箛耻蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a Sanskrit text written in 2600 verses which covers typical P膩帽car膩tra topics through a narrative dialogue between Aupag膩yana and Siddha Sumati.鈥擺Cf. the chapter 尘耻诲谤腻-lak峁峁嘺].
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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