Avahanamudra, 膧惫腻丑补苍补尘耻诲谤腻, Avahana-mudra: 2 definitions
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In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Isvara Samhita Vol 5膧惫腻丑补苍补尘耻诲谤腻 (啶嗋さ啶距す啶ㄠぎ啷佮う啷嵿ぐ啶�) or simply 膧v膩ha is the name of a 尘耻诲谤腻 described in the 莫艣varasa峁僪it膩 66.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥渢he right hand shall be slightly bent in the direction of the heart. The two thumbs shall be held apart and be more visible. This is the 尘耻诲谤腻 for invocation鈥�. M奴dra (eg., 膧v膩ha尘耻诲谤腻) is so called as it gives joy to the tattvas in the form of karman for those who offer spotless worship, drive out the defects which move about within and without and sealing up of what is done.
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts膧惫腻丑补苍补尘耻诲谤腻 (啶嗋さ啶距す啶ㄠぎ啷佮う啷嵿ぐ啶�) 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., 膩v膩hana尘耻诲谤腻 (40b-41a)] [...]
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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Partial matches: Mudra, Avahana.
Full-text: Avahana.
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