Pranavayunyasa, ʰṇaܲԲ, Pranavayu-nyasa: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsʰṇaܲԲ (प्राणवायुन्यास) refers to the “ceremony of invoking all the vital airs� (performed during پṣṭ or “sanctification ceremonies�), as discussed in chapter 7 of the վṣṇܳپ첹ṃh: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 3500 Sanskrit verses covering the typically �agamic� subjects which are being narrated by Brahmā to a number of sages.—[Cf. chapter 7]: [...] The orderly exposition of the پṣṭ-ceremonies is all but sacrificed to the rehearsal of miscellaneous details to be seen to in the execution of sanctification procedures: [...] Preparation for prāṇaپṣṭ-homa is done by invoking all the vital airs [ṇaܲԲ] (322-330), and this homa is done in order to make the vitality of the icon wax as the homa fire itself intensifies with the various offerings and accompanying meditations (the ṣoḍaśԲ�331-445).

Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) 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: Pranavayu, Nyasa.
Full-text: Pranavayu, Pranapratishthahoma, Pranapratishtha.
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