Prasadadevata, 笔谤腻蝉腻诲补诲别惫补迟腻, Prasada-devata: 2 definitions
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In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts笔谤腻蝉腻诲补诲别惫补迟腻 (啶啶班ぞ啶膏ぞ啶︵う啷囙さ啶むぞ) refers to 鈥渁ncient temple deities鈥�, as discussed in chapter 10 (Kriy膩k膩峁囜笉a) of the 笔腻谤补尘别艣惫补谤补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: an important P膩帽car膩tra text of 8700 verses followed closely by the Ranganathaswamy temple at Srirangam鈥攄ealing with priestly concerns such as their daily routines, occasional liturgies and expiatory services.鈥擠escription of the chapter [蝉惫补测补尘惫测补办迟腻诲颈-辫谤腻蝉腻诲补诲别惫补迟腻-苍颈谤峁嘺测补]:鈥擲anaka asks to know about the scope and nature of temples and temple worship (1-2). 艢膩峁囜笉ilya commences to describe the cosmic symbolism of the temple, its various levels representing the various worlds and their concerns. [...]
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.
Vastushastra (architecture)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (vastu)笔谤腻蝉腻诲补诲别惫补迟腻 (啶啶班ぞ啶膏ぞ啶︵う啷囙さ啶むぞ) refers to the 鈥渄eities of the temple-shrines鈥�, as discussed in chapter 15 of the 膧dik膩峁囜笉a of the 贬补测补艣墨谤峁蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a large P膩帽car膩tra 膧gama consisting of roughly 6500 verses dealing primarily with architecture, temple-building and consecration rituals and iconography.鈥擠escription of the chapter [辫谤腻蝉腻诲补-诲别惫补迟腻蝉补峁僺迟丑腻辫补苍补-辫补峁璦濒补]: The chapter turns to the location and identity of the 4, 8 or 12 sub-shrines that surround the main shrine of a temple (1-16).
If the main shrine is dedicated to V膩sudeva, the four sub-shrines surrounding it will be to:
- V膩mana (Southeast),
- Narasi峁僪a (Southwest),
- Haya艣墨r峁 (Northwest) and
- Var膩ha (Northeast).
If N膩r膩ya峁嘺 is the main deity,
- Ambik膩 will be found in the Southeast,
- Bh膩skara in the Southwest,
- Brahm膩 in the Northwest and
- Li峁単a in the Northeast.
In a cluster of eight surrounding sub-shrines, when V膩sudeva is in the main shrine. He will be surrounded by:
- 叠补濒补谤腻尘补,
- Pradyumna,
- Aniruddha,
- 狈腻谤腻测补峁嘺,
- 叠谤补丑尘腻,
- 痴颈峁ａ箛耻,
- Narasi峁僪a and
- 痴补谤腻丑补.
If V膩sudeva is in the center, He will be surrounded by the 8 directional deities of: Indra, Agni, et. al.鈥攐r alternatively by the 8 Mother Goddesses. When Dev墨 is in the main shrine, she will be surrounded by the 8 Mother Goddesses. In a cluster of 12 surrounding sub-shrines, when Vi艣var奴pa (14) is located in the main shrine, He is surrounded by Ke艣ava, et. al.
Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, v膩stu艣膩stra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
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Partial matches: Devata, Prasada.
Starts with: Prasadadevatanirnaya, Prasadadevatasamsthapanapatala.
Full-text: Prasadadevatanirnaya, Avirbhava, Rangavimana, Samsthapanapatala, Samsthapana, Paurusha, Rishishastra, Paurushashastra, Shriranga, Bhagavatshastra, Divyashastra, Svayamvyakta, Shastra.
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