Pratyakshastra, ʰٲⲹśٰ, Pratyanc-shastra: 1 definition
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Pratyakshastra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term ʰٲⲹśٰ can be transliterated into English as Pratyaksastra or Pratyakshastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa (p)ʰٲⲹśٰ (प्रत्यक्शास्त्�) refers to “that (philosophy) which can be verified at every stage�.—Tantra could mean the essence of a thing. It was deemed as the essence of Shastric wisdom. It could mean a set of doctrines, practices, mystic syllables, metaphysical enquiry and the like. [...] The Tantra Śāstra is hailed as a ٲⲹśٰ which like Medicine and Astrology, can be verified at every stage. The followers of this system, call upon aspirants to practise the injunctions in a graded system corresponding to their potential. In the first stage, one is to worship the deity externally with flowers, incense, offerings and so on. This is followed by japa or repetition, which is meditating upon the form of the deity denoted by the mantra, which must be repeated with utmost faith, devotion, total surrender and perception of the divine form in mind. [...]

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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