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Sampradayatraya, ⲹٰⲹ, Sampradaya-traya: 1 definition

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Sampradayatraya 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.

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

ⲹٰⲹ (सम्प्रदायत्र�) (lit. “description of the three traditions�), as discussed in chapter 3 of the (first part of the) Śṇḍⲹṃh: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 3600 Sanskrit verses dealing with devotion towards Kṛṣṇa who is identified with the Supreme, as well as ethical behavior and pious practices to be observed by devotees (bhaktas).—Description of the chapter [ⲹٰⲹ-Ծū貹ṇa]: Śāṇḍilya is asked by the rşis what are the three traditions [ⲹٰⲹ] of bhakti that were given to and have followed in the wake of Brahmā, Śiva and Viṣṇu. He replies by going back to the cosmological beginnings of the Universe when all was darkness, and Hari made Himself into the (creative?) Nārāyaṇa, and at the same time Maheśvarī, the eternal beings, and the 20 tattvas also came into being along with the world and the Milky Ocean, etc. (1-14). [...]

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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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