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Tarikamantraprakasha, 峾Գٰś, Tarikamantra-prakasha: 1 definition

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Tarikamantraprakasha 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 峾Գٰś can be transliterated into English as Tarikamantraprakasa or Tarikamantraprakasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)

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: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (mantra)

峾Գٰś (तारिकामन्त्रप्रकाश) (lit. “explanation of the 峾Գٰ�) is the name of chapter 25 of the ṣmīٲԳٰ: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 3600 Sanskrit verses exclusively devoted to Goddess Lakṣmī or Śrī (the consort of Viṣṇu) besides dealing with cosmology and practical regarding Vaishnava priests and temple-building programs.

Description of the chapter [峾Գٰprakāśa]: This chapter deals with the method of composing the 峾Գٰ, which mantra helps the faithful to cross over the ocean of ṃs. The directions for giving names of God to each of the letters in the ṇa-motif are given (2-35). Then it is related how to compose the 峾Գٰ (36-44). Other names by which the same mantra is known—“Pādma,� “Mahālakṣmī,� “Tāra,� “Gaurī,� “Hṛllekha,� etc. are then mentioned (45-47). Then the anu峾Գٰ is similarly, but much more briefly, discussed, with directions given for its composition (48-52a).

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Mantrashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, Գٰśٰ) refers to the ancient Indian science of mantras—chants, incantations, spells, magical hymns, etc. Mantra Sastra literature includes many ancient books dealing with the methods reciting mantras, identifying and purifying its defects and the science behind uttering or chanting syllables.

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