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Vibhavadevatantaryagavidhi, վ󲹱𱹲Գٲ岵, Vibhavadevatantaryaga-vidhi: 1 definition

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In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vibhavadevatantaryagavidhi in Pancaratra glossary
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

վ󲹱𱹲Գٲ岵 (विभवदेवतान्तर्यागविध�) (lit. “rules for the silent worship of the 󲹱𱹲-forms�) is the name of chapter 9 of the ٳٱٲṃh: one of the most ancient of Pāñcarātra Āgamas consisting of roughly 3500 verses which stresses the theological standpoint of the oneness of God despite his various ū󲹲 (modes of existence), vibhavas (manifestations) and (incarnations).

Description of the chapter [󲹱𱹲ntaryāgavidhi]: The sages say that they know now about the silent, mental worship [Գٲ岵] of the ūṣmū-forms of God; now they want to hear similarly about the ways to give silent, mental worship to the 󲹱𱹲-forms (1-3).

The bulk of the chapter is concerned with the directions for constructing mantras addressed to the numerous vibhava-forms of God. First, a 32-spoked cakra-design is made in the spaces of which vowels and consonants are placed; by an esoteric selection process mantras may be composed from this cakra-device. In each case a mantra has its ṇa (“Oṃ�), its 辱ṇḍ (i.e., the deity to whom directed) and its Բ� ending. The 辱ṇḍ varies according to the name of the deity addressed (4-89a). The various mantras should recall that the God of Gods has, also, subtly inhering in Him, qualities which are to be imagined as semi-deities—Time, Learning, Oceans, Clouds, et. al. some twenty-four in all being named (89b-102). There follow further introductions for projecting different forms of the Lord (with weapons, with companions, in different postures, etc.) in the various parts of the cakra-design as well as in different parts of the believer’s own body, in the sky and in the nether worlds. Wherever one wants to worship God, there He will be found in accessible and comprehensible form (103-123). Bhagavān advises, however, to select one of the twelve forms of God (as supreme over all the other) in the cakra-device (124-129a), or else to worship God as Supreme over all the other deities (at some particular spot) in the sky (129-131). With a few concluding general remarks the chapter ends (132-137a).

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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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