Vimanadevatarcanavidhi, վԲ𱹲Բ, Vimanadevatarcana-vidhi: 1 definition
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Alternative spellings of this word include Vimanadevatarchanavidhi.
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsվԲ𱹲Բ (विमानदेवतार्चनविधि) (lit. “rules for the worship of the Gods in, on and around the Բ�) is the name of the third chapter of the Īśvarasaṃhitā (printed edition), a Pāñcarātra work in 8200 verses and 24 chapters dealing with topics such as routines of temple worship, major and minor festivals, temple-building and initiation.—Description of the chapter [Բdevatārcanavidhi]: Despite the title, this chapter deals with the details of the materials and utensils, procedures and motions of liturgical worship [ⲹ岵], viz., water and water-pots (14-29a, 89b) ; the incense-holder (40-51a, 88-89a ); the bell (51b-87); uses and times of mantras (29-36, 90); the various offerings to and the calling to witness of the gods, demigods, spirits, and powers, etc. (91-102, 123-175); and types of esoteric meditation (103-122), Cautions are given toward the end of the chapter (176-188) that the spirit of reverent worship is to be found in him who sees in the ū-icon all reality and existence. The closing śǰ첹 (189-194) tell how to construct the mantra for any given temple and its deity, with a eulogy for those who perform worship-rituals with correctness and piety.

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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Partial matches: Vimanadevatarcana, Vitti.
Full-text: Vimanadevatarcana.
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