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Vishakharupa, վś󲹰ū貹, Vishakha-rupa: 1 definition

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Vishakharupa 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 վś󲹰ū貹 can be transliterated into English as Visakharupa or Vishakharupa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

վś󲹰ū貹 (विशाखरूप) [=Viśākhayūpa?] refers to “form of the unity behind the four ū󲹲� (of ٳܰ徱, ṣuپ, svapna and ), as discussed in chapter 11 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 [󲹱-ś]: [...] The four ū󲹲 all have to undergo the four-fold process [note: one more category is thus added here to the preceding chapter’s analysis of ٳܰ徱 to ṣuپ to svapna to (9-10). The unity behind these four ū󲹲 is “վś󲹰ū貹� who, having made Himself into four, then also proceeds to make Himself into various vibhava forms (11-18)—and there are 38 names listed as among those vibhava forms (19-25). These various forms of “վś󲹰ū貹� are as the branches of a tree—and the six ṇa which characterize the source also pervade the weapons, persons, etc., of the many forms (26-37). Lakṣmī again says that she and the Lord are absolutely inseparable (38-39). [...]

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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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