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Vishnumahatmya, վṣṇܳٳⲹ, Vishnu-mahatmya: 3 definitions

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Vishnumahatmya 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 վṣṇܳٳⲹ can be transliterated into English as Visnumahatmya or Vishnumahatmya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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

վṣṇܳٳⲹ (विष्णुमाहात्म्�) refers to the “praise of Viṣṇu�, as discussed in chapter 2 of the (third 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 [ṣṇܳٳⲹ-ṇaԲ]: Only a Vaiṣṇava way of life pleases Viṣṇu (than whom there is no other), and in His worship alone comes salvation (1-42).

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vishnumahatmya in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

վṣṇܳٳⲹ (विष्णुमाहात्म्�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—from the Nāradapurāṇa. Burnell. 188^a.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

վṣṇܳٳⲹ (विष्णुमाहात्म्�):—[=ṣṇ-ٳⲹ] [from ṣṇ] n. Name of [work]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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