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Brahmasamhita, 󳾲ṃh, Brahma-samhita, 󳾲ṃh: 4 definitions

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In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Brahmasamhita in Pancaratra glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Pancaratra (Samhita list)

󳾲ṃh (ब्राह्मसंहित�) is the name of an ancient Pāñcarātra Saṃhitā mentioned in the վś峾ٰṃh: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 2600 Sanskrit verses covering topics such as initiation (īṣ�) and the construction, decoration and consecration of temples and icons, as well as routines of regular and special worship cycles.—The second chapter contains a canonical list of which it says that “The Pāñcarātra system was taught to various sages who, in turn, understanding those parts only made accessible to their respective limited understandings, promulgated their teachings in a number of ṃh-texts [e.g., the 󳾲ṃh]. [...] Although the number of ṃh-texts extant is infinite, the particular works available from age to age differ�.

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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»] � Brahmasamhita in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) 󳾲ṃh (ब्रह्मसंहिता) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—of the Skandapurāṇa. Np. V, 102 (and—[commentary]). Burnell. 194^a. 󳾲ṃhyām Utpalāraṇyamāhātmya. H. 28.
—Nṛsṃh첹. K. 44.
—Śānپ첹. P. 21.

2) 󳾲ṃh (ब्रह्मसंहिता):—bhakti. In 63 or 65 stanzas. Io. 199 (Bhagavatsiddhāntasaṃgraha). Hall. p. 126 (and—[commentary]). Paris. (B 199). L. 691 (Bhagavatsiddhāntasaṃgraha). Ben. 81. 85 (and—[commentary]). Bik. 572 (?). NW. 302. Oudh. 1877, 10 (‘a treatise on Śārīrakasūtra�).
—[commentary] by Jīvagosvāmin. Io. 199. L. 691. NW. 304. ūī貹ٳٰ. 66.

3) 󳾲ṃh (ब्रह्मसंहिता):—[tantric] Quoted in Tantrasāra Oxf. 95^a, and in Āgamatattvavilāsa.

4) 󳾲ṃh (ब्रह्मसंहिता):—jy. See Brahmasiddhānta.

5) 󳾲ṃh (ब्रह्मसंहिता):—of the Skandapurāṇa. Stein 217 (adhy. 1. 2). 󳾲ṃhyā� Haridrācūrṇadhāraṇamāhātmya. L. 4092.

6) 󳾲ṃh (ब्रह्मसंहिता):—bhakti. Io. 199 (fifth chapter: Bhagavatsiddhāntasaṃgraha). L. 691 (dto.). Rgb. 147.
—[commentary] Digdarśinī by Jīvagosvāmin. Io. 199. L. 691.

7) 󳾲ṃh (ब्रह्मसंहिता):—[tantric] Quoted by Narasiṃha in Tārābhaktisudhārṇava, Catal. Io. p. 898.

8) 󳾲ṃh (ब्रह्मसंहिता):—bhakti. Ulwar 526. 807.
—[commentary] Digdarśinī. Ulwar 807.

󳾲ṃh has the following synonyms: Bhagavatsiddhāntasaṃgraha.

9) 󳾲ṃh (ब्रह्मसंहिता):—on the worship of Kṛṣṇa, said to have contained 100 Adyāyā�. It censists of extracts from a number of Upaniṣads. As p. 123 (3 Mss.). Bd. 197. L.. 717 (Adhyāya 5). C. Digdarśinī by Rūpagosvāmin. Bd. 197. L.. 717. 󳾲ṃhyā� Gopālakavacapañjara. Peters. 6, 482.
—Nṛsṃh첹. As p. 95.

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

1) 󳾲ṃh (ब्रह्मसंहिता):—[=brahma-ṃh] [from brahma > brahman] f. a collection of prayers, [Harivaṃśa]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of sub voce works. (also - f.)

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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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