Devapratishtha, 顿别惫补辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑补: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 顿别惫补辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑补 can be transliterated into English as Devapratistha or Devapratishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia顿别惫补辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑腻 (啶︵啶掂お啷嵿ぐ啶むた啶粪啶犩ぞ).鈥擳he sacred rite of installation of Devas (idols) in temples for which definite rules have been laid down by great 膩c膩ryas. According to the rules V膩sudevam奴rti is to be installed in the centre of the pa帽c膩yatanas. (the 艢r墨 kovil鈥攖he sanctum sanctorium and the four paths used for the procession of the deity, around it). The m奴rtis V膩mana, Narasi峁僪a, Hayagr墨va and Var膩ha are to be installed in the zones (corners) dominated by Agni, Nir峁泃i, V膩yu and 莫艣膩na respectively. N膩r膩ya峁嘺m奴rti should be installed at the centre of the pr膩s膩da. Ambik膩 should be installed in Agni鈥檚 corner, 膧ditya in Nir峁泃i鈥檚 corner, Brahm膩 in V膩yu鈥檚 corner and 艢ivali峁単a in the 莫艣膩na corner. Li峁単a in the form of Rudra should also be installed in the 莫艣膩na corner; or it may be installed in all the nine corners or zones. In that case V膩sudevam奴rti should be installed at the centre. All the Devas bearing the name R膩ma must be installed to the east of the Pr膩s膩da. Lokap膩lakas like Indra should be installed at the eight places starting with the east. In Pa帽c膩yatana prati峁ａ弓h膩 Puru峁ttama should be installed at the centre. Mah膩lak峁墨 and Vai艣rava峁嘺 are to be installed to the east of the Pr膩s膩da, and the M膩t峁泂 in the south. Subrahma峁噛a, Ga峁嘺pati, 莫艣膩na and the planets (graha峁�) like Sun should be installed in the west. Da艣膩vat膩ram奴rtis (ten incarnations of Vi峁ａ箛u) should be installed in the North. Ca峁囜笉ik膩 should be installed in Agni鈥檚 zone, Sarasvat墨 in V膩yu鈥檚 zone, Amb墨k膩 in Nir峁泃i鈥檚 zone and 艢r墨 Bhagavat墨 in 莫艣膩na zone. In temples with thirteen 膧layas Vi峁ａ箛u should be installed at the centre. M奴rtis like Ke艣ava should be in the east.
Devapratim膩s (idols) are of seven varieties like those made of earth, of wood, of metals, of gems, of sandal wood, of stone and of flowers. Of the above, idols made of earth, sandalwood and of flowers are meant only for temporary use, but they also grant all the desires of the devotees. (See full article at Story of 顿别惫补辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑腻 from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index顿别惫补辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑补 (啶︵啶掂お啷嵿ぐ啶むた啶粪啶�).鈥擱ules relating to the consecration of the Devas; see Pratima.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 266. 69.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: University of Vienna: Sudar艣ana's Worship at the Royal Court According to the Ahirbudhnyasa峁僪it膩顿别惫补辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑腻 (啶︵啶掂お啷嵿ぐ啶むた啶粪啶犩ぞ) refers to the 鈥渋nstallation of a deity鈥�, according to the Ahirbudhnyasa峁僪it膩, belonging to the P膩帽car膩tra tradition which deals with theology, rituals, iconography, narrative mythology and others.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淔or only the Court Officiant accomplishes for Kings all seen and unseen aims, especially when this Deity is installed, worshipped and so on (诲别惫补辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑腻鈥�devasya prati峁ａ弓h膩r膩dhan膩di峁). Any defectiveness of his (i.e. of the King) is due to the faults of the Court Officiant, and similarly [every] excellence of the same King in [the performance of] rituals [depends on the Officiant], oh Master of the Earth!鈥�.
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) 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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 1 (1871) (jyo)顿别惫补辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑腻 (啶︵啶掂お啷嵿ぐ啶むた啶粪啶犩ぞ) refers to one of the topics discussed in the 艢颈艣耻丑颈迟腻, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 1 of the catalogue 鈥淣otices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)鈥� by Rajendralal Mitra (1822鈥�1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.鈥� The 艢颈艣耻丑颈迟腻 manuscript authored by K峁涐梗峁嘺r膩ma represents a primer on astrology, giving rules for calculation of nativities and most of the topics usually treated of in Indian astrological. It contains 2,457 艣濒辞办补蝉.鈥擳he catalogue includes the term鈥敹俦鸨共贡璋钩倬贬梗峁竽� in its 鈥榮ubject-matter list鈥� or Vi峁ya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads: 诲别惫补辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑腻.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryd膿vaprati峁ａ弓h膩 (啶︵啶掂お啷嵿ぐ啶むた啶粪啶犩ぞ).鈥攆 (S) The ceremony of exalting a newly-made image into an idol, and establishing it in a temple.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishd膿vaprati峁ａ弓h膩 (啶︵啶掂お啷嵿ぐ啶むた啶粪啶犩ぞ).鈥�f The ceremony of exalting a newly-made image into an idol, and establishing it in a temple.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum顿别惫补辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑腻 (啶︵啶掂お啷嵿ぐ啶むた啶粪啶犩ぞ) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥擜v. B. 1, 144.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿别惫补辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑腻 (啶︵啶掂お啷嵿ぐ啶むた啶粪啶犩ぞ):鈥擺=诲别惫补-辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑腻] [from deva] f. Name of [work]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pratishtha, Deva.
Starts with: Devapratishthapaddhati, Devapratishthaprayoga, Devapratishthatattva, Devapratishthavapikupatadagotsargavidhi.
Full-text: Devapratishthatattva, Devapratishthaprayoga, Devapratishthapaddhati, Sarvadevapratishtha, Sarvadevapratishthakarman, Sarvadevapratishthavidhi, Sarvadevapratishthakramavidhi, Raghunandana bhattacarya, Abhisheka.
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