Enjoyment: 2 definitions

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1. Yoga
2. Pancaratra
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Enjoyment 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.

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Enjoyment (of pleasure) refers to one of the 鈥渇our obstacles to R膩jayoga鈥�, according to the Yuktabhavadeva.鈥擲imilar instances of laya as an obstacle to Yoga are also seen in late medieval yoga texts, such as the Yuktabhavadeva (1.38-39), which lists sleep, distraction, defilements and the enjoyment of pleasure (in Sanskrit: 谤补蝉腻蝉惫腻诲补) as the four obstacles to R膩jayoga. These obstacles were derived from two verses of Gau岣峚p膩da鈥檚 M膩峁囜笉奴kyopani峁tk膩rik膩 (3.44-45), which Bhavadevami艣ra quoted without attribution.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 膩sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)

: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Those seeking 鈥淓njoyment鈥� (in Sanskrit: Bhoga) are advised to worship icons of Agni, as discussed in the twenty-eighth chapter of the Naradiya-Samhita: a Pancaratra document comprising over 3000 verses in 30 chapters presenting in a narrative framework the teachings of Narada to Gautama, dealing primarily with modes of worship and festivals.鈥擠escription of the chapter [蝉补谤惫补诲别惫补迟腻-蝉迟丑腻辫补苍补惫颈诲丑颈]: N膩rada describes the worship appropriate to each god for specified ends: [e.g., Agni for bhoga-enjoyment (12b-22a)] [...]. In discussing next the shrine dedicated to each, he describes their shapes, proportions, the building materials used, the types and postures of the icons contained therein, [...].

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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.

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