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Murtibera, ūپ, Murti-bera: 1 definition

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In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

ūپ (मूर्तिबे�) or ūپkathana (lit. “telling more about the icons of the �) is the name of chapter 18 (Kriyāpāda) of the ʲ峾ṃh: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter�ñԲ, yoga, and ) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [ūپ-첹ٳ󲹲Բ]: Bhagavān continues his discourse from the preceding chapter by turning now to the incarnation of Kṛṣṇa. He details first his general characteristics (1-13a), then turns to specific aspects of this deity as Pārthasārathi (13b-18a), as the Bṛndāvana-Kṛṣṇa (18b-21), as the dancing Kṛṣṇa (22-24a), as the serpent-killer (24b-28), et. al. (29-37). He then turns to a description of Kalkin (38-46a). There is then a brief series on the varieties of the Nārāyaṇa aspects of the Lord (46-71).

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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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