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Pucchasimha, Puccha-simha, ʳܳ󲹲ṃh: 1 definition

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Pucchasimha 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Puchchhasimha.

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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

ʳܳ󲹲ṃh (पुच्छसिं�) refers to a Բ-method using the �Գṣṭܱ� variety (71 ff.) associated with one of the seventy-seven types of Nṛsiṃha-Mantra, according to the fourth chapter of the Īśvarasaṃhitā (baroda edition) also known as the Nṛsiṃhakalpa, a Pāñcarātra work consisting of 640 verses and 14 chapters written in the form of a dialogue between Īśvara and Pārvatī.� According to chapter 4 (verse 59) there are some seventy-seven varieties of the ṛsṃhԳٰ. [...] All the varieties differ from one another according to varying meters, different ṛṣ associated with them, different deities presiding over them, different ܻ-gestures used with them, different Բ-meditations employed, etc. [...] One called the �ܳ󲹲ṃh� method, the other called the �첹ī� method. In the first type, one imagines a Leonine Form, his tail stretched up, his tongue lapping up all sentient creatures. Thus, the mantra may be used to influence and subdue others. When one imagines a five-faced Narasiṃha, each aspect ferocious, one then uses the mantra to effect cures not only from diseases but also illnesses induced by poisons.

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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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