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Sarvadevatasthapanavidhi, 𱹲ٳ貹Բ, Sarvadevatasthapana-vidhi: 1 definition

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

𱹲ٳ貹Բ (सर्वदेवतास्थापनविध�) (lit. “rules for installation of all the gods�) is the name of the twenty-eighth chapter of the īⲹṃh: a Pāñcarātra document comprising over 3000 verses in 30 chapters presenting in a narrative framework the teachings of Nārada to Gautama, dealing primarily with modes of worship and festivals.—Description of the chapter [𱹲ٳ貹Բ]: Gautama asks now how to sanctify [پṣṭ] all the icons of the Lord to make them ready for worship (1). After noting that Բ-structures are of two types, svatantra and asvatantra (2-7), Nārada then describes those dedicated in turn to one or another of the gods along with worship appropriate to each god for specified ends: Agni for bhoga-enjoyment (12b-22a), Brahmā for sukha-pleasure (22b-28), Dhanada for wealth (29-33а), Gaṇeśa for overcoming obstacles (33b-36a), Śrī for affluence (36b-40a), Skanda for jaya-success (40b-45a), Sūrya for health (45b-51), Rudra for knowledge (52-58), Durgā for heaven (59-65), Yama for longevity (66-70a), Candra [sic: should read “Indra�) for ūپ-glory (70b-75a), Viṣṇu for ǰṣa (75b-85), Kāma for ܲ岵ⲹ-grandeur (86-94a), the Aśvins for health and safety (94b-101), and Candra for strength and good harvests (102-107a). 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, various appointments and subsidiary parts, and finally the spectrum of worship appropriate in them (107b-1402).

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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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