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Sumukhaprasada, ܳܰ󲹱岹, Sumukha-prasada: 1 definition

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In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

ܳܰ󲹱岹 (सुमुखप्रसा�) refers to “one who is favored by God’s grace�, as discussed in chapter 7 (Jñānapāda) 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 [ٲśṣa첹ٳ󲹲Բ]: Brahmā asks the way of obtaining brahman by ñԲ (1). Bhagavān replies that the way to ǰṣa through knowledge is open only to those who meet certain qualifications: desirelessness, purity, equanimity, dutifulness, etc. (2-7). By contrast, those who personify the opposite qualities must suffer the pain of continued rebirth. What makes them persist in their evil ways is their involvement in (8-13). And this involvement comes upon a man because he is a creature of the three ṇa, which are the conditioning factors that make him by their domination either near or far from his goal (14-31). Only when man is favored by God’s grace [ܳܰ󲹱岹] is he enabled finally and completely to reach brahman (32-33). [...]

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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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