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Vishnuparshada, վṣṇܱṣa岹, Vishnu-parshada: 1 definition

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Vishnuparshada 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.

The Sanskrit term վṣṇܱṣa岹 can be transliterated into English as Visnuparsada or Vishnuparshada, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shilpashastra (iconography)

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: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (shilpa)

վṣṇܱṣa岹 (विष्णुपार्षद) refers to a group of Parivāra-Devatās (“attendant deities�) according to chapter 22 (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 [貹-]: Iconometry continues, this chapter being given over to rules for the attendant deities [貹-𱹲]: [e.g., վṣṇܱṣa岹] [...]. Then the discussion turns to the vehicles of the gods, namely Brahmā’s Swan and Rudra’s Ox, etc. (61b-64).

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

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