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Vishnurahasya, վṣṇܰ󲹲ⲹ, Vishnu-rahasya: 3 definitions

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Vishnurahasya 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 վṣṇܰ󲹲ⲹ can be transliterated into English as Visnurahasya or Vishnurahasya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vishnurahasya in Pancaratra glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Pancaratra (Samhita list)

վṣṇܰ󲹲ⲹ (विष्णुरहस्�) or վṣṇܰ󲹲ⲹṃh is the name of an ancient Pāñcarātra Saṃhitā mentioned in the վś峾ٰṃh: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 2600 Sanskrit verses covering topics such as initiation (īṣ�) and the construction, decoration and consecration of temples and icons, as well as routines of regular and special worship cycles.—The second chapter contains a canonical list of which it says that “The Pāñcarātra system was taught to various sages who, in turn, understanding those parts only made accessible to their respective limited understandings, promulgated their teachings in a number of ṃh-texts [e.g., the վṣṇܰ󲹲ⲹ-ṃh]. [...] Although the number of ṃh-texts extant is infinite, the particular works available from age to age differ�.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vishnurahasya in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) վṣṇܰ󲹲ⲹ (विष्णुरहस्�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—paur. Bodl. 24. Burnell. 205^b. Rice. 96. Quoted by Hemādri in Vratakhaṇḍa 993. 995, in Kālamādhava, in Purāṇasarvasva Oxf. 87^b, by Vācaspatimiśra Oxf. 273^b, by Raghunandana in Ekādaśītattva, etc.
—from Vasiṣṭhaṃh. [Mackenzie Collection] 55.

2) վṣṇܰ󲹲ⲹ (विष्णुरहस्�):—[tantric] Oppert. 5533. Mentioned in Prāṇatoṣiṇ� p. 2.
—sٴdzٰ. Burnell. 201^b. Oppert. Ii, 255. 5568. 6438.

3) վṣṇܰ󲹲ⲹ (विष्णुरहस्�):—paur. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 87. Viṣṇurahasye Kṛṣṇārjunasaṃvāda. Rgb. 131.

4) վṣṇܰ󲹲ⲹ (विष्णुरहस्�):—paur. Cs 2, 516. Viṣṇurahasye Kṣetrakhaṇḍe Puruṣottamamāhātmyam. As p. 108.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

վṣṇܰ󲹲ⲹ (विष्णुरहस्�):—[=ṣṇ-󲹲ⲹ] [from ṣṇ] n. Name of various works.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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