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Adhyayanotsava, Adhyayana-utsava, Adhyayana-utsavam, Adhyayanotsavam: 3 definitions

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Adhyayanotsava means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Pāñcarātra

Adhyayanotsava (अध्ययनोत्स�) [=(īᲹԲ) adhyayanotsava vidhi�] refers to one of the topics dealt with in twenty-six of the Ծܻ󲹲ṃh: an ancient Pāñcarātra Āgama scripture in thirty-four chapters dealing with the varieties of worships, administration of sciences, Ჹ󲹰, town planning, expiation, installation of images, the rules regarding the construction of images, etc.

: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

1) Adhyayanotsava (अध्ययनोत्स�) (lit. “the cycle of recitations from the Vedas�) is the name of a festival which is celebrated during December-January, as discussed in chapters 25-26 of the Ծܻ󲹲ṃh, an ancient Pāñcarātra Āgama text dealing with the annual festivals of temples and regular temple worship routines.—Description of the chapter [adhyayanotsavavidhi]: Picking up from where the preceding chapter broke off, the opening śǰ첹 of this chapter outline the methods for celebrating some concluding routines [īᲹԲ] which are part of the ṛtپdzٲ but which are done on the day following the main celebrations (1-27). The remainder of the chapter takes up when and how praises to God through the recitation of the Vedas [adhyayanotsava] are to be undertaken on an annual basis (18-24).

2) Adhyayanotsava (अध्ययनोत्स�) refers to the “festival of the recital of sacred texts� which is celebrated during the month of Dhanurmāsa (i.e., the months of December-January), as discussed in chapter 27 of the ʳܰṣoٳٲṃh: a Pāñcarātra text consisting of more than 1800 verses devoted to temple-building and the practical concerns of the Pāñcarātra priestly community.—Description of the chapter [ṃvٲdzٲ-]: Bhagavān says that the (liturgical) year starts with the vasanta season. On the first day of this—to satisfy the deity who is guardian of that period—the vasantotsava festival is celebrated (1-3). [...] In �󲹲Գܰ�-month [December-January] there are to be special ū at dawn all month (46-47a) and in the afternoons of 20 days of this same month are to be the festival observances called adhyayanotsava (47b-50), ‘the recital of sacred texts�.

3) Adhyayanotsava (अध्ययनोत्स�) refers to a certain festival observed during the month Dhanurmāsa, as discussed in chapter 47 of the ŚīśԲṃh: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 5500 Sanskrit verses covering a number of subjects ranging from selecting a temple site through building and furnishing it to sanctifying and maintaining worship in the sacred complex.—Description of the chapter [󲹲Գܰpūjā-ādi-mokṣotsava-anta-vidhi]: Throughout the month of December-January, early each morning special ū are to be undertaken (1-6). In the same month, starting from the first day of the bright fortnight, in two sessions of eleven days each, services are held during which all the scriptures are studied. Directions for and explanations of this cycle, called adhyayanotsava, are given (7-42). [...]

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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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India history and geography

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: Heidelberg: Glory of the Tiruvanantapuram Padmanabhasvami Temple

Adhyayanotsava (अध्ययनोत्स�) refers to the “Festival of Recitations� which is a festival celebrated in Srirangam.—During Adhyayanotsava the Nālāyiradivyaprabandham [Naalayira Divya Prabandham] is recited and explained with oral and performative commentaries over twenty-one days. Once, during this festival, Yāmuna was listening to Tiruvaraṅka Perumā� Ariyar sing and dance 峦ܰ (hymns) from the Tiruvāymoli (10.2.1) on Tiruvanantapuram. One of the verses urges everyone to go to Tiruvanantapuram.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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