Ashtaksharamantra, 础峁ａ弓腻办峁谤补尘补苍迟谤补, Ashtakshara-mantra: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 础峁ａ弓腻办峁谤补尘补苍迟谤补 can be transliterated into English as Astaksaramantra or Ashtaksharamantra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita鈥擳ext on Visha Chikitsa础峁ａ弓腻办峁谤补尘补苍迟谤补 (啶呧し啷嵿啶距啷嵿し啶班ぎ啶ㄠ啶む啶�) is the name of a Mantra, as described in the K膩艣yapa Sa峁僪it膩: an ancient Sanskrit text from the P膩帽car膩tra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Vi峁cikits膩鈥攁n important topic from 膧yurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Vi峁vidy膩 or Sarpavidy膩).
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts1) 础峁ａ弓腻办峁谤补尘补苍迟谤补 (啶呧し啷嵿啶距啷嵿し啶班ぎ啶ㄠ啶む啶�) refers to a class of Mantras, according to the twenty-third chapter of the 莫艣varasa峁僪it膩 (printed edition), a P膩帽car膩tra work in 8200 verses and 24 chapters dealing with topics such as routines of temple worship, major and minor festivals, temple-building and initiation.鈥擠escription of the chapter [尘补苍迟谤辞诲诲丑腻谤补-惫颈诲丑颈]: The sages ask N膩rada to answer six questions. In this chapter his answers to the first two questions are recorded. [...] Second: what is the nature of mantras used in establishing an image? He replies that among mantras of Vi峁ａ箛u which are 鈥�惫测腻辫补办补鈥�, there are three鈥攏amely, the 补峁ａ弓腻办峁谤补 [=补峁ａ弓腻办峁谤补mantra], 诲惫腻诲补艣腻办峁谤补 and 峁岣峚办峁谤补-尘补苍迟谤补蝉. All images may be worshipped with these mantras; some particular images, however, must have, in addition, their own appropriate, special mantras. But of all the mantras, the 补峁ａ弓腻办峁谤补mantra is best (51-61).
2a) 础峁ａ弓腻办峁谤补尘补苍迟谤补 (啶呧し啷嵿啶距啷嵿し啶班ぎ啶ㄠ啶む啶�) is the name of a Mantra chanted during 艢r墨r膩manavam墨 (鈥淩膩ma鈥檚 birthday celebrations鈥�), as discussed in the twenty-fifth chapter of the Agastyasa峁僪it膩 (补驳补蝉迟测补-蝉耻墨办峁ａ箛补-蝉补峁僾腻诲补 edition), an ancient P膩帽car膩tra 膧gama text dealing with the worship of R膩ma, S墨t膩, Lak峁a峁嘺 and Hanum膩n.鈥擺Cf. the chapter 艣谤墨-谤腻尘补苍补惫补尘墨-辫谤补艣补峁僺腻]:鈥擡very year in the caitra-month. on the ninth day when the constellation Punarvasu is there, the birthday of R膩ma is to be remembered. Fasting and a vigil should be observed on the 鈥渘inth day,鈥� as well as 迟补谤辫补峁嘺-rites. Those who break the fast enjoined will go to hell. Alms-giving is also to be practised On the following day ( i.e., the 鈥渢enth day鈥�), R膩ma and His retinue should be meditated upon with the 诲惫腻诲补艣补-尘补苍迟谤补, and then worshipped thrice along with the 补峁ａ弓腻办峁谤补mantra. Such muttering of these powerful mantras is itself sufficient to yield great results. [...]
2b) 础峁ａ弓腻办峁谤补尘补苍迟谤补 (啶呧し啷嵿啶距啷嵿し啶班ぎ啶ㄠ啶む啶�) refers to the 鈥渆ight-syllable mantra鈥�, as discussed in chapter 25 (Cary膩p膩da) of the 笔补诲尘补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: the most widely followed of Sa峁僪it膩 covering the entire range of concerns of P膩帽car膩tra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter鈥�箩帽腻苍补, yoga, 办谤颈测腻 and 肠补谤测腻) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.鈥擠escription of the chapter [补峁ａ弓腻办峁谤补mantra-vaibhava]: This chapter answers Brahm膩鈥檚 question about the eight-syllable 补峁ａ弓腻办峁谤补-mantra by outlining the meaning of each of the 尘补苍迟谤补鈥檚 three words (3-28a ), the various ways of doing japa-repetition when aspirants of different abilities wish to employ this mantra as a means to salvation (28b-98a) [...]
2c) 础峁ａ弓腻办峁谤补尘补苍迟谤补 (啶呧し啷嵿啶距啷嵿し啶班ぎ啶ㄠ啶む啶�) is the name of a Mantra discussed in chapter 6 of the 痴颈艣惫腻尘颈迟谤补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻.鈥擠escription of the chapter [辫谤补峁嘺惫腻诲颈-耻诲诲丑腻谤补]: [...] The interpretation of the 辫谤补峁嘺惫补-尘补苍迟谤补 is that 鈥�a鈥� denotes Vi峁ａ箛u, 鈥�峁�鈥� denotes the individual 箩墨惫补, and 鈥�u鈥� the relationship existing between the two (2-28a). There follows a similar treatment of the 补峁ａ弓腻办峁谤补mantra, with its eight 峁涐梗颈蝉, etc. (28b-69).
2d) 础峁ａ弓腻办峁谤补尘补苍迟谤补 (啶呧し啷嵿啶距啷嵿し啶班ぎ啶ㄠ啶む啶�) is the name of a Mantra mentioned in chapter 11 of the Brahmar膩tra section of the 厂补苍补迟办耻尘腻谤补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻.鈥擠escription of the chapter [尘补苍迟谤补-办辞艣补]: Sanatkum膩ra says that everything in this world can be obtained by employing mantra-formulas properly (1-4a). He then gives (in prose) the mantras that Brahma revealed to him, in each case citing the 产墨箩补, astra, kavaca, etc. The mantras given are: [e.g., 础峁ａ弓腻办峁谤补尘补苍迟谤补] [...] The chapter closes by stating that the fruits obtained through reciting mantra-formulas can be selected and varied by adding particular suffixes and prefixes to the set formulas.鈥擺Also see chapter 6 of the 峁氠梗ir膩tra, named chandovidhi]
: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita鈥擳ext on Visha Chikitsa (p)础峁ａ弓腻办峁谤补尘补苍迟谤补 (啶呧し啷嵿啶距啷嵿し啶班ぎ啶ㄠ啶む啶�) (or the Garu岣峚-A峁ａ弓膩k峁ra-Mantra) refers to one of the three Garu岣峚-Sa峁僯帽膩-Mantras, according to the K膩艣yapa Sa峁僪it膩: an ancient Sanskrit text from the P膩帽car膩tra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Vi峁cikits膩 (Toxicology).鈥擪膩艣yapa gives the details of the Garu岣峚-samj帽膩mantra which is composed of the words 鈥�vainatey膩ya 苍补尘补岣�鈥� and concluding with 辫谤补峁嘺惫补 补蝉鈥�Om Vainatey膩ya 苍补尘补岣� om. The 峁氠梗i of this mantra is Pulastya, metre is 辫补峁卥迟颈; Garu岣峚 is the deity with 鈥�va鈥� as 产墨箩补; 鈥�苍补尘补岣�鈥� is said to be the 艣补办迟颈.
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) 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.
Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (mantra)础峁ａ弓腻办峁谤补尘补苍迟谤补 (啶呧し啷嵿啶距啷嵿し啶班ぎ啶ㄠ啶む啶�) is the name of a Mantra associated with japa (repetition), as discussed in chapter 53 of the 艢谤墨辫谤补艣苍补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra 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.鈥擠escription of the chapter [尘补苍迟谤补箩补辫补-腻诲颈-惫颈峁测补-惫颈诲丑颈]: After completing the homa-portion of this first initiating sequence into the mantra, the aspirant will attend to the feeding of Brahmins and to certain liturgical cycles (1-7). As for japa-repetitions these are to be done with comprehension of their meaning and toward this end the 诲惫腻诲补艣腻办峁谤补mantra is explained (14-19) as well as the 补峁ａ弓腻办峁谤补mantra (20-24), and some others (25-55). [...]
Mantrashastra (啶多た啶侧啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 尘补苍迟谤补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to the ancient Indian science of mantr补蝉鈥攃hants, incantations, spells, magical hymns, etc. Mantra Sastra literature includes many ancient books dealing with the methods reciting mantras, identifying and purifying its defects and the science behind uttering or chanting syllables.
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Partial matches: Ashtakshara, Mantra.
Starts with: Ashtaksharamantravaibhava, Ashtaksharamantravyakhya.
Full-text (+19): Ashtakshara, Ashtaksharamantravyakhya, Ashtaksharamantravaibhava, Vyapakamantra, Samjnamantra, Mantravaibhava, Dvadashaksharamantra, Dvadashakshara, Ramanavami, Somaka, Dvadashamantra, Indraratra, Nagaratra, Brahmaratra, Shriramanavami, Shivaratra, Rishiratra, Bhusamgrahana, Mantrajapavidhi, Rishyashringasamhita.
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