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Bhagavadapacaranirupana, 󲹲岹貹Ծū貹ṇa, Bhagavadapacara-nirupana: 1 definition

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Bhagavadapacaranirupana 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Bhagavadpacharanirupana.

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Bhagavadpacāranirūpaṇa (भगवद्पचारनिरूप�) (lit. “concerning insults to the lord�) is the name of the seventh chapter of the ʲܰṣaṃh: a Pāñcarātra text in ten chapters composed of 940 verses dealing with the personnel of a temple, their prerequisites and duties, their different ranks, the privileges and responsibilities of each etc.—Description of the chapter [󲹲貹Ծū貹ṇa]: The Ṛṣis ask what it is to dishonor the Lord (1-2). The bulk of the chapter is given over to cataloguing the various ways in which the Lord is indirectly or directly dishonored by men : egotism (3-4, 39-40) ; condemning īٳ and as ordinary things (5-6, 9-10, 25-29) ; defiling the temple precincts by carelessness or calculated bad behaviour (7-8, 20-21, 30-34, 46-47, 54); acting as if the temple or the icon is not holy or that its activities are ordinary and mundane by ignoring established modes of respectful behavior (22-24, 41-45, 48-53, 55-60, 11-19, 35-38); etc. At any moment one should always be prepared to obey the orders of the Arcaka (61-63a).

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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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