Brahmasarga, Brahma-sarga: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsBrahmasarga (啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶膏ぐ啷嵿) (lit. 鈥渃oncerning creation鈥�) is the name of the second chapter of the 闯补测腻办丑测补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra 膧gama text composed of 4500 verses in 33 chapters dealing with topics such as mantra (formulas), japa (repetitions), 诲丑测腻苍补 (meditations), 尘耻诲谤腻 (gesticulations), 苍测腻蝉补 (concentrations) etc.鈥擠escription of the chapter [brahmasarga]:鈥擳he 峁氠梗is request 艢膩峁囜笉ilya to divulge his knowledge. He then commences to narrate the dialogue between N膩rada and the Lord. The first thing to be described is the appearance which the Lord made to N膩rada, and N膩rada鈥檚 reaction to this in the form of an eulogy (1-30). At N膩rada鈥檚 petition, the Lord tells him of the creation of Brahma and how from two drops of sweat the demons Madhu and Kai峁璦bha were also born. These demons stole away the Vedas and, in order to prevent further calamities, the Lord intervened, assuming His 鈥�mantramaya鈥� form, destroying them and restoring the Vedas (31-76a).
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.
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Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
2. Worship and Mythology of Brahm膩 < [Chapter 3]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 4 - Philosophy of the Jay膩khya and other Sa峁僪it膩s < [Chapter XVI - The Pa帽car膩tra]