Murtibheda, 惭奴谤迟颈产丑别诲补, Murti-bheda: 5 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram惭奴谤迟颈产丑别诲补 (啶啶班啶むた啶啶�) refers to the 鈥渄ivision of (Kubjik膩鈥檚) iconic form鈥�, according to the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥�(Kubjik膩鈥檚) iconic form is threefold [i.e., 尘奴谤迟颈产丑别诲补] (according to whether it is) in (the transmission) of the Child, Middle One or the Aged. O 艢a峁僰ara, you are (my) devotee, I will tell you. The one syllabled (Vidy膩) is called Par膩. It is the plane of knowledge of the Siddhas. It is the Yoga Vidy膩, the great Vidy膩 which is in the heart of the Rudras. It is the Rudra part which is that of the Rudras and it is in consonance with the knowledge of Par膩. It said to be the main Vidy膩 in K膩m膩khy膩, while the goddess of the sacred seat is in P奴r峁嘺ka. The one called Yoga is in (the sacred seat called) O峁僰膩ra in the ma峁囜笉ala of the three seals鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
: Prabhupada Books: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta惭奴谤迟颈产丑别诲补 (啶啶班啶むた啶啶�) refers to the 鈥渕any forms鈥� of Ananta 艢e峁, according to the 艢r墨 Caitanya Carit膩m峁泃a 2.24.291ff.鈥擜ccordingly:鈥斺�淸...] That Ananta 艢e峁 is the devotee incarnation of Godhead. He knows nothing but service to Lord K峁涐梗峁嘺. With His thousands of mouths [...] He serves Lord K峁涐梗峁嘺, assuming all the following forms: umbrella, slippers, bedding, pillow, garments, resting chair, residence, sacred thread and throne. He is thus called Lord 艢e峁, for He has attained the ultimate end of servitude to K峁涐梗峁嘺. He takes many forms [i.e., 尘奴谤迟颈产丑别诲补] for the service of K峁涐梗峁嘺, and thus He serves the Lord. [...]鈥�.
Vaishnava (啶掂啶粪啶｀さ, vai峁ａ箛ava) or vaishnavism (vai峁ａ箛avism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (鈥榯en avatars of Vishnu鈥�).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Skanda-purana惭奴谤迟颈产丑别诲补 (啶啶班啶むた啶啶�) refers to the 鈥渄ifferent forms鈥� (of 艢r墨 Vi峁ａ箛u) (for the welfare of his devotees), according to the Skandapur膩峁嘺 5.1.53b (鈥淭he Greatness of Vai峁ａ箛ava T墨rthas鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly: 鈥淸...] On hearing this, Agnibindu became delighted with hairs standing on ends. The intelligent sage asked further: 鈥極 Lord, mention the different forms [i.e., 尘奴谤迟颈产丑别诲补] for the welfare of your devotees and to quell my doubts. O infinite one, how many are your M奴rtis? How are they to be known? Tell this鈥�. On hearing the words of Agnibindu, the storehouse of austerities, Lord Vi峁ａ箛u mentioned the different M奴rtis in due order. On hearing these, a man can avoid being a victim of Yama. Praj膩pati (i.e. Vi峁ａ箛u) mentioned twenty-four different M霉rtis beginning with Ke艣ava. [...]鈥�.
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation惭奴谤迟颈产丑别诲补 (啶啶班啶むた啶啶�) refers to the 鈥渄ifferent M奴rtis鈥� (of Rudra) (devoted to 艢iva), according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 7.2.31.鈥擜ccordingly, as Upamanyu narrated to K峁涐梗峁嘺 the hymn of lord 艢iva: 鈥淸...] Rudra is stationed within and without the cosmos. He is the lord of the worlds. He is fond of 艢iva to whom he is fondly attached. He is engaged in the worship of 艢iva. May he grant my desire at the behest of 艢iva. His six ancillaries Brahman etc. and the eight deities ending with Vidye艣a, the four different M奴rtis [i.e., 尘奴谤迟颈产丑别诲补] devoted to 艢iva, with 艢iva as their cause, 艢iva, Bhava, Hara and M峁涐笉a鈥攎ay these grant my desire at the behest of 艢iva鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts惭奴谤迟颈产丑别诲补 (啶啶班啶むた啶啶�) refers to the 鈥渄ifferent types of icons鈥�, as discussed in chapter 11 of the 痴颈峁补办蝉别苍补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra text comprising 2800 Sanskrit verses dealing with theological matters, image-worship, iconography (relating to 辫谤补迟颈尘腻-icons) and the construction of temples.鈥擠escription of the chapter [尘奴谤迟颈产丑别诲补-lak峁峁嘺]: Here the narrative turns first to the decorations and weapons of the Lord in His Supreme Form, then to further description of V膩sudeva鈥檚 form flanked on either side by 艢r墨 and Pu峁ａ弓i (9-14); Sa峁僰ar峁峁嘺 (15-19); Pradyumna (20-22); and Aniruddha (23-30). [...] The narrative then explains that 辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑腻-installation of each of the four 惫测奴丑补-modes are appropriate for the various four yuga-ages (233-235). [...] The chapter closes with some remarks concerning the various types of movable icons of the various forms of the Lord used in the practical aspects of temple worship (307-323a).
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bheda, Murti.
Starts with: Murtibhedalakshana.
Full-text (+55): Murtibhedalakshana, Saptamuni, Medhamurti, Sarasvatimurti, Durgamurti, Pradyumnamurti, Aniruddhamurti, Jamadagnimurti, Balaramamurti, Rukminimurti, Satyabhamamurti, Narayanamurti, Madhavamurti, Govindamurti, Madhusudanamurti, Trivikramamurti, Padmanabhamurti, Damodaramurti, Vanimurti, Vishnumurti.
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