Pancakala, Pa帽ca办腻濒a, Panca-kala, 笔补帽肠补办补濒腻: 2 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions笔补帽肠补办补濒腻 (啶啷嵿啶曕げ啶�) [=Kal膩pa帽ca?] refers to the 鈥渇ive 办补濒腻蝉鈥�, according to the Tantrasadbh膩va verse 9.516cd鈥�522.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] The consecration for the S膩dhaka [should be performed] after the 惫颈诲测腻诲墨办峁Ｄ�. The 惫颈诲测腻诲墨办峁Ｄ� is based upon a difference in intention; one should not understand it on the basis of difference in action. Everything is established on the path: all actions which have been performed, associated with [various levels of] the cosmic course [of tattvas] [and] established on/with the five 办补濒腻蝉 [i.e., 办补濒腻辫补帽肠补-蝉迟丑颈迟补], should be duly purified. The difference [in procedure] for the S膩dhaka is known to be at the time of union [with the deity]: he should manifest together the pr膩rabdha karma for the sake of the bound soul, pronounce the mantra of 艢iva in its sakala form, and place [the consciousness] into the body of Sad膩艣iva鈥�.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts1) Pa帽ca办腻濒a (啶啷嵿啶曕ぞ啶�) refers to the 鈥渇ive periods of the day鈥�, as discussed in the twenty-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 [惫补颈峁ａ箛补惫补-腻肠腻谤补]:鈥擺...] N膩rada wants to know about the 辫补帽肠补办腻濒补 division of the day. He is told about what is to be done in each of the five periods鈥�abhigamana (68-69a), 耻辫腻诲腻苍补 (69b-70), 颈箩测腻 (71), 蝉惫腻诲丑测腻测补 (72), and yoga (73-74a). N膩rada then asks to know the various steps [补峁単补] of the worship to the Lord-and is told that worship is to be observed in this order: 补产丑颈尘腻苍补, bhoga, 辫奴箩腻, offering ghee and other eatables (including 辫补艣耻: 77), 蝉补峁僷谤补诲腻苍补, 惫补丑苍颈蝉补峁僼补谤辫补峁嘺, 辫颈迟峁泍腻驳补, and 辫谤腻峁嚹乬苍颈丑补惫补苍补 (74b-81a).
2) Pa帽ca办腻濒a (啶啷嵿啶曕ぞ啶�) refers to the 鈥渇ive periods of the day鈥� is the name of chapter 13 (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 [辫补帽肠补办腻濒补vidhi]: Brahm膩 asks for details about the five periods into which the day is divided. He is told that the five periods are called: abhigamana, 耻辫腻诲腻苍补, 颈箩测腻, 蝉惫腻诲丑测腻测补 and yoga.
All the observances and activities appropriate to each period (辫补帽肠补办腻濒补) are listed:
- abhigamana (4-30),
- 耻辫腻诲腻苍补 (31-33),
- 颈箩测腻 (34-66),
- 蝉惫腻诲丑测腻测补 (67-75) and
- yoga (76-788).
3) Pa帽ca办腻濒a (啶啷嵿啶曕ぞ啶�) refers to the 鈥渇ive periods (of the day)鈥�, as discussed in 9 (Kriy膩k膩峁囜笉a) of the 笔腻谤补尘别艣惫补谤补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: an important P膩帽car膩tra text of 8700 verses followed closely by the Ranganathaswamy temple at Srirangam鈥攄ealing with priestly concerns such as their daily routines, occasional liturgies and expiatory services.鈥擠escription of the chapter [诲惫腻诲补艣补办腻濒补-补谤肠补苍腻诲颈-办腻濒补惫颈产丑腻驳补-苍颈谤峁嘺测补]:鈥擳he Lord in His temple must be worshipped with full 辫奴箩腻-rites at least three times a day under normal circumstances. However, He may be so honored鈥攊n progressively streamlined ways up to twelve times a day. [...]
Each day is divided into five periods [辫补帽肠补办腻濒补] and each of these is briefly described according to the Pau峁ara. 鈥�
- abhigamana,
- 耻辫腻诲腻苍补,
- 颈箩测腻,
- 蝉惫腻诲丑测腻测补,
- yoga.
4) Pa帽ca办腻濒a (啶啷嵿啶曕ぞ啶�) refers to the 鈥渇ive-fold time-division鈥�, as discussed in chapter 17 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 [辫补帽肠补办腻濒补-vidhi]: 艢r墨 asks what is meant by the 辫补帽肠补办腻濒补 practices that the initiate is enjoined to observe. She is told that one observes these five periods of the day solely in order to please the Lord (1-3). The daily routine is outlined from the time a man rises in the morning, through the toilet routines, to mid-morning (4-44a), whereupon he collects materials for worship (44b-45). [...]
5) Pa帽ca办腻濒a (啶啷嵿啶曕ぞ啶�) refers to the 鈥渄ivision of the daily routine鈥� (along with other spiritual exercises), ass discussed in chapter 30 of the 痴颈峁ａ箛耻蝉补峁僪颈迟腻.鈥擠escription of the chapter [产丑腻驳补惫补迟补-测辞驳补]: One who would practice yoga must do certain preliminaries, among which is to observe the 辫补帽肠补办腻濒补-division of the daily routine along with other spiritual exercises (1-4). The more specific yogic rules to be practised by a devout 辫补帽肠补办腻濒补 are then given (5-52). In particular, 辫谤腻峁嚹乱补尘补 must be perfected. (53-72). [...]
6) Pa帽ca办腻濒a (啶啷嵿啶曕ぞ啶�) refers to the 鈥渇ive-fold divisions of worship鈥�, as discussed in chapter 1 of the 峁氠梗ir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 [办腻濒腻诲丑测腻测补]: Sanatkum膩ra talks about the 辫补帽肠补办腻濒补-divisions of worship into abhigamana (1-斜邪), 耻辫腻诲腻苍补 (6b-9a), 颈箩测腻 (9b-11), 蝉惫腻诲丑测腻测补 (12-13a) and yoga (13b). This latter has already, he acknowledges (14b), been taken up in its six-fold classification in the padmodbhava. [...]
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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