Pranavadi, ʰṇa徱, Pranava-adi: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Textsʰṇa徱 (प्रणवादि) or Praṇavādyuddhāra (lit. “composing the �ṇa� and other mantras�) is the name of chapter 6 of the վś峾ٰṃh: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 2600 Sanskrit verses covering topics such as initiation (īṣ�) and the construction, decoration and consecration of temples and icons, as well as routines of regular and special worship cycles.—Description of the chapter [ṇa徱-ܻ]: Kāśyapa wants to know what it is that a preceptor is to give his aspiring student and in what way the aspirant properly puts into practice that instruction (1). Viśvāmitra points out that the main thing concerned in the instruction is mantra-lore, commencing with basic information about the ṇa-syllable (mantra) including its ṛṣ-originator, chandas-metre, 𱹲-presiding deity, its ṅg-variants, its īᲹ-components, its śپ-powers, etc. [...]

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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pranava, Adi, Ati.
Starts with: Pranavadyuddhara.
Full-text: Pranavadyuddhara, Japa, Chandas, Anga, Shakti, Rishi, Devata, Pranava, Pranavamamtra, Nyasa, Bija, Ashtaksharamantra, Ashtakshara.
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Yoga-sutras (with Bhoja’s Rajamartanda) (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Sūtra 2.1 < [Second Chapter (Sadhana Pada)]
Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 27 - Worship of Liṅga (liṅgārcana) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Studies in the Upapuranas (by R. C. Hazra)