Pranayamalakshana, 笔谤腻峁嚹乱腻尘补濒补办峁峁嘺, Pranayama-lakshana: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term 笔谤腻峁嚹乱腻尘补濒补办峁峁嘺 can be transliterated into English as Pranayamalaksana or Pranayamalakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts笔谤腻峁嚹乱腻尘补濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶啶班ぞ啶｀ぞ啶ぞ啶げ啶曕啶粪ぃ) (lit. 鈥渄escription of breath-control鈥�), is the name of chapter 3 (Yogap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 [辫谤腻峁嚹乱腻尘补濒补办峁峁嘺]:鈥擧aving described the virtues of 辫谤腻峁嚹乱腻尘补, Bhagav膩n now turns to the directions for practising it. Any one of the three classes eligible for P膩帽car膩tra may begin by selecting a proper position [腻蝉补苍补] (1-6). Then breathing itself is done according to a specified tempo: inhaling should be done slowly over a count [尘腻迟谤腻] of 16; the breath should be held for a count of 16, or alternatively 64; then slowly the breath is exhaled (7-9). Those who are successful at this breath-control method of internal purification鈥攅specially those who do with mastery this exercise 16 times per day鈥攚ill be not only cleansed unto the heart where Brahman resides but will also be relieved of all sins; who continues thus for three years will be rewarded by a vision of God in his heart ; who continues still beyond this point deserves by his self-mastery to be called a true Yogin (10-18a ). Certain physical symptoms witness to how masterful a practitioner is in his 辫谤腻峁嚹乱腻尘补鈥攁nd such persons must be graded. The reward of all is enviable, but only the yogic masters, who succeed altogether, will reap the greatest rewards (18b-23). Further details are given about the practice of 辫谤腻峁嚹乱腻尘补, with particular regard to the location or placing of the breath in the various phases of inhaling, exhaling, etc.鈥攁long with the benefits that accrue thereto (24-37a).
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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Partial matches: Lakshana, Pranayama.
Full-text: Matra.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
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