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Pushyabhisheka, ʳṣyṣe첹, Pushya-abhisheka: 8 definitions

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Pushyabhisheka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term ʳṣyṣe첹 can be transliterated into English as Pusyabhiseka or Pushyabhisheka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

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: Shodhganga: Temple management in the Āgamas

ʳṣyṣe첹 (पुष्याभिषे�) is the name of a ceremony described in the Uttara-峾岵.—The ʳṣyṣe첹 involving ritual ṣe첹 to the king performed by the ācārya is recommended to be performed annually and is said to destroy all enemies, difficulties and disease while bestowing health, long life, victory and fame.

At the time of ʳṣyṣe첹, after the homa and ritual bath and ū, the king is advised to donate lands to the temple. The king is asked to ensure availability of material for all the regular prescribed rituals. Individual worshippers are required to provide the material for their specific 峾ⲹ rituals.

: eScholarship: The descent of scripture: a history of the Kamikagama

ʳṣyṣe첹 (पुष्याभिषे�) refers to the “purification ceremony to be performed during the month of Puṣya�, according to the 峾岵: an ancient Śaiva Āgama scripture in 12,000 Sanskrit verses dating to at least the 5th century and represented as an encyclopedic account of ritual instructions ().—In modern print editions, the Kāmika-āgama is structured in two major parts. The Uttarabhāga consists of 98 chapters (貹ṭa) [...] In Chapter 80, there is a description of a purification ceremony to be performed during the month of Puṣya (ṣyṣe첹). Chapter 81 describes ritual sacrifices to pacify the malefic influence of planets. And in Chapter 82, the practice of tying of a ritual protection thread for a king is detailed.

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Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) 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.

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

ʳṣyṣe첹 (पुष्याभिषे�) refers to “rites called for during the ṣy-month�, as discussed in chapter 20 (Caryāpāda) of the ʲ峾ṃh: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter�ñԲ, yoga, and ) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [󾱰ṇy-]: Brahmā asks Bhagavān about persons situated in ruling and governmental positions who may in the line of discharging their functional duties have committed sins, and how they may atone for these deeds so that their routine religious life may not suffer (1-5a). [...] The remainder of the chapter has to do with ṣyṣe첹-rites called for during the ṣy-month—a rite which due to its intrinsic merit may win for one salvation (62b-104а).

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Pushyabhisheka in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ʳṣyṣe첹 (पुष्याभिषे�).—a ceremony of coronating a king &c., when the moon stands in the asterism Puṣya.

Derivable forms: ṣyṣe첹� (पुष्याभिषेकः).

ʳṣyṣe첹 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṣy and ṣe첹 (अभिषेक). See also (synonyms): ṣysnāna.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

ʳṣyṣe첹 (पुष्याभिषे�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—the 14th Pariśiṣṭa of the Av. W. p. 90.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʳṣyṣe첹 (पुष्याभिषे�):—[from ṣy > pu�] m. idem, [ib.] ([varia lectio] ṣp).

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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