Samharamudra, ṃhܻ, Samhara-mudra: 3 definitions
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In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Textsṃhܻ (संहारमुद्र�) is the name of a Mudrā (“ritual hand-gestures�) mentioned in in chapter 13 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 [ܻ-ⲹ]: Kāśyapa asks what are the various types of ܻ-gestures, and Viśvāmitra complies by first defining ܻ as that by seeing which one derives pleasure (�mu-�) and then by counseling that whoever practices these ܻs must do so in secrecy (1-6). Thereupon he names and briefly describes how to perform a number of ܻs [e.g., ṃhܻ]

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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṃhܻ (संहारमुद्र�).—Name of a particular posture in the Tantra worship; it is thus defined:-अधोमुख� वामहस्ते ऊर्ध्वास्य� दक्षहस्तकम� � क्षिप्ताङ्गुलीरङ्गुलीभि� संगृह्� परिवर्तयेत� (adhomukhe vāmahaste ūrdhvāsya� dakṣahastakam | kṣiptāṅgulīraṅgulībhi� saṃgṛhya parivartayet) ||
ṃhܻ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṃh and ܻ (मुद्रा).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṃhܻ (संहारमुद्र�):—[=sa�-hāra-ܻ] [from sa�-hāra > sa�-h�] f. Name of a [particular] posture in the Tantra worship (= visarjana-ܻ), [Monier-Williams� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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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Partial matches: Mudra, Samhara.
Full-text: Samhara.
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Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 83 - Mode of spiritual initiation that removes one’s bondage (nirvāṇa-īṣ�)
Chapter 84 - Mode of Initiation for Emancipation (nirvāṇa-īṣ�)
Chapter 75 - Mode of installation of the fire (agni-sthāpana)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 16 - The consecration of the disciple (śiṣya) < [Section 7.2 - Vāyavīya-saṃhitā (2)]
Shakti and Shakta (by John Woodroffe)
Chapter XXIX - Kuṇḍalinī Śakti (Yoga) < [Section 4 - Yoga and Conclusions]
Serpent Power (Kundalini-shakti), Introduction (by Arthur Avalon)