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Tilapadmavrata, Tilapadma-vrata: 1 definition

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In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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Tilapadmavrata (तिलपद्मव्र�) is the name of a vow to be observed during the months of Uttarāyaṇa (i.e., “second half of the year�), as discussed in chapter 15 (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.—According to the chapter [ٲ-ԳṣṭԲ]: This chapter is divided into sections corresponding to the various months, and in each section the supererogatory activities customary to that month are given. [...] With 貹ṣa-month (January/February) begins the second half of the year (ܳٳٲⲹṇa), during which months certain vratas are to be done: ṣyٲ (57b-58a), tilapadmavrata (58b-73a), śī峾ٲ (73b-115a), Dzⲹ峾ٲ (115b-119a), and 徱Բ貹ñ첹ٲ (1196-1212).

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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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