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Totadri, մdz: 3 definitions

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Totadri 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.

In Hinduism

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: Acta Orientalia vol. 74 (2013): Historical sequence of the Vaiṣṇava Divyaś

մdz is short for մdzkṣetra (or Vāṉamāmalai, Nāṅkuṉēri) refers to Cīvaramaṅkai, one of the 108 Vaishnava Divya Desam (徱ⲹś or divyasthalas), located in the topographical division of Malaināṭu (“hill Country�), according to the 9th century Nālāyirativviyappirapantam (shortly Nālāyiram).—Tradition would record the Vaiṣṇava 徱ⲹś or divyasthalas are 108. The 徱ⲹś is a base of the cult of Viṣṇu in Viṣṇuism [Vaiṣṇavism] tradition. The list of 108 [viz., մdz] seems to have reached maturation by about the early 9th century CE as all the ś are extolled in the hymns of the twelve Āḻvārs.

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu�).

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

մdz (तोताद्रि) refers to the “southern region of Western Ghats� which forms the setting of the discussion in chapter 1 (Jñānakāṇḍa) of the śṃh: an important Pāñcarātra text of 8700 verses followed closely by the Ranganathaswamy temple at Srirangam—dealing with priestly concerns such as their daily routines, occasional liturgies and expiatory services.—Description of the chapter [śٰ屹]: The setting is մdz [southern region of Western Ghats] where Sanaka is performing penance to Vāsudeva. Bhagavān appears and tells Sanaka to meet Śāṇḍilya, who as a master of many fields of knowledge will teach him the 󲹲峾ⲹ or the esoteric levels of the Veda. This teaching, composed in the Գṣṭܲ-meter has as foremost among its expositions the Sāttvata, Pauṣkara and Jayākhya (1-19). [...]

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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

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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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