Upodghatadhikara, 鲍辫辞诲驳丑腻迟腻诲丑颈办腻谤补, Upodghata-adhikara: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts鲍辫辞诲驳丑腻迟腻诲丑颈办腻谤补 (啶夃お啷嬥う啷嵿啶距い啶距ぇ啶苦啶距ぐ) (lit. 鈥渋ntroductory chapter鈥�) is the name of chapter 1 of the 痴颈艣惫腻尘颈迟谤补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra text comprising some 2600 Sanskrit verses covering topics such as initiation (诲墨办峁Ｄ�) and the construction, decoration and consecration of temples and icons, as well as routines of regular and special worship cycles.
Description of the chapter [耻辫辞诲驳丑腻迟腻诲丑颈办腻谤补]: The work opens with a description of Vi艣v膩mitra鈥檚 hermitage, situated in an idyllic setting, where the sage resides (1-21). He knows all about the P膩帽car膩tra system, having seen the farthest horizon of the 鈥淥cean of P膩帽car膩tra鈥� [辫补帽肠补谤腻迟谤补-尘补丑腻尘产丑辞诲丑颈-辫腻谤补诲峁浥泇腻], and he organizes his habits according to the 辫补帽肠补办腻濒补 observances. He is further described as one who wears the twelve 奴谤诲丑惫补辫耻峁囜笉谤补 marks, the white clay for these having been collected from all the proper holy places (22-28).
He is approached by K膩艣yapa who seeks to know the Highest Wisdom [迟补迟迟惫补箩帽腻苍补] by which he may be guided across the ocean of transmigration (29-44). Vi艣v膩mitra acknowledges that the instruction he is going to give K膩艣yapa came to him first from Brahm膩; for Vi艣v膩mitra had once approached Brahm膩, and, having pleased Brahm膩 with various penances, was afforded a direct vision of that holy being. In this encounter Vi艣v膩mitra asked Brahm膩 the very same question that K膩艣yapa now asks. So Vi艣v膩mitra determines to repeat now what Brahm膩 then told him (45-69).
Brahm膩 narrates: Long ago when the demons stole the Vedas and they were recovered by N膩r膩ya峁嘺, Brahm膩 asked the Lord to give him the quintessence of these vast books so difficult to understand (70-76a). Bhagav膩n (=N膩r膩ya峁嘺) replies that the means of attaining the highest goal as well as the source of the Highest Wisdom as well as the inner essence of all the Vedas will be discovered in the Pa帽caratra. This Pa帽car膩tra (system) pleases Him above all other things. This Pa帽car膩tra is what He, therefore, intends to present to Brahm膩 in response to his question (76b-77).
Brahm膩, turning from his resum茅 to Vi艣v膩mitra, once again, says that because the Pa帽car膩tra will henceforth be promulgated on earth by none other than Vi艣v膩mitra, it will henceforth be named after him that is, it shall be known as the 鈥淰i艣v膩mitr墨ya-tantra鈥� (78-81a).
Vi艣v膩mitra, having told K膩艣yapa this much, now says that this knowledge is to be given to him, since all Vi艣v膩mitra had thus far been waiting for was the arrival of a proper recipient (81b-83).
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Upodghata, Adhikara.
Full-text: Upodghata, Mahambhodhi, Paradrishva, Tattvajnana, Vishvamitriyatantra, Vishvamitriya.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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