Vishnuhasta, վṣṇܳٲ, Vishnu-hasta: 1 definition
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Vishnuhasta 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 վṣṇܳٲ can be transliterated into English as Visnuhasta or Vishnuhasta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Textsվṣṇܳٲ (विष्णुहस्त) refers to the “gesture (symbolizing that a ܰ-śṣy relationship)�, as discussed in the first chapter of the ⲹṃh: a Pāñcarātra Āgama text composed of 4500 verses in 33 chapters dealing with topics such as mantra (formulas), japa (repetitions), Բ (meditations), ܻ (gesticulations), Բ (concentrations) etc.—Description of the chapter [śٰ-ٲṇa]:—[...] Śāndilya, residing on Mount Gandhamādana, told the assembled sages that what he is about to tell them—which he commences to do only after he has placed his hand on their heads with a ṣṇܳٲ-gesture symbolizing that a ܰ-śṣy relationship has been established between himself and them—was what he himself learned at the 岹ś-hermitage from Nārada. And this was a teaching which Nārada got straight from the Lord. [...]

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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Partial matches: Vishnu, Hasta.
Full-text: Shandilya, Abhishekavidhi, Shastravatarana.
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Diksha (initiation) in Pancharatra (by Shanta Srinivasan)
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