The Sanskrit term Daśākṣaramantra can be transliterated into English as Dasaksaramantra or Dashaksharamantra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa (p)

Daśākṣaramantra (दशाक्षरमन्त्र) (or the Garuḍa-Daśākṣara-Mantra) refers to one of the three Garuḍa-Saṃjñā-Mantras, according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā (Toxicology).—The 10-syllabled or Daśākṣara-Gāruḍamantra is enunciated by the sage as—‘oṃ namaḥ pakṣirājāya svāhā’. Dakṣa is the Ṛṣi of this mantra while Virāṭ, Garuḍa, Praṇava and svāhā are respectively the metre, deity, seed and śakti.

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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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Partial matches: Dashakshara, Mantra.

Ends with: Dvadashaksharamantra.

Full-text: Dashakshara, Samjnamantra.

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