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Officiant 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.
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Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchOfficiants (of a sacrifice) are denoted by the Sanskrit term Ṛtvik, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “Thought, intellect and ego are the officiants (ṛtvik); mind is the Soma-drinking sacrificer, and it sacrifices the senses and ten vital breaths into the orb of light. [This] orb of light shines from the root [of the palate] to the aperture [at the top of the head]. It is to be meditated on constantly by yogins [because] it bestows the eight supernatural powers such as minimisation. [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
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Full-text (+313): Rudita, Jambuka, Aparadha, Purodhas, Shilpacarya, Adrishta, Bhupati, Arthasadhaka, Sphana, Sphanaka, Drishtartha, Adrishtartha, Devaradhana, Sprishyamana, Drishtadrishtartha, Pratishtha, Devapratishtha, Drishta, Drishtadrishta, Shadgunya.
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Lakulisha-Pashupata (Philosophy and Practice) (by Geetika Kaw Kher)
Nisvasasamhita and Saiva Initiation of the kings < [Chapter 2 - Spread and Transition]
Overall Structure and Methodological considerations < [Introduction]
Locating the Lakulisa-Pasupata rites in the world of Saivite rituals < [Chapter 3 - The Ritualistic Context]
Parama Samhita (English translation) (by Krishnaswami Aiyangar)
Chapter 9 - Knowledge of Omens (nimitta-jñāna)
Chapter 16 - Wishes to be gained (kāmya), part 2
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Soma in Vedic Mythology and Ritual (study) (by Anjana Chakraborty)
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra (by T. S. Syamkumar)
1.2. Expiatory Rites in Śaivāgamanibandhana < [Chapter 3 - Expiatory Rites in Kerala Tantric Ritual Manuals]