Pujadravya, Pūjādravya, Puja-dravya: 4 definitions
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Pujadravya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Shodhganga: Temple management in the ĀgamasPūjādravya (पूजाद्रव्य) or simply Dravya refers to the “specific material for the offerings” as described in the Śaivāgamas.—One of the main needs of pujā is specified levels of dravya or the specific material for the offerings. [...] The Prāyāścittavidhi of Kāmikāgama warns that if there is a shortage of pūjādravya in the nitya, naimittika or kāmya-pūjās, there will be a corresponding shortage of those dravyas in the world.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsPūjādravya (पूजाद्रव्य) (or Pūjādravyaśuddhi) refers to the “(purification of the) materials for worship”, according to the thirteenth chapter of the Agastyasaṃhitā (agastya-suīkṣṇa-saṃvāda edition), an ancient Pāñcarātra Āgama text dealing with the worship of Rāma, Sītā, Lakṣmaṇa and Hanumān.—[Cf. the pūjādravya-śuddhi]—Aagstya continues to describe the preliminary preparations for the worship of Rāma—that is, after having attended to all the preceding, to purify now the articles of worship with water and mudrās and mantras. There are five kinds of purifications mentioned: by prokṣaṇa, by avokṣaṇa, by vīkṣaṇa, by tāḍana and by arcana. This matter attended to, then the idol itself is purified by bathing it in liquids from four pots (milk, curd, coconut water, perfumed waters), whereupon a second bath is given in pure water. It is pointed out that whosoever does such bathing of the Lord daily will reap great rewards.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypūjādravya (पूजाद्रव्य).—n S Any article or particular of the necessaries of idol-worship.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPūjādravya (ಪೂಜಾದ್ರವ್ಯ):—[noun] that which is used in worshiping a god, sacred personage, etc., as flowers, sandal, leaves of certain plants, incense, votive lamps, etc.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dravya, Puja.
Starts with: Pujadravyashuddhi.
Full-text: Dravya, Tadana, Arcana, Vikshana, Avokshana, Prokshana.
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