Vidyadhideva, Vidyādhideva: 1 definition
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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Isvara Samhita Vol 1Vidyādhideva (विद्याधिदेव) refers to one of the various Vibhava manifestations according to the Īśvarasaṃhitā 24.214-215.—Accordingly, “O Lord! one shall think of the Vidyādhideva; having four faces, four hands, a hanging beard wearing matted hair, having staff gourd and rosary garland, shinning like a blossomed red lotus, having a white lotus in the hand and uttering the Vedas like Ṛg and others with His mouth.”.
These Vibhavas (e.g., Vidyādhideva) represent the third of the five-fold manifestation of the Supreme Consciousness the Pāñcarātrins believe in.
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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