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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of Śiva (pancaratra)

Vihagendra (विहगेन्द्र) or Vihagendrasaṃhitā is the name of a Vaiṣṇava Āgama scripture, classified as a sāttvika type of the Muniprokta group of Pāñcarātra Āgamas. The vaiṣṇavāgamas represent one of the three classes of āgamas (traditionally communicated wisdom).—Texts of the Pāñcara Āgamas are divided in to two sects. It is believed that Lord Vāsudeva revealed the first group of texts which are called Divya and the next group is called Muniprokta which are further divided in to three viz. a. Sāttvika (e.g., Vihagendra-saṃhitā). b. Rājasa. c. Tāmasa.

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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.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Vihagendra (विहगेन्द्र) or Vihagendrasaṃhitā is the name of an unavailable text possibly discussing Toxicology.—Maṅgarāja’s Khagendramaṇidarpaṇa is a popular Kannada text on Toxicology, published by the Madras University in 1942, which cites the Kāśyapasaṃhitā, in its preface, discussuing some topics from the text. The Khagendra-Saṃhitā and Vihagendra-Saṃhitā (not available at present) also could have discussed Toxicology and the famed Garuḍa mantra.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vihagendra (विहगेन्द्र).—[masculine] the king of the birds, [Epithet] of Garuḍa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vihagendra (विहगेन्द्र):—[=viha-gendra] [from viha-ga > viha > vi-hā] m. (= -pati), [Suparṇādhyāya]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vihagēṃdra (ವಿಹಗೇಂದ್ರ):—[noun] = ವಿಹಗರಾಜ [vihagaraja].

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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: Indra, Vihaga.

Starts with: Vihagendrasamhita, Vihagendrasampata.

Full-text (+144): Vishnunrisimha, Pushtinrisimha, Lakshminrisimha, Yogeshvaranrisimha, Grahananrisimha, Navavyuhanrisimha, Diknrisimha, Adharanrisimha, Prabhasanrisimha, Tritaranrisimha, Vijayalakshminarasimha, Pushtinarasimha, Abdhinarasimha, Patalanarasimha, Anantanarasimha, Vayunarasimha, Adharanarasimha, Hamsanarasimha, Candanrisimha, Ugranrisimha.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Vihagendra, Vihagemdra, Vihaga-indra, Vihagēndra, Vihagēṃdra; (plurals include: Vihagendras, Vihagemdras, indras, Vihagēndras, Vihagēṃdras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)

Part 3 - The Pañcarātra Literature < [Chapter XVI - The Pañcarātra]

Part 5 - Philosophy of the Ahirbudhnya-saṃhitā < [Chapter XVI - The Pañcarātra]

Part 4 - Philosophy of the Jayākhya and other Saṃhitās < [Chapter XVI - The Pañcarātra]

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