The Sanskrit term Ālayapraveśa can be transliterated into English as Alayapravesa or Alayapravesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Ālayapraveśa (आलयप्रवेश) refers to the “procedure for the entry into the temple (by the Ācārya)”, as discussed in chapter 21 of the Śrīpraśnasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 5500 Sanskrit verses covering a number of subjects ranging from selecting a temple site through building and furnishing it to sanctifying and maintaining worship in the sacred complex.—Description of the chapter [ācāryādīnām-ālayapraveśa-vidhi]: [...] On the third day the [bhaṭṭa]-ācārya, after having worshipped the Lord in his own house, goes to the temple where he is met by a company of people and, with them, he then enters the temple intoning specified mantras (1-7). After circumambulating the shrine, he stops in the maṇḍapa near the Lord’s Presence, and he sits there, sanctifies some water, then rises and sprinkles it around the temple-precincts (8-49). Then he moves to the yāgamaṇḍapa, where he prepares some pañcagavya solution (50-63a).

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Pravesha, Alaya.

Full-text: Pravesha.

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