Angangivicara, Aṅgāṅgivicāra, Angangi-vicara: 1 definition
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Angangivicara 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Angangivicara.
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Aṅgāṅgivicāra (अङ्गाङ्गिविचार) (lit. “distinction between the chief and subordinate matters in mantras”) is the name of chapter 20 of the Śeṣasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 2800 Sanskrit verses narrated by Śeṣa (=Ananta) to Nārada and dealing primarily with the use of the appropriate mantras for various occasions such as jayantī celebrations.
Description of the chapter [aṅgāṅgivicāra]: Śeṣa offers to explain the chief as well as the subordinate things about the worship of Nārāyaṇa with mantra. He then proceeds to praise the nārāyaṇamantra, and then turns to “subordinate” mantras like those addressed to Rāma, Varāha, Narasiṃha, Hayagrīva, Keśava, et. al. (1-46), and to analyze these Vaiṣṇava bījamantras in terms of using them advantageously in worship (47-63a), before turning specifically to a treatment of the śrībijamantra (63b-77a).
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: Angangi, Vicara.
Full-text: Angangi, Shribija, Shribijamantra.
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