Ankushamantra, Aṅkuśamantra, Ankusha-mantra: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Aṅkuśamantra can be transliterated into English as Ankusamantra or Ankushamantra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts1) Aṅkuśamantra (अङ्कुशमन्त्र) is the name of a Mantras discussed in the thirtieth chapter of the Jayākhyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra Āgama text composed of 4500 verses in 33 chapters dealing with topics such as mantra (formulas), japa (repetitions), dhyāna (meditations), mudrā (gesticulations), nyāsa (concentrations) etc.—Description of the chapter [parikara-sādhana]:—Bhagavān here turns to the mantras addressed to the cosmic weapons and how to achieve mastery of these—[...]. Also the garuḍamantra and its mastery is discussed (72-85), after which the pāśamantra is treated (86-99a), followed by the aṅkuśamantra (99b-118a).
2) Aṅkuśamantra (अङ्कुशमन्त्र) refers to the “mantra addressed to the goad”, as discussed in chapter 31 (Caryāpāda) of the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [vighnarājotpatti-kirīṭādi-mantroddhāra]: [...] A large section of the chapter is given over to the mantras addressed to the various forms of the sudarśana-discus (86-262). Then He tells of the mantras addressed to the pañcajanya-conch (263- 279a), the kaumodakī-club (279b-283), the padma-lotus (284-289), the musala-pestle (290-294a,) the khaḍga-sword (294b-299), the śārṅga-bow (300-310) the pāśa-rope (311-312) and the aṅkuśa-goad (313-316a) [e.g., aṅkuśamantra]
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: Ankusha, Mantra.
Full-text: Parikarasadhana, Garudamantra, Pashamantra.
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