The Sanskrit term Aśmārohaṇa can be transliterated into English as Asmarohana or Ashmarohana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Oxford Academic: Homo Ritualis: Hindu Ritual and Its Significance to Ritual Theory

Aśmārohaṇa (अश्मारोहण) refers to “stepping on a stone” and represents one of the various marriage rites of the Hindu Newars, mentioned in the Daśakarmavidhi: a marriage handbook from Bhaktapur containing both Hindu and Newar marriage ceremonies.—Despite many congruencies between Hindu Parbatiyā and Hindu Newar marriage handbooks, it becomes evident that Newar marriage handbooks mention specific ritual elements that cannot be found in the Brahmanical-Sanskritic texts.—The Aśmārohaṇa rite is usually performed at the House of the Groom and is mentioned under the sub-heading of “other marriage rites”.

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Manblunder: Saundaryalaharī

Aśmārohaṇa (अश्मारोहण) refers to “(the ritual of) ascending on a stone”, according to the commentary on the 8th century Saundaryalaharī composed by Ādi Śaṃkarācārya in praise of Supreme Goddess Śaktī.—During marriage ceremonies, there is one specific ritual called “aśmārohaṇa” [aśmārohaṇam], which literally means “ascending on a stone”. A mashing stone is kept on the northern side of the fire pit, known as homakuṇḍa. During this ceremony, the groom by holding brides right palm, lifts her right foot with his left hand and by holding her big toe and place it on the stone. They go back to the fire and make oblations and this process is repeated three times. There are mantras associated with this ritual. The meaning of the mantra is “mount on this stone. During rough times, let your mind be as strong as this stone”. After this, silver rings are fixed on her second toes by the groom. Śaṃkarācārya says in this verse that Śiva takes Her foot in His left hand with great care, so that it is not hurt by the stone.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Partial matches: Asma, Asman, Arohana.

Full-text: Arohana.

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