Asthapana, Āsthāpana: 9 definitions
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Asthapana 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyĀsthāpana (आस्थापन, “non-unctuous enema”):—One of the five pañcakarma (or ‘five measures’) which are employed for Śodhana, an Ayurvedic method for purification of the body by eliminating malas. More specifically, it refers to any non-oily enema (an injection of liquid to motivate evacuation). The literal translation of Āsthāpana corresponds to “causing to stay or remain” or “placing, fixing”. It is composed of the prefix Ā and sthāpana (“maintaining, causing to stand”).
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.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts1) Āsthāpana (आस्थापन) refers to one of the several pratiṣṭhās (sanctification ceremonies for icons) mentioned in the fourteenth chapter of the Nāradīyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra document comprising over 3000 verses in 30 chapters presenting in a narrative framework the teachings of Nārada to Gautama, dealing primarily with modes of worship and festivals.—Description of the chapter [prāsādalakṣaṇa-vidhi]: The narrative picks up as Nārada notes that there are several types of pratiṣṭhā-sanctification ceremonies for icons—sthāpana, āsthāpana, saṃsthāpana, prasthāpana and pratiṣṭhā. He then turns to the special procedure for consecrating a karmārcā-icon by means of transferring the vitality of the main image to it. He speaks also of installing subsidiary images. Then he describes the various parts of a temple-compound—[...]
2) Āsthāpana (आस्थापन) refers to one of the “five types of consecration ceremonies” (pratiṣṭhā), as discussed in chapter 15 of the Viṣṇusaṃhitā: a Sanskrit text written in 2600 verses which covers typical Pāñcarātra topics through a narrative dialogue between Aupagāyana and Siddha Sumati.—Description of the chapter [pratiṣṭhā-pañcaka]: There are 5 types of consecration-ceremonies: sthāpana, āsthāpana, saṃsthāpana, prasthāpana and pratiṣṭhāpana; each one of the 5 kinds of images has a different consecration-standing, sitting, lying, vehicular and moveable (1-3). Other details about pratiṣṭhā-rites follow in relation to different iconographical variants (4-23). [...]
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.
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (shilpa)Āsthāpana (आस्थापन) refers to “consecration for seated images”, as discussed in chapter 13 (Kriyāpāda) 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 [śūlasthāpana-vidhi]: [...] The ceremonies of “installing” the śūla-frame commence with an abhiṣeka (34-35); this is followed by a circumambulation of the sanctuary with the śūla-pieces before they are taken into the readied interior of the sanctuary (99-100). The actual consecration itself is called sthāpana when śūla-frames are installed in a standing image; āsthāpana when installed in a seated image; saṃsthāpana in a recumbent image; prasthāpana in the vehicle of the Lord; when installation ceremonies are done to the pīṭha only it is called simply pratiṣṭhā (101-104). [...]
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀsthāpana (आस्थापन).—
1) Placing, fixing, causing to stay or remain.
2) A strengthening remedy.
3) An enema of oil or ghee.
Derivable forms: āsthāpanam (आस्थापनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀsthāpana (आस्थापन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Placing, fixing, causing to stay or remain. 2. An enema of oil, ghee, &c. E. āṅ before sthā to stay, causal form. lyuṭ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Āsthāpana (आस्थापन):—[=ā-sthāpana] [from ā-sthā] n. placing, fixing, causing to stay or remain
2) [v.s. ...] a strengthening remedy
3) [v.s. ...] an enema of oil, ghee, etc., [Suśruta]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀsthāpana (आस्थापन):—[ā-sthāpana] (naṃ) 1. n. Placing.
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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.
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Starts with: Asthapanadravya, Asthapanopaga.
Full-text: Asthapanopaga, Asthapanadravya, Pratishtha, Sthapana, Prasthapana, Samsthapana, Pancakarma, Samsthapya, Dhanyamla, Anuvasana, Pratishthapancaka, Prasadalakshanavidhi, Pratishthapana, Shulasthapana, Shulasthapanavidhi.
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