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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Bhagavadavatāra (भगवदवतार) or “the incarnation (as Rāma) as the Lord” is the name of the third chapter of the Agastyasaṃhitā (agastya-suīkṣṇa-saṃvāda edition), an ancient Pāñcarātra Āgama text dealing with the worship of Rāma, Sītā, Lakṣmaṇa and Hanumān.—Description of the chapter [bhagavadavatāra]: “Pārvatī asks, since meditation upon and worship of one particular aspect of the Lord brings salvation, which of Viṣṇu’s many forms should be singled out? Śiva replies that the Supreme Viṣṇu, out of compassion [sarvabhūtahite rata | bhaktānukampā], took human form as Rāma, the son of Daśaratha. How this was accomplished was that some persons undertook serious penances [tapas] so that they might see the Lord directly, and by virtue of their penances Nārāyaṇa came down from His bed on Ādiśeṣa along with His retinue, and they all took earthly form. Nārāyaṇa became Rāma; Lakṣmī became Jānakī; Śeṣa became Lakṣmaṇa; Śaṅkha and Cakra became Bharata and Śatrughna; all the other deities became the monkey-hosts. Even a sinner who utters the name ‘Rāma’ thrice will be saved! Since tapas undertaken such as by the sages mentioned can effect such marvellous results, all tapas is to be extolled”.

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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.

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Bhagavadavatāra (भगवदवतार) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—from the Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa. L.. 250.

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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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Partial matches: Bhagavad, Avatara.

Full-text: Brahmandapurana.

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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)

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