Bhagirathitira, Bhāgīrathītīra, Bhagirathi-tira: 1 definition
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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsBhāgīrathītīra (भागीरथीतीर) refers to the “banks of the Ganges (river)” (where Sage Nārada once met with a group of Ṛṣis), according to the first chapter of the Paramapuruṣasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text in ten chapters composed of 940 verses dealing with the personnel of a temple, their prerequisites and duties, their different ranks, the privileges and responsibilities of each etc.—Description of the chapter [śāstrāvatāra]: The work opens with a prayer to Viṣṇu (1-3). The narrative commences by setting the scene. On the banks of the Ganges [bhāgīrathītīra] Nārada comes upon a band of gathered Ṛṣis (4-7). He discovers from them that, although they already know to some extent about, and worship according to, the Ekāyana-Veda, they still have certain doubts which, they say, only he can clear up for them (8-20). [...]
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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Partial matches: Bhagirathi.
Full-text: Thera, Shastravatara.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
Chapter 5 - Pancama-anka (pancamo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]