Dravidashruti, Drāviḍaśruti, Dravida-shruti: 1 definition
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Dravidashruti 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.
The Sanskrit term Drāviḍaśruti can be transliterated into English as Dravidasruti or Dravidashruti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa (p)Drāviḍaśruti (द्राविडश्रुति) refers to one of the topics discussed in the Īśvarasaṃhitā: one of the core texts of the Pāñcarātra division of the Vaiṣṇava Āgamas.—The Āgamas must have originated in North India and subsequently spread to the south. The oldest South Indian Āgama available is the Īśvarasaṃhitā which enjoins among other things, the recitation of the Drāviḍaśrutis, Divyaprabandha sung by the Āḻvārs of South India. This also gives a detail narration of the glory and māhātmya of Melkote in Mysore and is quoted twice by Śrī Yāmunācārya who lived in the 11th century CE. Hence the Saṃhitā must have existed at least a couple of centuries earlier, i.e, 8th -9th Cent. CE.
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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