Gayatrikalpa, Gāyatrīkalpa, Gayatri-kalpa: 2 definitions
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Gayatrikalpa 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
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsGāyatrīkalpa (गायत्रीकल्प) (lit. “section on the gāyatrī formulas”) is the name of chapter 34 of the Śeṣasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 2800 Sanskrit verses narrated by Śeṣa (=Ananta) to Nārada and dealing primarily with the use of the appropriate mantras for various occasions such as jayantī celebrations.—Description of the chapter [gāyatrīkalpa]: This chapter turns to the analysis of and uses for the gāyatrīmantra (1-18a) and the gāyatrīyantra (18b-28a).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Gāyatrīkalpa (गायत्रीकल्प) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—L. 443. Rādh. 25. Oppert. 973. 5956. Bühler 553 (by Viśvāmitra). Quoted in Ācārārka.
—from Vāmadevasaṃhitā. Rādh. 1.
2) Gāyatrīkalpa (गायत्रीकल्प):—Rgb. 304 (from Viśvāmitrakalpa). Stein 229 (by Viśvāmitra).
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Gayatri, Kalpa.
Full-text: Vamadevasamhita, Gayatriyantra, Vishvamitrakalpa, Gayatrimantra, Gayatri.
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