The Sanskrit term Keśavādi can be transliterated into English as Kesavadi or Keshavadi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Keśavādi (केशवादि) refers to one of the Nyāsas performed during the Bhūtaśuddhi (“purification of the spirits”), according to the eleventh chapter of the Agastyasaṃhitā (agastya-suīkṣṇa-saṃvāda edition), an ancient Pāñcarātra Āgama text dealing with the worship of Rāma, Sītā, Lakṣmaṇa and Hanumān.—[Cf. the bhūtaśuddhi]:—[...] Preliminary to worship, the instruments and objects used in worship are to be cleansed by prokṣaṇa and kṣālana. Only when such matters are taken care of will God be effectively worshipped; otherwise all the rites will be futile. Thereupon the nyāsas called mātṛkā, keśavādi, tattva, mūrtipañjara, ṛṣichhandas, mantradevatā, and ṣaḍaṅga are done along with repetition of their mystic syllables, after which God is to be contemplated and acknowledged by offering everything one has to Him. His retinue is also (mentally) honored. [...]

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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.

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: Routledge: Bhakti and Embodiment

Keśavādi (केशवादि) (or Keśavādinyāsa) is one of the key nyāsas described in the Haribhaktivilāsa and involves ritually establishing the fifty-one mūrtis of Bhagavān together with his fifty-one śaktis in various parts of the body. Jīva’s brief discussion reaffirms the basic procedure of mentally repeating the mantra associated with each deity (mūrti or śakti ) and touching the designated body part. However, in contrast to the Haribhaktivilāsa, which considers the entire body to have been purified through bhūtaśuddhi and therefore does not object to establishing the deity in all parts of the bhakta’s body, including body parts such as the feet or anus that are deemed impure in the Brahmanical hierarchy of purity, Jīva insists that it is inappropriate for the bhakta to visualize the deity becoming established in the “lowest parts of the body.”

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Kesa, Vadi, Vati.

Starts with: Keshavadikshita, Keshavadinyasa, Keshavaditya, Keshavaditya bhatta.

Full-text: Keshavadinyasa, Murtipanjara, Tattva, Matrika, Mantradevata, Shadanga, Rishicchandas, Bhutashuddhi.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Keshavadi, Keśavādi, Keśa-vādi, Kesha-vadi, Kesavadi, Kesa-vadi; (plurals include: Keshavadis, Keśavādis, vādis, vadis, Kesavadis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Shri Gaudiya Kanthahara (by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati)

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