Kumbhasthapana, Kumbhasthāpana, Kumbha-sthapana: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts1) Kumbhasthāpana (कुम्भस्थापन) refers to the “ritual of sanctification of the pot”, as discussed in chapter 23 of the Śrīpraśnasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 5500 Sanskrit verses covering a number of subjects ranging from selecting a temple site through building and furnishing it to sanctifying and maintaining worship in the sacred complex.—Description of the chapter [rakṣābandhana-ādi-kumbhasthāpana-anta-vidhi]: In the yāgamaṇḍapa the Ācārya arranges various pots, wrapping them in strings, filling them with water, etc. A central pot, larger than the others, is similarly treated, and into this he invokes various mantras (1-61). [...] Then taking the large sanctified pot from the yāgamandapa to the main maṇḍapa, he there secures a kūrca-effigy made of darbha grass of the main icon as well as a representation of the vimāna structure and places these in the pot (kumbha). Then, the assembled priests, having completed various homa-rites in the yāgamaṇḍapa come to him (79b-147) and he then enters into a Yogic trance by which he invokes the various cosmic powers to descend and be present in the pot before him (151). [...]
2) Kumbhasthāpana (कुम्भस्थापन) refers to the “consecration of the pot”, as discussed in chapter 35 of the Śrīpraśnasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 5500 Sanskrit verses covering a number of subjects ranging from selecting a temple site through building and furnishing it to sanctifying and maintaining worship in the sacred complex.—[Cf. the chapter kumbhasthāpana-ādi-devatāhvāna-anta-vidhi].
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: Kumbha, Sthapana.
Starts with: Kumbhasthapanadidevatahvanantavidhi, Kumbhasthapanavidhi.
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