Manasasnana, Mānasasnāna, Manasa-snana: 3 definitions
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Manasasnana 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
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Arcana-dipika - 3rd EditionMānasasnāna (मानसस्नान) refers to “bathing by mind”, according to the Arcana-dīpikā (manual on deity worship).—Accordingly, while explaining the traditional procedure for bathing:—[...] The topmost form of bathing is to perform kīrtana of Śrī kṛṣṇa’s holy name and remember Him. This is also known as mānasasnāna (bathing by mind). after bathing in water, also take mānasa-snāna. The supremacy of mānasa-snāna is confirmed in the scriptures.
Mantra for taking bath by mind (mānasa-snāna) [cf., Garuḍa-purāṇa]:
apavitraḥ pavitro vā sarvāvasthāṃ gato’pi vā
yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ sa bāhyābhyantara-śuciḥ“Whether one is contaminated, pure or in any condition or stage of life, if one remembers the lotus-eyed lord, puṇḍarīkākṣa, Śrī kṛṣṇa, one becomes pure both externally and internally.”
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’).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Mānasasnāna (मानसस्नान) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—stotra. Taylor. 1, 356.
2) Mānasasnāna (मानसस्नान):—Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 69.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMānasasnāna (ಮಾನಸಸ್ನಾನ):—[noun] a cleansing of one’s mind; a subjugating of evil thoughts.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Snana, Manasa.
Starts with: Manasasnanavidhi.
Full-text: Mantrasnana.
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