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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: Wisdom Library: Pāñcarātra

Māsotsavavidhi (मासोत्सवविधि) [=māsotsava vidhiḥ] is the name of the twenty-third chapter of the Aniruddhasaṃhitā: an ancient Pāñcarātra Āgama scripture in thirty-four chapters dealing with the varieties of worships, administration of sciences, rājadharma, town planning, expiation, installation of images, the rules regarding the construction of images, etc.

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Māsotsavavidhi (मासोत्सवविधि) or “rules for (special) monthly festivals” is the name of the twenty-third chapter of the Aniruddhasaṃhitā, an ancient Pāñcarātra Āgama text dealing with the annual festivals of temples and regular temple worship routines.—Description of the chapter [māsotsavavidhi]: In addition to the preceding chapter’s regular festivals, there are certain special festivals to be observed at other times. When and how these are to be observed are given: tulāsyāropaṇa, damanāropaṇa and campakāropaṇa (1-8); phalotsava (10b-26); paṅkajotsava (27-33); gandhotsava (34-44a); and puṣyamāsotsava (446-46).

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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.

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Partial matches: Vidhi, Masotsava.

Full-text: Masotsava, Pankajotsava, Gandhotsava, Pushyamasotsava, Pushyamasa.

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