Minadipratishtha, Mīnādipratiṣṭhā, Minadi-pratishtha: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Mīnādipratiṣṭhā can be transliterated into English as Minadipratistha or Minadipratishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsMīnādipratiṣṭhā (मीनादिप्रतिष्ठा) (lit. “installation of the fish and other forms of the Lord”) is the name of chapter 29 (Kriyāpāda) of the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [mīnādipratiṣṭhā]: When special forms of the Lord are installed, particular alterations are called for during the sanctifying pratiṣṭhā ceremonies. For the Fish-Form, the varuṇamantra should be used (2-6); for the boar-form (Varāha), the icon should be sure to remind the worshipper of the great sacrifice (7-8a); for Narasiṃha a special mantra also is required (86-10); for Vāmana another special mantra is required (11-12); for Jāmadagnya yet another mantra (13-14); for Śrīrāma a special mantra (15-25); Balarāma (26-27) should display God’s strength; Kṛṣṇa (28-30a) should be greeted with stanzas of praise; and Kalkin (30b-32a) has his own special mantra. For none of these is it necessary to do nyāsas (32b-42) as required at a certain point for other installations. Implicit permission to worship the form of the Lord in a banyan leaf as a child [vaṭapatraśāyī] is given (43-47). Different shaped kuṇḍas are listed (48-49a). For Śrī and other goddesses specific mantras and locations are given (49b-70).
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: Pratishtha.
Full-text: Minapratishtha, Narasimhapratishtha, Jamadagnyapratishtha, Shriramapratishtha, Varunamantra, Vatapatra, Vada, Vatapatrashayi, Vamanapratishtha, Ramapratishtha, Balaramapratishtha, Krishnapratishtha, Kalkipratishtha, Patrashayi, Varahapratishtha.
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