Naimittikashraddha, Naimittikaśrāddha, Naimittika-shraddha: 3 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Naimittikaśrāddha can be transliterated into English as Naimittikasraddha or Naimittikashraddha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

[«previous next»] — Naimittikashraddha in Pancaratra glossary
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Naimittikaśrāddha (नैमित्तिकश्राद्ध) refers to “seasonal śrāddha-rites”, as discussed in chapter 27 of the Pauṣkarasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text of almost 5900 verses divided into forty-three chapters presented as a frame-work dialogue between Pauṣkara and Bhagavān dealing with the esoteric meaning of maṇḍala-designs, worship routines and temple-building.—Description of the chapter [śrāddhākhyāna]: The first section of this long and intricately-constructed chapter concerns itself with routine, regular domestic rites which are obligatory [nityaśrāddha] (1-146a). [...] A second section of this chapter deals with the occasional or seasonal, but still obligatory, śrāddha-rites [naimittikaśrāddha] (146b-243a). The proper place, a proper time and a proper recipient are all necessary to perform perfectly the enjoined celebrations (152-200); also, deities are to be invoked for protection of the particular performance (201-214), and mantras are to be meditated upon properly (2.5-248a).

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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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[«previous next»] — Naimittikashraddha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Naimittikaśrāddha (नैमित्तिकश्राद्ध).—a special funeral rite.

Derivable forms: naimittikaśrāddham (नैमित्तिकश्राद्धम्).

Naimittikaśrāddha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms naimittika and śrāddha (श्राद्ध).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Naimittikaśrāddha (नैमित्तिकश्राद्ध):—[=naimittika-śrāddha] [from naimittika > naimitta] n. special funeral rite, [Religious Thought and Life in India 305.]

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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.

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