Padmatantra, Pādmatantra, Padma-tantra, Padmatamtra: 3 definitions
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Padmatantra 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
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsPadmatantra (पद्मतन्त्र) is another name for the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Pāñcarātra Saṃhitās. Not only is it used as a basic text in the formal training of Pāñcarātra-Arcakas, but this work also—either in manuscript form or in one of its printed Telugu script versions—guides the routines of worship at a remarkably large number of Śrī-Vaiṣṇava temples throughout South India. The Padmasaṃhitā stands alone not only for its encyclopaedic scope—covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice—but also for the detail and clarity with which most topics taken up are treated. It fulfils the ideal of the classical four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā—by its division into four “pādas” so-named. It runs to well over 9000 ślokas, the four “pādas” containing 12, 5, 32 and 33 chapters respectively. [...]
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumPādmatantra (पाद्मतन्त्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—from the Nāradapañcarātra. Bc 173.
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 corpusPadmataṃtra (ಪದ್ಮತಂತ್ರ):—[noun] one of the Śaiva works in Saṃskṛta that teach magical and mystical formularies.
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: Padma, Tantra.
Full-text: Pancakalavit, Satvata, Tanmaya, Suhrid, Suri, Bhagavata, Ekantika, Nardapancaratra, Pancaratrika, Mahendratantra, Sanatkumaratantra, Padmodbhavatantra, Kanvatantra, Paramatantra, Aupacarikamantrakalpa.
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Isanasivagurudeva Paddhati (study) (by J. P. Prajith)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 12 - Bhāgavata and the Bhagavad-gita < [Chapter XIV - The Philosophy of the Bhagavad-gītā]
Shakti and Shakta (by John Woodroffe)
Chapter XXII - Vedānta and Tantra Śāstra < [Section 3 - Ritual]
Diksha (initiation) in Pancharatra (by Shanta Srinivasan)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 5 - Philosophy of the Ahirbudhnya-saṃhitā < [Chapter XVI - The Pañcarātra]