Pancajanyamantra, Pañcajanyamantra, Pancajanya-mantra: 1 definition

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Pancajanyamantra 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Panchajanyamantra.

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

1) Pañcajanyamantra (पञ्चजन्यमन्त्र) refers to the “mantra addressed to Viṣṇu’s conch”, as discussed in chapter 31 (Caryāpāda) 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 [vighnarājotpatti-kirīṭādi-mantroddhāra]: [...] A large section of the chapter is given over to the mantras addressed to the various forms of the sudarśana-discus (86-262). Then He tells of the mantras addressed to the pañcajanya-conch (263- 279a) [e.g., pañcajanyamantra], the kaumodakī-club (279b-283), the padma-lotus (284-289), the musala-pestle (290-294a,) the khaḍga-sword (294b-299), the śārṅga-bow (300-310) the pāśa-rope (311-312) and the aṅkuśa-goad (313-316a)

2) Pāñcajanyamantra (पाञ्चजन्यमन्त्र) is the name of a Mantra mentioned in chapter 11 of the Brahmarātra section of the Sanatkumārasaṃhitā: an encyclopedic Sanskrit text written in over 3500 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as yoga, temple-building, consecration ceremonies, initiation and dhanurveda (martial arts).—Description of the chapter [mantra-kośa]: Sanatkumāra says that everything in this world can be obtained by employing mantra-formulas properly (1-4a). He then gives (in prose) the mantras that Brahma revealed to him, in each case citing the bīja, astra, kavaca, etc. The mantras given are: [e.g., Pāñcajanyamantra] [...] The chapter closes by stating that the fruits obtained through reciting mantra-formulas can be selected and varied by adding particular suffixes and prefixes to the set formulas .

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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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