Pancaksharikalpa, Pañcākṣarīkalpa, Pancakshari-kalpa: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Pañcākṣarīkalpa can be transliterated into English as Pancaksarikalpa or Pancaksharikalpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Panchaksharikalpa.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Pañcākṣarīkalpa (पञ्चाक्षरीकल्प) or Śrīmadgaruḍapañcākṣarīkalpa (lit. “the sacred 5-syllable ‘garuḍamantra’”) is the name of the seventh chapter of the Kāśyapasaṃhita: a Pāñcarātra Āgama text composed of 13 chapters dealing with snake-bites, poisons and curing their venom by use of the garuḍamantra while also dealing with worship and devotion. Description of the chapter [śrīmad-garuḍa-pañcākṣarīkalpa]:—The bulk of this chapter (1-28a) contains esoteric directions for composing various mantra—to Śeṣa, Takṣaka, Karkoṭaka, el. al. These may be used by the attending māntrika to give treatment to the victim in absentia by reciting them in japa-exercises accompanied by homa-offerings (29-31 ).
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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Partial matches: Pancakshari, Kalpa.
Full-text: Pancakshari, Garudamantra, Tara, Kashyapasamhita.
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