Pancamritakarshana, Pañcāmṛtākarṣaṇa, Pancamrita-akarshana: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Pañcāmṛtākarṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Pancamrtakarsana or Pancamritakarshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Panchamritakarshana.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsPañcāmṛtākarṣaṇa (पञ्चामृताकर्षण) refers to the “extraction of the five nectars”, according to the Brahmayāmala-tantra.—The extraction of the five nectars (pañcāmṛtākarṣaṇa), as well as other, Kāpālika-type cremation ground practices, also figure in the Brahmayāmala, as Hatley (2007, 143ff.) points out. The five substances are not listed in a systematic way, but they usually seem to include these four: semen (śukra), blood (rakta), fat/marrow (medas) and sneha (see also the entry pañcāmṛta in Tāntrikābhidhānakośa, vol. III).
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Akarshana, Pancamrita.
Full-text: Akarshana, Meda, Asthi, Kesa, Picu, Vasa, Mastishka, Kilala, Sura, Shukra, Antra, Madira, Mahamamsa, Rakta, Sneha, Avesha.
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