Alternative spellings of this word include Pancaparvan.

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

1) Pañcaparvan (पञ्चपर्वन्) or Pañcaparvotsava is the name of ceremony listed under festivals (utsava) and observances (vratas), as discussed in chapter 8 of the Viṣṇutilakasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 3500 Sanskrit verses covering the typically “agamic” subjects which are being narrated by Brahmā to a number of sages.—[Cf. chapter 8]: Brahmā speaks to the other sages and says he will now relate what the Lord told him about utsava-festivals. An utsava-occasion is always preceded by a flag-raising ceremony of dhvajārohaṇa. Then follows miscellaneous listing of a number of other utsavas and vratas: [e.g., pañcaparva-utsava (277)] [...]

2) Pañcaparvan (पञ्चपर्वन्) refers to “monthly birth commemorations”, as discussed in chapter 48 of the Śrīpraśnasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 5500 Sanskrit verses covering a number of subjects ranging from selecting a temple site through building and furnishing it to sanctifying and maintaining worship in the sacred complex.—[Cf. the chapter praṇayakalahotsava-ādi-pañcaparva-anta-vidhi]: [...] In addition devotees should celebrate the birthdays of various incarnations of God, especially the ten avatāras—Rāma, Varāha, Nṛsiṃha, Balarāma, Kūrma, Kalkin, Vāmana, Paraśurāma, Matsya and Vāsudeva [Kṛṣṇa]—each at its particular time (37-58). In any given month, certain days are set apart to afford the Lord a procession—usually five but sometimes six times a month, all dependent upon certain calendric or lunar considerations (59-68).

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pañcaparvan (पञ्चपर्वन्).—n. (pl.) the five parvans q. v.; they are चतुर्दश्यष्टमी चैव अमावास्या च पूर्णिमा । पर्वाण्येतानि राजेन्द्र रविसंक्रान्तिरेव च (caturdaśyaṣṭamī caiva amāvāsyā ca pūrṇimā | parvāṇyetāni rājendra ravisaṃkrāntireva ca) || a. five-knotted (an arrow).

Pañcaparvan is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pañcan and parvan (पर्वन्).

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

1) Pañcaparva (पञ्चपर्व):—[=pañca-parva] [from pañca] mf(ā)n. (river) having 5 windings, [Śvetāśvatara-upaniṣad]

2) [v.s. ...] (also) five fold, [Buddha-carita]

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

1) Pañcaparvan (पञ्चपर्वन्):—[=pañca-parvan] [from pañca] mfn. 5-knotted (as an arrow), [Rāmāyaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] m. a stick with 5 knots, [Kauśika-sūtra]

[Sanskrit to German]

Pancaparvan in German

context information

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 corpus

Paṃcaparva (ಪಂಚಪರ್ವ):—

1) [noun] (pl.) the five days the eighth and fourteenth days of lunar fortnight, full moon-day, new moon-day and saṃkrānti considered auspicious for special types of services to the god.

2) [noun] (pl.) five types of religious services conducted in a temple.

3) [noun] (phil.) (pl.) five types of ignorance.

context information

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: Panca, Panchan, Pancha, Parva, Parvan.

Full-text: Pancaparvamahatmya, Pancaparviyavidhi, Pancaparvimahatmya, Pamcaparba, Avidya, Pranayakalahotsavavidhi, Pancaparvavidhi, Kalahotsavavidhi, Makara, Mina, Kalahotsava, Kalaha.

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