Paramasamhita, Paramasaṃhitā, Parama-samhita: 6 definitions
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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: Wisdom Library: Pancaratra (Samhita list)1) Paramasaṃhitā (परमसंहिता) is the name of an ancient Pāñcarātra Saṃhitā mentioned in 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.—[Cf. Jñānapāda chapter 1, verses 99-114]—First is explained the folly of following more than one Saṃhitā for a single series of rituals. Then the names of the 108 Tantras of the Pāñcarātra corpus are named [e.g., Paramasaṃhitā]. Even those who repeat these 108 titles will gain salvation.
2) Paramasaṃhitā (परमसंहिता) is also mentioned in the Mārkaṇḍeyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 2200 Sanskrit verses mainly dealing with temple-building, iconography, pūjā (worship procedures), utsava (festivities) and prāyaścitta (expiatory measures).
3) Paramasaṃhitā (परमसंहिता) is also mentioned in the Viśvāmitrasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 2600 Sanskrit verses covering topics such as initiation (dīkṣā) and the construction, decoration and consecration of temples and icons, as well as routines of regular and special worship cycles.—
4) Paramasaṃhitā (परमसंहिता) or Paramasaṃhitāsaṃhitā is also mentioned in the Hayaśīrṣasaṃhitā: a large Pāñcarātra Āgama consisting of roughly 6500 verses dealing primarily with architecture, temple-building and consecration rituals and iconography.
Source: archive.org: Parama-samhitaParamasaṃhitā (परमसंहिता) is a general handbook on the principles of the Pāñcarātra. The context as well as the import of the quotations made by Rāmānuja seem to imply that the Paramasaṃhitā is really a general work on the Pāñcarātra principles. We may therefore have to refer it to comparatively early times. Early in the 7th century, Bāṇa had knowledge of a large number of sects of forest livers. Among them two important groups clearly distinguishable, namely, the Bhāgavatas and the Pāñcarātrikas, both worshippers of Viṣṇu were among the innumerable groups of forest-livers in the glades of the Vindhyan forests, each following its own teaching and adopting, all of them, a comparatively similar mode of life. Very many of the Pāñcarātra handbooks, or Saṃhitās, that we know of, may have come into existence, and might have had considerable vogue at this time, though some of the larger treatises may have been written later. While therefore we are not in a position definitely to ascribe a precise date to the Paramasaṃhitā, it is fairly clear that it is a very early handbook of a general character, and therefore of high authority to be quoted in discussions on the general character of the teaching of Pāñcarātra.
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsParamasaṃhitā (परमसंहिता) is one of the “older” texts of the Pāñcarātra canon, having been quoted not only by Rāmānuja (12th century) but also by Yāmuna (10th century). As it comes to us today it is a work of slightly more than 2100 ślokas divided into thirty-one chapters; it is essentially complete. It is quoted frequently in secondary works of the Pāñcarātra school. [Framework]: Devala has received the narrative framework from Mārkaṇḍeya in abbreviated fashion what he, in turn received from Sanaka—one of several sages who heard from Brahmā an original discourse from the lord, Parama. The Paramasaṃhitā is encyclopedic in scope, the work treats of creation, worship routines, mantras, initiation procedures, personal discipline, social behavior, temple-building activities, consecration concerns, pilgrimage and devotion. With the exception of the sections on agnikārya and dīkṣā none of the subjects is treated in depth. Yet the range of this work s overall focus, coupled with the consideration of its age, make if nonetheless a useful source to turn to for authoritative pronouncements on Pāñcarātra thought and practice.
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 Catalogorum1) Paramasaṃhitā (परमसंहिता) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—paur. Oppert. 2883.
2) Paramasaṃhitā (परमसंहिता):—Quoted in Jayantīnirṇaya. L.. 624.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryParamasaṃhitā (परमसंहिता):—[=parama-saṃhitā] [from parama > para] f. Name of [work]
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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.
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Partial matches: Parama, Samhita.
Full-text (+35): Parama, Vidvas, Tirthasnana, Mantrana, Dream, Paranugraha, Shrikaramantra, Vishuddhi, Prativacana, Yatra, Devala, Arishta, Prashna, Manodharma, Vagdharma, Kayadharma, Padmamandala, Kriyayoga, Vidvatpuja, Nimittajnana.
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Parama Samhita (English translation) (by Krishnaswami Aiyangar)
Introduction to the Parama-saṃhitā
Explanation of the name Pāñcarātra < [Introduction]
Pāñcarātra is Vaidika in character < [Introduction]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Vasudevahindi (cultural history) (by A. P. Jamkhedkar)
31. Schools of Philosophy < [Chapter 5 - Religion and Philosophy]
Isanasivagurudeva Paddhati (study) (by J. P. Prajith)
15. Classification of Tantra (introduction) < [Chapter 1 - History and scope of Tantric Literature]
Diksha (initiation) in Pancharatra (by Shanta Srinivasan)
4. Home of Pancaratra < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
1. Description of Nrisimha Diksha < [Chapter 3 - The preliminary rites of Diksha]
13. The concepts of Kriya < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 4 - Philosophy of the Jayākhya and other Saṃhitās < [Chapter XVI - The Pañcarātra]
Part 3 - The Pañcarātra Literature < [Chapter XVI - The Pañcarātra]