The Sanskrit term Pārvatyupadeśa can be transliterated into English as Parvatyupadesa or Parvatyupadesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Pārvatyupadeśa (पार्वत्युपदेश) or “the initiation of Pārvatī” is the name of the fifth chapter of the Agastyasaṃhitā (agastya-suīkṣṇa-saṃvāda edition), an ancient Pāñcarātra Āgama text dealing with the worship of Rāma, Sītā, Lakṣmaṇa and Hanumān.

Description of the chapter [pārvatyupadeśa]: Sutīkṣṇa asks Agastya what Pārvatī did then, and how Śiva went about helping her to learn the mantra, etc. Agastya replies that from that time on Pārvatī started to follow the secret truth of Hiraṇyagarbha [hairaṇyagarbhasiddhāntarahasya] by emptying her mind of everything but thoughts of Rāma. But, he adds, so successful was Pārvatī’s concentration that she became desireless, and this worried Śiva; for, so Śiva reasoned, their purpose within creation was to come together as prakṛti and puruṣa and produce progeny. How could this be accomplished when Pārvatī was meditating upon Rāma? So Śiva told Pārvatī that she must remain true to her nature as prakṛti and maintain the stance of a householder, of a person in this world and of this world: for, their ordained task together is to produce devatās and this task could be shirked by such one-pointed concentration on Rāma alone.

Pārvatī heeds her spouse’s warning, and allows herself to be instructed in a discipline more in keeping with her daily duties. Śiva says that Pārvatī must daily worship Rāma with all attention to details. He adds that, while in this kaliyuga merely to chant the name of God could in itself be enough to end all evils, nevertheless she should collect all the necessary paraphernalia for worship sandal-paste, flowers, etc. He repeats that mere concentration alone [jñāna]—without dāna and homa—is not enough for a householder to achieve liberation; both must go hand-in-hand. And, while indeed there may be other rules which apply to brahmacārins and sannyāsins, she must follow her own āśrama. The worship of Rāma should be “saguṇa” and, if it is done with proper materials, it will yield all kinds of happiness here and hereafter.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Upadesha, Parvati.

Full-text: Hairanyagarbha, Siddhantarahasya, Jnana.

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