Paushkarasamhita, Pauṣkarasaṃhitā, Paushkara-samhita: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Pauṣkarasaṃhitā can be transliterated into English as Pauskarasamhita or Paushkarasamhita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: Wisdom Library: Pancaratra (Samhita list)1) Pauṣkarasaṃhitā (पौष्करसंहिता) 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., Pauṣkarasaṃhitā]. Even those who repeat these 108 titles will gain salvation.
2) Pauṣkarasaṃhitā (पौष्करसंहिता) is classified as a “Divya” type of Pāñcarātra text, according to the Pārameśvarasaṃhitā: an important Pāñcarātra text of 8700 verses followed closely by the Ranganathaswamy temple at Srirangam—dealing with priestly concerns such as their daily routines, occasional liturgies and expiatory services.—[Cf. chapter 10 verses 374-386a].
3) Pauṣkarasaṃhitā (पौष्करसंहिता) is also mentioned in the Puruṣottamasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text consisting of more than 1800 verses devoted to temple-building and the practical concerns of the Pāñcarātra priestly community.
4) Pauṣkarasaṃhitā (पौष्करसंहिता) 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.—
5) Pauṣkarasaṃhitā (पौष्करसंहिता) or Pauṣkarasaṃhitāsaṃhitā 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: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsPauṣkarasaṃhitā (पौष्करसंहिता) is one of the most famous, perhaps also one of the most ancient, and certainly one of the most respected of the Saṃhitās in the Pāñcarātrāgama canon. It has assumed a place of authority in the canon along with the Sattvatasaṃhitā and the Jayakhyasaṃhitā as one of the so-called “Three Gems”. It is quoted as authoritative by both Rāmānuja and Vedānta Deśika. The published version reveals that even in its present state it is a large work—almost 5900 ślokas divided into forty-three chapters. The frame-work dialogue is between Pauṣkara and Bhagavān. In the first twenty-five chapters the Lord instructs Pauṣkara in the means oi mastering the intricacies of maṇḍala-designs and their esoteric meanings, presumably as this is part of what is entailed in the dīkṣā-initiation rites required of Pāñcarātra adherents. Other major blocks of materials are devoted to ordinary and extraordinary worship routines and to the construction and consecration of images and temple buildings. The Pauṣkara-saṃhitā is held in particularly high esteem by the Arcakas at Śrīraṅgam and at Conjeevaram (the Varadarajaswamy Temple);
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa (p)Pauṣkarasaṃhitā (पौष्करसंहिता) refers to a core text of the Pāñcarātra division of the Vaiṣṇava Āgamas.—The cornerstone of Pāñcarātrāgama is a group of three ancient Āgamas famed as the Ratnatraya–viz., Sāttvata-Saṃhitā, Pauṣkarasaṃhitā and Jayākhya Saṃhitā. The Pauṣkarasaṃhitā is a text in the formal training to be given to aspiring priests or arcakas. The Īśvara, Pārameśvara and Pādma-Saṃhitā are respectively derived from the former three. In all these works, practical injunctions and rituals are interspersed with theological discussions. The Pauṣkarasaṃhitā forms the basis for the worship in the Śrīraṅga temple (Cf. Īśvarasaṃhitā I.67).
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) Pauṣkarasaṃhitā (पौष्करसंहिता) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a part of the Nāradapañcarātra. Mysore. 3. Oppert. Ii, 4071. Bp. 8.
2) Pauṣkarasaṃhitā (पौष्करसंहिता):—See Nāradapāñcarātra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPauṣkarasaṃhitā (पौष्करसंहिता):—[=pauṣkara-saṃhitā] [from pauṣkara] f. Name of [work]
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: Paushkara, Samhita.
Full-text (+213): Paushkara, Ratnatraya, Bhinnanjana, Jayakhyasamhita, Ishvarasamhita, Pancaratra, Parameshvarasamhita, Padmasamhita, Satvatasamhita, Naradapancaratra, Samhita, Dhruva, Amitraghna, Ayushya, Sarvatobhadramandala, Vasugarbha, Sadadhvamandala, Dharmamandala, Vasugarbhamandala, Sarvakamapradamandala.
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