Pavitraropanavidhi, Pavitrāropaṇavidhi, Pavitraropana-vidhi: 1 definition
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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts1) Pavitrāropaṇavidhi (पवित्रारोपणविधि) (lit. “concerning the offer of purificatory threads”) is the name of chapter 26 of the Puruṣottamasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text consisting of more than 1800 verses devoted to temple-building and the practical concerns of the Pāñcarātra priestly community.
Description of the chapter [pavitrāropaṇavidhi]: Brahmā asks when the pavitrāropaņa festival should be done and how the pavitras are to be made (1). Bhagavān replies that it should be done either in śrāvana, kārtika or bhadrapada month during the bright fortnight (2-5a). He tells how to construct the special maṇḍapa for it (7-10), how to make the thread-garlands (11-34), the procedure for offering them (35-62), and how to remove the thread-garlands 21, 14, 7 or 3 days later (63b- 64), giving them to the Ācārya since no one else is to touch them (65-67a).
2) Pavitrāropaṇavidhi (पवित्रारोपणविधि) (lit. “rules for the ‘garlanding’ rites”) is the name of chapter 24 of 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.
Description of the chapter [pavitrāropaṇavidhi]: Kāśyapa wants to know the best method for atoning for lapses or mistakes in the on-going regular worship of Viṣṇu (1-2). Viśvāmitra recommends the highly effective pavitrāropaṇa-rite be done once a year—either in śrāvana or in bhādrapada month—to rectify the effects of any errors in worship (3-6a). He then proceeds to tell how and by whom the pavitra-threads are to be made for Viṣṇu and His retinue, as well as for participants in the rites and for kings and others (6b-48). On the tenth evening of the dark fortnight the ācārya and the patron enter the temple, worship the lord, and petition His forgiveness (49-53). In a special maṇḍapa-pavilion-after spending the night in fasting, prayer and japādhivāsa-rites are done to the kautukabandha-icon, entertainments are provided to Him and He is offered havis (54-69). On the morning of the third day the waiting pavitra-threads are taken from the cakrābjamaṇḍala on which they had been placed and, after snapana and homa rites have been attended to, are put on the icons of the lord and His entourage (70-86). The Lord is further honored by gifts of clothing and by recitations from portions of the Veda. After these things, the Ācārya again addresses the Lord (91-92) and once more asks Him to excuse all mistakes and lapses in liturgies. Thereupon all participants are given various gifts (87-95a).
Sometime after mid-day the icon of the Lord is taken in procession, then returned to the sanctuary. The garlanding threads are removed after 3 or 7 days, and given to the guru (95b-99). Viśvāmitra concludes by saying that in a similar manner one is to perform kalhārakusumāropaṇa and damanāropaṇa [sc. dhamanāropaṇa] (100a).
3) Pavitrāropaṇavidhi (पवित्रारोपणविधि) (lit. “rules for the garlanding festival with pavitras”) is the name of chapter 14 of the Sāttvatasaṃhitā: one of the most ancient of Pāñcarātra Āgamas consisting of roughly 3500 verses which stresses the theological standpoint of the oneness of God despite his various vyūhas (modes of existence), vibhavas (manifestations) and avatāras (incarnations).
Description of the chapter [pavitrāropaṇavidhi]: The question is asked (by Balarāma?) about what can be done in certain cases when for various reasons lapses occur in worship cycles. Bhagavān replies that this kind of a sin, as well as many others, can be rectified by performing a pavitrāropaṇa rite (1-10a). The proper time to do it is on any auspicious day within a four-month period between āṣāḍha-full-moon day to kārttika-full-moon day (a period otherwise known as candra (10b-15, with some good-better-best choices given). How the five-day liturgy is to be conducted—a service which includes as a central element a formal confession for past sins (28 ff.) is outlined (16-34). One who does this liturgy will get anything he desires (35).
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.
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