Pavitravidhana, Pavitravidhāna, Pavitra-vidhana: 1 definition
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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsPavitravidhāna (पवित्रविधान) (lit. “rules for the ‘pavitra-garland’ rites”) is the name of the twenty-first chapter of the Jayākhyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra Āgama text composed of 4500 verses in 33 chapters dealing with topics such as mantra (formulas), japa (repetitions), dhyāna (meditations), mudrā (gesticulations), nyāsa (concentrations) etc.—Description of the chapter [pavitravidhāna]:—Nārada asks what is to be done when worship that should be done to an icon lapses? (1-2). Bhagavān replies that the remedial measure to take in such cases is performance of pavitrāropaṇa-rites. He then goes on to explain the procedure of these rites—when it should be done (56 ff.), how to make the pavitra-threads (8-29a), worship them (29b-47a) , and how to present them to the Lord in His various places (47b-68) He also describes the prayer of atonement to be uttered (69-76a,) the worship of the guru and giving of gifts to Brahmins (76b-97), the removal and distribution of the garlands (104-107), etc. Having observed this, the Sādhaka then must undertake a period of penantial-vrata in order to validate the pavitrāropaṇa-rites (113 ff). This vrata involves the repetition of a mantra, and so Nārada asks about that mantra, and it turns out to be the (pavitra-) mahāmantra. How to pronounce the mantra and to use it along with others is given (120-226a). The chapter closes with a eulogy of the (pavitra-) mahāmantra (226b-233a).
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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Partial matches: Pavitra, Vidhana.
Full-text: Pavitra, Pavitraropana.
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