Pratimadana, Pratimādāna: 3 definitions
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Pratimadana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsPratimādāna (प्रतिमादान) refers to the “(the ceremony of) presenting an icon”, as discussed in the twenty-seventh chapter of the Agastyasaṃhitā (agastya-suīkṣṇa-saṃvāda edition), an ancient Pāñcarātra Āgama text dealing with the worship of Rāma, Sītā, Lakṣmaṇa and Hanumān.—[Cf. the chapter [pratimādāna-vidhi]:—Sutīkṣṇa asks how to go about making a gift of an image of Rama. Agastya says that this, when done, should be done on the 8th and the 9th of the bright fortnight of caitra-month. [...] The image to be given is preferably to be made of gold (3 tolas in weight) and should show Him with Sītā in His lap and demonstrating the jñāna-mudrā in one hand. [...]
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 CatalogorumPratimādāna (प्रतिमादान) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[dharma] Burnell. 150^a.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratimādāna (प्रतिमादान):—[=prati-mā-dāna] n. 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dana, Pratima, Tana.
Starts with: Pratimadanavidhi.
Ends with: Bhupratimadana, Shanipratimadana, Tilapratimadana.
Full-text: Bhupratimadana, Jayanti-vrata, Pratishthavidhi.
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