Prayashcittapatala, Prāyaścittapaṭala, Prayashcitta-patala: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Prāyaścittapaṭala can be transliterated into English as Prayascittapatala or Prayashcittapatala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Prayashchittapatala.
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
1) Prāyaścittapaṭala (प्रायश्चित्तपटल) is the name of a chapter possibly belonging to the Paramapuruṣasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text in ten chapters composed of 940 verses dealing with the personnel of a temple, their prerequisites and duties, their different ranks, the privileges and responsibilities of each etc.—In chapter 8 the question about prapannas indicates something had previously been said on the subject. Perhaps some verses—or chapters—are missing before this. Certainly there seems to be available a number of later chapters that may be added from secondary Pāñcarātra sources. A “tenth” chapter on mahotsavaprāyaścitta is found in two versions (Pūjāsaṃgraha, MGOML R. 2856, containing 136½ ślokas, and Prāyaścittapaṭala, MGOML R. 2996, containing 125 ślokas); [...] These extra chapters present one with the problem of determining whether they belong to an extended version of the Paramapuruṣasaṃhitā that is presented partially in print, or whether they constitute portions of an otherwise “lost” work of the same name.
2)Prāyaścittapaṭala (प्रायश्चित्तपटल) is the name of a text which contains the Prāyaścittavidhi (lit. “regarding penitential undertakings”)—the 27th chapter 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.—[Cf. chapter prāyaścittavidhi]: Viśvāmitra speaks here of the prayaścitta-atonement rites for all (other?) lapses and mistakes, etc., in worship-by population, damage, natural calamities (1-17).—Note: The twenty-seventh chapter is also preserved in Prāyaścittapaṭala MT. 2996.
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: Prayashcitta, Patala.
Full-text: Dishahomavidhi, Dishahoma.
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