Protsarana, Protsāraṇa, Pra-utsarana: 5 definitions

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Protsarana 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

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

[«previous next»] — Protsarana in Shaivism glossary
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Protsāraṇa (प्रोत्सारण) refers to the “dispelling (of obstacles)”, according to the Kiraṇatantra chapter 49 (dealing with vratacaryā).—Accordingly, “Garuḍa spoke: ‘You have taught me, O great Lord, the activities of the Neophyte, the Putraka and the Ācārya. Tell me those of the Sādhaka’. The Lord spoke: ‘The excellent Sādhaka [should be] full of sattva, firm, capable of endurance, his mind fixed on [his] mantra, unassailable, of great wisdom, looking impartially on mud, stones and gold engaged, regular in [the performance of] oblations, always devoted to recitation and meditation, dexterous in the dispelling of obstacles (vighna-protsāraṇa), firm in [the practice of his] religious observance, calm, pure. [...]’”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Protsarana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Protsāraṇa (प्रोत्सारण).—Getting rid of, clearing away, removing, expelling.

Derivable forms: protsāraṇam (प्रोत्सारणम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Protsāraṇa (प्रोत्सारण).—n.

(-ṇaṃ) Clearing away, getting rid of, expelling. E. pra and ut before, sṛ to go, causal v., lyuṭ aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Protsāraṇa (प्रोत्सारण):—[from prot-sṛ] n. ([from] [Causal]) sending away, removing, expelling, [Horace H. Wilson]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Protsāraṇa (प्रोत्सारण):—[pro+tsāraṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. Clearing away.

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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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