The Sanskrit term Puruṣasūktavidhi can be transliterated into English as Purusasuktavidhi or Purushasuktavidhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Puruṣasūktavidhi (पुरुषसूक्तविधि) (lit. “rules for employing the vedic puruṣa-hymn”) is the name of chapter 17 of the Śeṣasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 2800 Sanskrit verses narrated by Śeṣa (=Ananta) to Nārada and dealing primarily with the use of the appropriate mantras for various occasions such as jayantī celebrations.

Description of the chapter [puruṣasūktavidhi]: Nārada asks Śeṣa what is the best verse with which to praise the Lord. He is told that the best of all sūktas is the puruṣasūkta (1-18). The bulk of the chapter is given over to an analysis of this sūkta in terms of the ṛṣi, the chandas, the bīja, etc. (19-20a), followed by directions for nyāsa, dhyāna and japa and homa with this sūkta in mind as well as how to make and wear a yantra-design containing this sūkta (20b-50a).

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

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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: Purusha-sukta, Vitti.

Full-text: Purusha-sukta.

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