Purushottamasamhita, Puruṣottamasaṃhitā, Purushottama-samhita: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Puruṣottamasaṃhitā can be transliterated into English as Purusottamasamhita or Purushottamasamhita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: Wisdom Library: Pancaratra (Samhita list)1) Puruṣottamasaṃhitā (पुरुषोत्तमसंहिता) is the name of an ancient Pāñcarātra Saṃhitā mentioned in the Kapiñjalasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra work consisting of 1550 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as worship in a temple, choosing an Ācārya, architecture, town-planning and iconography.—For the list of works, see chapter 1, verses 14b-27. The list [including Puruṣottamasaṃhitā] was said to have comprised “108” titles, these, different saṃhitās named after different manifestations of the Lord or different teachers. They are all said to be authoritative as the ultimate promulgator of all these is the same Nārāyaṇa.
2) Puruṣottamasaṃhitā (पुरुषोत्तमसंहिता) is the name of an ancient Pāñcarātra Saṃhitā mentioned in the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—[Cf. Jñānapāda chapter 1, verses 99-114]—First is explained the folly of following more than one Saṃhitā for a single series of rituals. Then the names of the 108 Tantras of the Pāñcarātra corpus are named [e.g., Puruṣottamasaṃhitā]. Even those who repeat these 108 titles will gain salvation.
3) Puruṣottamasaṃhitā (पुरुषोत्तमसंहिता) is also mentioned in the Puruṣottamasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text consisting of more than 1800 verses devoted to temple-building and the practical concerns of the Pāñcarātra priestly community.
4) Puruṣottamasaṃhitā (पुरुषोत्तमसंहिता) is also mentioned in the Bhāradvājasaṃhitā or “Bhāradvāja-kaṇva-saṃhitā”: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 230 ślokas mainly concerned with basic details concerning temple construction and icon consecration.
5) Puruṣottamasaṃhitā (पुरुषोत्तमसंहिता) is also mentioned in 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.—
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsPuruṣottamasaṃhitā (पुरुषोत्तमसंहिता) is the name of a Pāñcarātra consisting of more than 1800 ślokas divided into 33 short- to medium-length chapters, and devoted almost exclusively to the practical, temple-oriented concerns of the Pāñcarātra priestly community. Over half of the chapters (chapters II-XXI) concern themselves with matters pertaining to temple-building, the fashioning of icons and the installation services consecrating those structures and images for holy uses. Other large blocks focus upon festival cycles celebrated in a temple (chapters XXIII-XXVII ) and the modes of regular daily worship (chapters XXVIII-XXXIII ). The narrative framework has Vasiṣṭha relating to some sages what his father, Brahmā, learned in a session of five nights from Viṣṇu (Bhagavān).
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: Purushottama, Samhita.
Full-text (+368): Avabhrita, Bhrigu, Vayaviya, Paramapurushasamhita, Vayaviyasamhita, Hariti, Bhrigusamhita, Sanandanasamhita, Ashvaryasamhita, Satvasamhita, Parasamhita, Khageshasamhita, Dashottarasamhita, Haritisamhita, Indrasamhita, Shukrasamvadasamhita, Pulahasamhita, Ashvarya, Shukrasamvada, Indra.
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