Sadacaraprakasha, Sadācāraprakāśa, Sadacara-prakasha: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Sadācāraprakāśa can be transliterated into English as Sadacaraprakasa or Sadacaraprakasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Sadacaraprakasha.
In Hinduism
Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
Sadācāraprakāśa (सदाचारप्रकाश) (lit. “concerning proper behavior in regard to mantra usage”) is the name of chapter 27-28 of the Lakṣmītantra: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 3600 Sanskrit verses exclusively devoted to Goddess Lakṣmī or Śrī (the consort of Viṣṇu) besides dealing with cosmology and practical regarding Vaishnava priests and temple-building programs.
Description of the chapter [sadācāraprakāśa]: First there is Indra’s question concerning the further rules of the tārikāmantra which brings a description of how to construct the hṛllekhamantra—which is a slight variant on the tārikā (1-16). Indeed, there are at least five variations on the tārikāmantra like this, where a visarga or a letter is taken away or changed in the construction of the mantra (17-24). These methods are to be taught to an initiate (25-27), and after he has received this instruction, he must thereafter conduct himself in ways appropriate to his new status and in ways that will maintain his purity and worthiness to retain the mantra (28-49).—[Chapter 28]—A Pāñcarātra Brahmin should observe the duties that relate to each of the pañcakāla periods of the day-starting with abhigamana (1-23), moving on then to upādāna (24-25), ijyā (26-28), svādhyāya (29-37a) and yoga (37b-50). The chapter closes with an eulogy of those who observe these five clusters of pious activities daily throughout their lives (51-59).
Mantrashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, mantraśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mantras—chants, incantations, spells, magical hymns, etc. Mantra Sastra literature includes many ancient books dealing with the methods reciting mantras, identifying and purifying its defects and the science behind uttering or chanting syllables.
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Partial matches: Prakasha, Sadacara.
Full-text: Sadacara.
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