Alternative spellings of this word include Sadacharavidhi.

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: Wisdom Library: Pāñcarātra

Sadācāravidhi (सदाचारविधि) [=sadācāravidhiḥ] is the name of the sixteenth chapter of the Aniruddhasaṃhitā: an ancient Pāñcarātra Āgama scripture in thirty-four chapters dealing with the varieties of worships, administration of sciences, rājadharma, town planning, expiation, installation of images, the rules regarding the construction of images, etc.

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Sadācāravidhi (सदाचारविधि) or “rules for (the initiate’s) good conduct” is the name of the sixteenth chapter of the Aniruddhasaṃhitā, an ancient Pāñcarātra Āgama text dealing with the annual festivals of temples and regular temple worship routines.—Description of the chapter [sadācāravidhi]: The daily duties of an initiate are here outlined, from early rising until bedtime. His day begins with pious recitations (3-9), followed by snāna-ablutions ( 10-18), and his agni-pūjā ceremonies (19-20). Then he goes to the temple, observing carefully all rules of sacred etiquette (21-23), and performs various prescribed nyāsa-rituals (24-35) ; thereafter he offers first silent worship [mānasapūjā] then actual worship ( 36-3S ).

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Sadācāravidhi (सदाचारविधि) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—by Ānandatīrtha. Oppert. 4195. See Sadācārasmṛti.

2) Sadācāravidhi (सदाचारविधि):—[dharma] Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 103.

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

Sadācāravidhi (सदाचारविधि):—[=sad-ācāra-vidhi] [from sad-ācāra > sad > sat] m. Name of [work]

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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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Partial matches: Vidhi, Sadacara.

Full-text: Manasapuja.

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