Alternative spellings of this word include Samayacharavidhi.

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Samayācāravidhi (समयाचारविधि) (lit. “rules for acceptable behavior”) is the name of the fourth chapter of 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.—Description of the chapter [samayācāravidhi ]:—For each of the four castes and for pratilomakas and sūtakas as well as for any of the four āśramas certain modes of behavior are expected; further, all of these persons are eligible for saṃskāras (1-4). Such terms as brahmacārin, liṅgin wearing the conch-insignia, śiṣya, upāsaka, gṛhastha, ācārya, vaikhānasa, svatantra, guru, niṣkala, bhikṣuka, haṃsa, bhagavān and prabhu are defined (5-21a). The remainder of the chapter deals with general principles of conduct common to all these persons—prāṇāhuti, japa, etc. (21b-24a).

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: Samayacara, Vitti.

Full-text: Sutaka, Pratilomaka, Samayacara, Bhikshuka, Upasaka, Grihastha, Lingin, Brahmacari, Prabhu, Bhagavat, Nishkala, Vaikhanasa, Svatantra, Shishya, Hamsa, Guru.

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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)

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