Sarpoccatana, Sarpoccāṭana, Sarpa-uccatana: 1 definition
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Sarpoccatana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Sarpochchatana.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha ChikitsaSarpoccāṭana (सर्पोच्चाटन) is the name of a Yantra (“mystic procedures”) for detoxifying poison, as described in the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—Sarpoccāṭana Yantra is prepared on the bhūrjapatra. With praṇava as the basis in a triangle, the kurukula-mantra is chanted along with the Mūla-mantra in the reverse order a hundred times and later dropped in the hollow of the snake pit. This drives the snakes away. In another portion of the fifth Adhyāya titled Yantrāntara, Kāśyapa gives Sarpoccāṭana Yantra and Sthobhakasamhāraka Yantra and the dhyāna-ślokas for the same.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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Partial matches: Sarpa, Uccatana.
Starts with: Sarpoccatanamantra, Sarpoccatanayantra.
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