Saumyagneya, Saumyāgneya, Saumya-agneya: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa (mantra)Saumyāgneya (सौम्याग्नेय) refers to a particular classification of mantras (“that which is chanted by people to obtain their spiritual aspirations”).—All mantras contain in their vibrations, a certain power which assists the aspirant in realising his/her objectives.—[...] Mantras are threefold: Saumya, like the Viṣṇugāyatrī, Aṣṭākṣara and Dvādaśākṣara-mantras; Āgneya like the Narasimha and Sudarśana-mantras; Saumyāgneya to which belong the Mudrā-mantras, and Varāhamūrti-mantras.
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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