Shayanasanalakshana, Śayanāsanalakṣaṇa, Shayanasana-lakshana: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Śayanāsanalakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Sayanasanalaksana or Shayanasanalakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Śayanāsanalakṣaṇa (शयनासनलक्षण) or “discussion of the posture and the seat (of the Lord in His sanctuary)” is the name of the third chapter of the Agastyasaṃhitā (agastya-brahma-saṃvāda edition), an ancient Pāñcarātra Āgama text dealing with typical Pāñcarātra concepts such as the Vyūhas.
Description of the chapter [śayanāsanalakṣaṇa]: [A number of ślokas at the beginning of this chapter contain serious lapses ; these lines must be considered “lost”.] * * * The narrative picks up at the point where the pīṭha-pedestal in the sanctuary has been made ready. The icon of the Lord, seated and in a particular posture, is there ; icons of Śrī and Bhū also are placed in the sanctuary on either side of the main image, Ādiśeṣa, too, finds a place there as Viṣṇu’s couch.
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: Shayanasana, Lakshana.
Full-text: Shayanasana.
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