Siddhiprakasha, Siddhiprakāśa, Siddhi-prakasha: 1 definition

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Siddhiprakasha 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.

The Sanskrit term Siddhiprakāśa can be transliterated into English as Siddhiprakasa or Siddhiprakasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Siddhiprakāśa (सिद्धिप्रकाश) refers to the “method of achieving equanimity” (e.g., by the lakṣmīmantra), as discussed in chapter 46 of the Lakṣmītantra: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 3600 Sanskrit verses exclusively devoted to Goddess Lakṣmī or Śrī (the consort of Viṣṇu) besides dealing with cosmology and practical regarding Vaishnava priests and temple-building programs.—Description of the chapter [lakṣmīmantra-siddhiprakāśa]: This chapter tells how to construct an 8-petalled pink lotus maṇḍala-design for the worship of Lakṣmī, and how to go about the meditational preliminaries and the esoteric liturgies that follow (1-24)-including nyāsa, mudrā, homa, etc. [...]

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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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