Suryamantra, Sūryamantra, Surya-mantra: 3 definitions
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraSūryamantra (सूर्यमन्त्र).—Before any dramatic performance (nāṭya) takes place, gods and demigods should be worshipped (pūjā) in ceremonies such as the ‘consecration of the mattavāraṇī’. According to the Nāṭyaśāstra 3.40-44 gods and demigods should be worshipped with offerings (e.g. different kinds of foodstuff ) and mantras.
The mantra for Sūrya to be uttered at the time of making offering, goes as follows:
सर्वग्रहाणां प्रवर तेजोराशे दिवाकर ।
भक्त्या मयोद्यतो देव बलिः सम्प्रति गृह्यताम् ॥sarvagrahāṇāṃ pravara tejorāśe divākara |
bhaktyā mayodyato deva baliḥ samprati gṛhyatām ||“O the maker of day, the mass of heat, the best among the planets, accept this my offering given with love.”
According to Nāṭyaśāstra 3.96-97, “Offering worship to the gods of the stage is as meritorious as a [Vedic] sacrifice. No dramatic performance should be made without first worshipping the deities presiding over the stage. When worshipped, they (these gods) will bring you worship, and honoured they will bring you honour. Hence one should by all efforts offer pūjā to the gods of the stage.”
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumSūryamantra (सूर्यमन्त्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 109.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySūryamantra (सूर्यमन्त्र):—[=sūrya-mantra] [from sūrya > sūr] m. Name of [work]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra (by T. S. Syamkumar)
1.6. Expiatory Rites in Rauravottarāgama < [Chapter 2 - Expiatory Rites in Āgamic Literature]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 20 - On the description of Brahmā Yajñā, Sandhyās, etc. < [Book 11]
Chapter 6 - On the one thousand and eight names of the Gāyatrī < [Book 12]
Chapter 16 - On the description of Sandhyā Upāsānā < [Book 11]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 17 - Procedure of Worship (of the Sun-God) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 13 - Śatarudriya Liṅgas < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]