Urdhvalokavarnana, Ūrdhvalokavarṇana, Urdhvaloka-varnana: 1 definition
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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Ūrdhvalokavarṇana (ऊर्ध्वलोकवर्णन) (lit. “regarding the upper regions”) is the name of chapter 2 of the (third section of the) Bṛhadbrahmasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text containing over 4600 Sanskrit verses dealing primarily with Vaiṣṇava theology and practical matters concerning the Śrī-Vaiṣṇava community but also discussing aspects of Viśiṣṭādvaita philosophy.
Description of the chapter [ūrdhvalokavarṇana]: As a means of keeping in mind the goloka-regions just described, there are corresponding mundane symbols which may be used and this chapter commences by describing the one used for recalling Bṛndāvana. In the middle of this symbolic representation of Bṛndāvana is Kṛṣṇa’s (Govinda’s) yogapīṭha which is to be imagined as in the form of an octagonal maṇḍapa. And in the center of this, the Lord Himself dwells on an eight-petalled lotus surrounded by numerous female deities (1-46). Also there are others in His entourage there, adding to His happiness. Those who can draw a maṇḍala-design symbolizing this mundane aspect of Goloka with Bṛndāvana in it, and those who worship it while meditating upon all the divine inhabitants, will go directly to goloka (47-53, 57-61). Further, those who imitate the divine sports and serenading of Bṛndāvana will also achieve eternal life in goloka (54-56).
In goloka, in their assigned places, will be found Vāsudeva, Saṇkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha with their consorts and attendants (65-77). The remainder of the chapter turns to the realms which are increasingly sublime, and describes those aspects of deity which are to be found there—Vaikuṇṭha (79-95), Viṣṇuloka (96-110a), Śvetadvīpa (110b-135) and the Milk Ocean (136-151).
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: Varnana, Urdhvaloka.
Full-text: Shvetadvipa, Urdhvaloka, Vaikuntha.
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