Urdhvapundramahatmya, Urdhvapundra-mahatmya, Ūrdhvapuṇḍramāhātmya: 2 definitions
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In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsŪrdhvapuṇḍramāhātmya (ऊर्ध्वपुण्ड्रमाहात्म्य) (lit. “in praise of the vaiṣṇava marks”) is the name of chapter 7 of the (third part of the) Śāṇḍilyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 3600 Sanskrit verses dealing with devotion towards Kṛṣṇa who is identified with the Supreme, as well as ethical behavior and pious practices to be observed by devotees (bhaktas).—Description of the chapter [ūrdhvapuṇḍramāhātmya-varṇana]: In this chapter the puṇḍra-mark on the forehead is praised, and some remarks are made to the effect that it should be worn from the fifth year onward, that it is to be made only with ashes from śrauta rituals, and that those who do not wear such marks should be driven from the kingdom, etc. (1-28).
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumŪrdhvapuṇḍramāhātmya (ऊर्ध्वपुण्ड्रमाहात्म्य) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—by Gīradhara (?) Gosvāmin. NW. 118.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Urdhvapundra, Mahatmya.
Starts with: Urdhvapundramahatmyavarnana.
Full-text: Giradhara gosvamin, Urdhvapundramahatmyavarnana, Urdhvapundra.
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