Vedic Mantra: 2 definitions
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Vedic Mantra 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.
In Hinduism
Shaivism
Vedic Mantras and Tantric Mantras are both used in ritual and meditation—two practices that are sometimes impossible to distinguish—and can be recited aloud, inaudibly, mentally, or can be left unenunciated. Further, though Vedic mantras are often verses of the Vedas themselves, Tantric mantras do not directly come from Sanskrit verses, being instead made of phonemes that have no obvious syntactic value. When used in ritual, neither type of mantras are treated as verse. Instead, practitioners use both Vedic and Tantric mantras as ritual objects connected to, but not defined by, the meanings assigned to their words or phonemes.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Vastushastra (architecture)
Vedic mantras were commonly chanted as part of the Sacrificial rites (yajña).—In the Vedic Age, people practised to connect themselves with gods through the yajñas (“sacrificial rites”) by chanting the Vedic mantras or practicing penance. In the Vedic era, Agni is considered as the mediator between the deities and the devotees or sages. In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa it is clearly stated that the requirement of making of temple is most important in the Kaliyuga. Because, in the three other yugas i.e.,, Kṛta, Tretā and Dvāpara; people could realize the existence of Gods and had tried directly to connect themselves with the supreme spirit. But in the Kaliyuga it is totally impossible due to the growth of unlawful activities in the society.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Mantra, Veda.
Full-text (+108): Ghosha, Mleccha, Tantric Mantra, Ablinga, Pratisarabandha, Pratisara, Gayatri, Vedang, Varunasnana, Vedanga, Samhita, Brahmavidya, Satyayuga, Pani, Samskara, A ta po fei tuo, Gayatrimantra, Purnaka, Ratnakumbha, Sarvatirtha.
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Brahma Sutras (Govinda Bhashya) (by Kusakratha das Brahmacari)
Sūtra 1.1.15 < [Adhyaya 1, Pada 1]
Sūtra 2.3.42 < [Adhyaya 2, Pada 3]
Sūtra 4.3.15 < [Adhyaya 4, Pada 3]
Poetic spirit of the Rigvedic Seers (study) (by Pubali Chakraborty)
Part 1.1 - Who is Ṛṣi (Seer)?—Introduction < [Chapter 2 - Concept of Kavi and Kāvya in the Ṛksaṃhitā]
Part 13 - Review of the previous literature < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Shaivacintamani (analytical study) (by Swati Sucharita Pattanaik)
Part 13 - Mantra and Japa < [Chapter 3: Śaiva tradition and Śaivacintāmaṇi]
Part 14 - Pūjā (worshipping gods) < [Chapter 3: Śaiva tradition and Śaivacintāmaṇi]
Part 18 - The Worship of Lord Śiva By Chanting Vedic Mantras < [Chapter 3: Śaiva tradition and Śaivacintāmaṇi]
Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 20 - Worshipping an earthen phallic image by chanting Vedic mantras < [Section 1 - Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā]
Chapter 12 - The reason for Śiva’s assuming the phallic form (liṅga) < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
Chapter 13 - The mode of worshipping Śiva < [Section 2.1 - Rudra-saṃhitā (1): Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa]
Saura-purana (analytical study) (by Priyanku Chakraborty)
Part 2.4 - The Vedic mantras and the Purāṇas < [Chapter 4 - The Vedic and other Elements as Reflected in the Saura-purāṇa]
Part 2.4.1 - The Vedic mantras in the Saura-purāṇa < [Chapter 4 - The Vedic and other Elements as Reflected in the Saura-purāṇa]
Part 2.1.1 - The tradition of Vedic sacrificial rituals and the Saura-purāṇa < [Chapter 4 - The Vedic and other Elements as Reflected in the Saura-purāṇa]
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 8 - Purāṇic Religion and Its Link to the Vedic Tradition < [Chapter 3 - General Characteristics of the Purāṇic Religion and its Link with the Vedic Tradition]