The Sanskrit term Vīrabhadrapratiṣṭhā can be transliterated into English as Virabhadrapratistha or Virabhadrapratishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Vīrabhadrapratiṣṭhā (वीरभद्रप्रतिष्ठा) refers to the “installation rites for Vīrabhadra”, as discussed in chapter 19 of the Viṣṇusaṃhitā: a Sanskrit text written in 2600 verses which covers typical Pāñcarātra topics through a narrative dialogue between Aupagāyana and Siddha Sumati.—Description of the chapter [pratiṣṭhā-anantara-kriyā]: Among the concluding concerns of the pratiṣṭhā-rites are the installation of various other powers around the temple-precincts. The locations of, and the mantras to be used in the procedure of installation for the following deities are given the digdevatās, the seven mātṛkā-goddesses, Vīrabhadra [e.g., vīrabhadrapratiṣṭhā] and others, Varāha, Durgā, Viṣvaksena, Īśāna, et. al. (2-21). [...]

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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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Partial matches: Pratishtha, Virabhadra.

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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)

Page 84 < [Volume 27 (1937)]

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