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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa (p)

Yantraśāstra (यन्त्रशास्त्र) refers to the “theory of magical figures” and represents one of the principal topics of the Pāñcarātra division of the Vaiṣṇava Āgamas.—The almighty Hari, out of compassion for mankind in general, felt that the Vedas and Śāstras could not be easily grasped and practised by people belonging the diverse communities and cadres, whose potential and comprehension would vary vastly. Hence, he promulgated the Pāñcarātra doctrine [teaching for example the theory of magical figures—yantraśāstra] which is the essence of the Vedas, in a simplified form.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Yaṃtraśāstra (ಯಂತ್ರಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ):—

1) [noun] the planning, designing, construction or management of machinery; the study of this; engineering.

2) [noun] (loosely) any branch of engineering.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Partial matches: Shastra, Yantra.

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