Visvaksena-samhita [sanskrit]

33,819 words | ISBN-13: 9788179070383

The Sanskrit text of the Visvaksena-samhita, an ancient Vaishnava Agama, belonging to the Pancaratra tradition. An important topic discussed in the Samhita is that Aniruddha created Brahma and Brahma created all the men and women of the four castes. Visvaksena (lit. “lord of hosts”) is a sort of chief minister to God in all heavenly and mundane affairs. Alternative titles: Viśvaksenāsaṃhitā (विश्वक्सेनासंहिता), Viśvaksenā-saṃhitā (विश्वक्सेना-संहिता), Vishvaksenasamhita, Vishvaksena, Visvaksenasamhita.

Verse 15.66

परिधिप्रभृतीन् दग्ध्वा प्रणवेन तु साधकः ।
एतत्क्रमेण चोत्पाद्य वैष्णवाग्निं तु नारद ॥ 66 ॥

paridhiprabhṛtīn dagdhvā praṇavena tu sādhakaḥ |
etatkrameṇa cotpādya vaiṣṇavāgniṃ tu nārada || 66 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 15.66 is contained in the book The Pancaratra Agamas (an Introduction) by Swami Harshananda. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:

Buy now! English translation by Swami Harshananda (2002)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (15.66). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Paridhi, Prabhriti, Dagdhva, Pranava, Sadhaka, Utpadya, Vaishnava, Agni, Narada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 15.66). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “paridhiprabhṛtīn dagdhvā praṇavena tu sādhakaḥ
  • paridhi -
  • paridhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    paridhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    paridhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    paridhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    paridhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prabhṛtī -
  • prabhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dagdhvā -
  • dagh -> dagdhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dagh]
    dagh -> dagdhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dagh]
    dah -> dagdhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dah]
    dagdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • praṇavena -
  • praṇava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sādhakaḥ -
  • sādhaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ etatkrameṇa cotpādya vaiṣṇavāgniṃ tu nārada
  • Cannot analyse *etatkrameṇa*co
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utpādya -
  • utpādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utpādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaiṣṇavā -
  • vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaiṣṇava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • agnim -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nārada -
  • nārada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nārada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
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