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 23.6

रविमण्डलमध्यस्थं देवं नारायणं प्रभुम् ।
संपूजयित्वा तद्भूमौ शङ्खतूर्यादिसंयुतम् ॥ 6 ॥

ravimaṇḍalamadhyasthaṃ devaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ prabhum |
saṃpūjayitvā tadbhūmau śaṅkhatūryādisaṃyutam || 6 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 23.6 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 (23.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ravimandala, Adhyastha, Deva, Narayana, Prabhu, Tad, Tat, Bhuma, Bhumi, Shankha, Tur, Turi, Turya, Adi, Adin, Samyuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 23.6). 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: “ravimaṇḍalamadhyasthaṃ devaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ prabhum
  • ravimaṇḍalam -
  • ravimaṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adhyastham -
  • adhyastha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • devam -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • nārāyaṇam -
  • nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nārāyaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prabhum -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ saṃpūjayitvā tadbhūmau śaṅkhatūryādisaṃyutam
  • Cannot analyse *sampūjayitvā*ta
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhūmau -
  • bhūma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śaṅkha -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tūryā -
  • tūrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    tūrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tūrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tvar -> tūrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tvar]
    tūr (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tūr (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tūryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ādi -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saṃyutam -
  • saṃyuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃyuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃyutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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