Alternative spellings of this word include Chandamantra.

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

1) Caṇḍamantra (चण्डमन्त्र) is the name of a Mantra discussed in chapter 29 (Caryāpāda) of the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [śryādiparivāra-mantravarṇana]: [...] The remainder of the chapter deals with mantras addressed to the doorway deities, Caṇḍa [e.g., caṇḍamantra] and Pracaṇḍa (174b-178), and to the deities found in the second prākāra-courtyard. Those named here are the udumbara-mantra (179-184a), kṣetreśa-mantra (184b-1892), diṅmūrti-mantra (189b-199) as well as those addressed to deities found beyond the second courtyard (201-210a). The final point made is concerning the procedure for offering bali at the balipīṭha-pedestal in daily routine worship (210b-219).

2) Caṇḍamantra (चण्डमन्त्र) is the name of a mantra mentioned in chapter 7 of the Ṛṣirātra section of the Sanatkumārasaṃhitā: an encyclopedic Sanskrit text written in over 3500 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as yoga, temple-building, consecration ceremonies, initiation and dhanurveda (martial arts).—Description of the chapter [chandovidhi]: The chapter promises to give the ṛṣi, chandas-meter and the presiding deity for mantras. The mantras dealt with are [e.g., caṇḍamantra] [...]. In most cases merely the meter is given; but sometimes the ṛṣi and the presiding deity is also given. The chapter concludes (716-74) by urging a practitioner to employ japa-repetitions and to make bali-offerings, yajña-sacrifices, etc. in order to tap the power of the mantras.

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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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