Dhvajavatarana, Dhvajāvataraṇa, Dhvaja-avatarana: 1 definition
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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsDhvajāvataraṇa (ध्वजावतरण) refers the “ceremony of requesting (the attending deities who are stationed on) the flag-post to come down”, as discussed in chapter 7 of the Bhāradvājasaṃhitā or “Bhāradvāja-kaṇva-saṃhitā”: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 230 ślokas mainly concerned with basic details concerning temple construction and icon consecration.—Description of chapter [bhagavadvivāha-anukramaṇikā]: On the appointed eleventh day the Ācārya should arise early and attend to the collection of various materials necessary for the rites surrounding the marriage of the Lord. [...] On the fifteenth day a puṇḍarikahoma is to be done, followed by a procession to the river or tank [tīrthayātrā]. When this is done, then the attending deities who are stationed on the flag-post are requested to come down [dhvajāvataraṇa], and only after this is a puṣpayāga to be done.
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: Dhvaja, Avatarana.
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