The Sanskrit term Ekārṇavaśāyin can be transliterated into English as Ekarnavasayin or Ekarnavashayin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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Ekārṇavaśāyin (एकार्णवशायिन्) refers to one of the various Vibhava manifestations according to the Īśvarasaṃhitā 24.256-259.—Accordingly, “the omniscient Lord as a Puruṣa brings the four (elements) beginning with mind and ending with matter under His power, occupies the support of the earth, a product (of matter) or the ocean of qualities. He shall be thought of as seated on the bed of the serpent and as having the colour of gold. That God is Arṇavaśāyin, surrounded by the embodied discus and others, kneaded by Lakṣmī and overcome by sleep, fanned by Prīti and glorified by Vidyā”.

These Vibhavas (e.g., Ekārṇavaśāyin) represent the third of the five-fold manifestation of the Supreme Consciousness the Pāñcarātrins believe in. Note: This prādurbhāva (appearance) is called Ekārṇavaśāyin or Ekārṇavasitaśāyin or Ekārṇambhonidhiśāyin. Arṇava means “sea”; Śāyin means “lying”; Eka means “only one”.

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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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