Hamsagayatri, Haṃsagāyatrī, Hamsa-gayatri: 1 definition
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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsHaṃsagāyatrī (हंसगायत्री) refers to the Gāyatrī-form of the Haṃsa-Mantra, as discussed in the fifteenth chapter of the Parāśarasaṃhitā: a Pañcarātra work of some 2000 verses dealing withe the composition and applications of Mantras, the characteristics of devotees (prapanna) and initiation.—Description of the chapter [haṃsamatsyādi-mantravidhi]: This chapter turns to the mantras attached to each of the ten avatāras and some other forms—the nyāsas appropriate, the japa-repetitions, the gāyatrī-forms, the bīja-analyses, etc.—[For example]:—haṃsamantra (3-9), haṃsagāyatrī (10-13), [...] The remainder of the chapter (301-313) deals with differences between the various mantras and their respective sub-varieties.
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: Gayatri, Hamsa.
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