Havirlakshana, Havirlakṣaṇa, Havir-lakshana: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Havirlakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Havirlaksana or Havirlakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsHavirlakṣaṇa (हविर्लक्षण) (lit. “description of havis offerings”) is the name of the eighteenth chapter of the Kapiñjalasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra work consisting of 1550 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as worship in a temple, choosing an Ācārya, architecture, town-planning and iconography. Description of the chapter [havirlakṣaṇa]:—If havis, properly prepared and offered, pleases the Lord, then good will come to the world, declares Kapiñjala (1-2). Various grains are mentioned as being appropriate for havis-offerings (3-6). How they are prepared by the Yajamāna’s wife, cooked, what kind of vessel they are to be cooked in, how much water is to be used, how the cook is to be attired, etc., is given (7-22a). The havis-offerings are put in from 12 to 50 vessels [here, then, several preparations are named ], and these are then to be offered to the Lord first, and afterward other preparations are offered to Viṣvaksena. Whatever has been once offered to Viṣvaksena should not be eaten but should be thrown away into water (31-32); however, food offered to the Lord should be taken as a divine gift that nourishes knowledge of Him (22b-35a). Half of the prasāda-leavings are to go to the Ācārya, The chapter concludes with some pointers on fuel, recipes, acceptable fruits as offerings, etc. (35b-51).
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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