Hayagrivamantroddhara, Hayagrīvamantroddhāra, Hayagrivamantra-uddhara: 1 definition

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Hayagrīvamantroddhāra (हयग्रीवमन्त्रोद्धार) (lit. “composition of the mantra addressed to Hayagrīva”) is the name of chapter 41 of the Śeṣasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 2800 Sanskrit verses narrated by Śeṣa (=Ananta) to Nārada and dealing primarily with the use of the appropriate mantras for various occasions such as jayantī celebrations.—Description of the chapter [hayagrīvamantroddhāra]: This chapter turns to a description of the hayagrīvamantra-analysis, the dhyāna-meditation suitable for it, japa-repetition, and homa-libations (1-10)—and the hayagrīvayantra-design (10b-23a).

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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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