The Sanskrit term Hetirājalakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Hetirajalaksana or Hetirajalakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Hetirājalakṣaṇa (हेतिराजलक्षण) (lit. “description of Sudarśana”) is the name of chapter 32 of the Viṣvaksenasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 2800 Sanskrit verses dealing with theological matters, image-worship, iconography (relating to pratimā-icons) and the construction of temples.

Description of the chapter [hetirājalakṣaṇa]: Viṣvaksena turns here to the characteristics of the “king of weapons” [hetirāja] in all its varieties—namely, the cakra-discus, with 1000, 100, 50, 16 and 12 spokes. Whether the varieties of this discus are classified as good/better/best depends upon whether they are fashioned out of copper, silver or gold (1-3). Further details are promised regarding three classes of discuses—and from what remains of the text, these classes seem based upon different sets of measurements used. Details of the first variety are given (4-13), but the second two classes do not appear. The chapter ends with a eulogy of the sanctification rites (15-16).

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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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Partial matches: Lakshana, Hetiraja.

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