Jalastambhana, Jala-stambhana, Jalasttambhana: 4 definitions

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In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

[«previous next»] — Jalastambhana in Pancaratra glossary
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Jalastambhana (जलस्तम्भन) or Jalastambhanamantra is the name of an Aupacārika (subsidiary) Mantra (needed in the worship of Viṣṇu), as discussed in chapter 33 (Caryāpāda) of the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [aupacārika-mantra-kalpa]: All the main mantras having been given in the preceding chapters, the present and concluding chapter turns to a treatment of other, subsidiary mantras needed in the worship of Viṣṇu. [...] The following ones are the mantras which could be easily mastered: [e.g., jalastambhana-mantra (1085-114a), [...]

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Jalastambhana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jalastambhana (जलस्तम्भन):—[=jala-stambhana] [from jala] n. idem, GarP.

[Sanskrit to German]

Jalastambhana in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Jalastambhana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Jalasttaṃbhana (ಜಲಸ್ತ್ತಂಭನ):—

1) [noun] = ಜಲಸ್ತಂಭ - [jalastambha -] 1.

2) [noun] a stopping the flow of water.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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