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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Japavidhāna (जपविधान) (lit. “concerning the repetition of mantras”) is the name of the fourteenth chapter of the Jayākhyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra Āgama text composed of 4500 verses in 33 chapters dealing with topics such as mantra (formulas), japa (repetitions), dhyāna (meditations), mudrā (gesticulations), nyāsa (concentrations) etc.—Description of the chapter [japavidhāna]:—Having pleased the Lord thus—either in the maṇḍala-worship just outlined or at His presence as it has been invoked into a pot, or into a bimba, etc.—one must next honor Him by the repetitions [japa] of mantras. There are three aids to doing japa-repetitions—employing a rosary [akṣamālā], saying them aloud [vācika] or by repeating them in a low voice [upāṃśu]—and each of these is of varying value depending upon the motives of the aspirant (1-5a). The akṣamālā-rosary is then described and its uses discussed (5b-76a, 90-95a), whereupon the narrative turns to consider what determines which mantras under various circumstances should be employed for japa (766-89).

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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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Full-text: Nityajapavidhana, Shudrajapavidhana, Vacika, Upamshu, Akshamala, Japa.

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