Jatinirnaya, Jātinirṇaya, Jati-nirnaya: 3 definitions
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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsJātinirṇaya (जातिनिर्णय) (lit. “discussion about caste”) is the name of chapter 1 (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 [jātinirṇaya]: Brahmā asks Bhagavān who is eligible to perform pūjā and ārādhana during the various phases of temple construction, as well as afterward (1-2). Bhagavān commences by saying that all regardless of caste ( with the exception of non-sūta pratilomakas) may worship God (3-5a), But He continues by making certain distinctions about who, among various caste-groups—albeit these folks will have undergone Pāñcarātradīkṣā—may and may not perform worship for others (i.e., in temples, etc.) (5b-10a). Brahmā hearing certain terms that are apparently unfamiliar to him asks Bhagavān to explain about caste, etc. The four-fold caste-disposition of a man (before dīkṣā is explained as due to combinations of guṇas; as for the four āśramas, Brahmins observe all four, Kṣatriyas observe just three, Vaiśyas only two, and Śūdras but one. The duties of the four castes (prior to dīkṣā) are given in the traditional manner and in general terms (10b-30), followed by longer discussion of anulomakas (33-44) and pratilomakas (46-563).
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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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumJātinirṇaya (जातिनिर्णय) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—on castes. Pheh. 3.
—said to be from Brahmavaivartapurāṇa. [Mackenzie Collection] 34.
Jātinirṇaya (जातिनिर्णय):—[=jāti-nirṇaya] [from jāti > jāta] m. Name of [work]
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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