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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Jitantākhyamahāmantrārthanirūpaṇa (जितन्ताख्यमहामन्त्रार्थनिरूपण) (lit. “chapter dealing with mantra called ‘jitante’”) is the name of the fifty-third chapter of the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā, a Pāñcarātra work in 60 chapters dealing with topics such as Viṣṇu’s discus-power, the processes of creation and esoteric practices related to Sudarśana (such as mantras and yantras).—Description of the chapter [jitantākhyamahāmantrārthanirūpaṇa]: Ahirbudhnya here explains the mantra—“jitante puṇḍarīkākṣa” by discussing the meaning of the constituent words “jitam” (1-2), “puṇḍarīkākṣa” and “viśvabhāvana” (22-36), “hṛṣīkeśa” (37-50), “mahāpuruṣa” (51-63), “pūrvaja” (64-76). (Note: Throughout this chapter, there are some interesting remarks concerning the intimate relation of certain of these syllables in their sthūla forms to the vyūhas of Pāñcarātra theology ).

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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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