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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Majara (मजर) or “spiked-ball” refers to one of the various ornaments and weapons of Viṣṇu to be contemplated upon, as discussed in chapter 13 of the Sāttvatasaṃhitā: one of the most ancient of Pāñcarātra Āgamas consisting of roughly 3500 verses which stresses the theological standpoint of the oneness of God despite his various vyūhas (modes of existence), vibhavas (manifestations) and avatāras (incarnations).—Description of the chapter [astra-bhūṣaṇa-devatā-dhyāna-vidhi]: Although generally speaking the gods have four arms, four faces, many ornaments, yet when they are worshipped they are to be imagined with only two arms, one head, etc. (1-2). Bhagavān says Viṣṇu has the following ornaments, and the descriptions are given as if the items are personified: [e.g., majara-spiked-ball (24b)] [...] It is said that they are to be contemplated standing beside the Lord, with one hand on the hip, the other hand by some in waving a fly-whisk and by others in brandishing a warning finger. Some of the above are also identified with cosmic entities—sun, moon, death, etc. (26-34).

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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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

majarā (मजरा).—m ( A) A cluster of huts belonging to some village but separate from it, for the facilitation of agricultural labors, an agricultural hamlet. 2 Properly mujarā.

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mājarā (माजरा).—a (māja) Narcotic. Used of varieties among certain grains and herbs; as mājarā harīka, mājarā gōṃvala, mājarī khaḍasāmbaḷī &c.: opp. to gōḍā harīka, gōḍā gōṃvala &c. 2 Puffed up, become disdainful. 3 Become fastidious or dainty.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

mājara (माजर).—c māñjarūṃ n A cat.

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mājarā (माजरा).—n Narcotic. Puffed up.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Majāra (मजार):—(nm) a tomb; grave.

2) Mājarā (माजरा):—(nm) matter; affair; incident, occurrence.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Majarā (மஜரா) noun See மஜறா. [majara.]

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Majaṟā (மஜறா) noun < mazrā. Hamlet, out-lying hamlet; உட்கிடைக்கிராமம். [udkidaikkiramam.] (M. North Arcot usage D. I , 282.)

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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