The Sanskrit term Maṇḍalārādhanācāryābhiṣekavidhi can be transliterated into English as Mandalaradhanacaryabhisekavidhi or Mandalaradhanacaryabhishekavidhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Mandalaradhanacharyabhishekavidhi.

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Maṇḍalārādhanācāryābhiṣekavidhi (मण्डलाराधनाचार्याभिषेकविधि) (lit. “rules for worship with maṇḍalas and for the abhiṣeka-rites marking the office of Ācārya”) is the name of chapter 7 (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 [maṇḍalārādhanācāryābhiṣekavidhi]: Brahmā asks about the cakrābjamaṇḍala-design and learns from Bhagavān that worship done in it is pleasing to Him. Then the details for constructing such a lotus-form maṇḍala both with and without cakra-design are given. The maṇḍala is to be constructed in a protected area covered by a roof. The details for constructing it vary according to the competence of the Guru giving the instructions (1-46). The interspaces of the maṇḍala-design should be colored, according to instructions (47-62a), and the thickness of the materials used for coloring may vary (62b-65a). Once this maṇḍala design has been properly prepared, then worship [pūjā] should be done to the deities in it according to the normal procedures (65b-82). But it should be constructed and used only on certain auspicious days if all the rewards of artha, dharma, kāma, and mokṣa are to be realized (83-84). Further, the design differs slightly according to the caste of the worshipper (85b-88a). This cakrābjamaṇḍala-design is the same one used also for dīkṣā-initiation (85a).

A second section of the chapter deals with general prerequisites which qualify a person desiring to become an ācārya-director of any kind. He must be born in an Ācārya’s family, have the desire to become an Ācārya, be properly initiated as a Vaiṣṇava as well as initiated as an Arcaka and being further specially qualified for his ācārya-ship. This latter stage should be ritually marked by a special abhiṣeka-ceremony, concluded by an impressive procession around his village (88b-118).

context information

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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Partial matches: Vidhi, Viti.

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