Mantrasiddhicihna, Mantrasiddhi-cihna: 1 definition
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Alternative spellings of this word include Mantrasiddhichihna.
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsMantrasiddhicihna (मन्त्रसिद्धिचिह्न) (lit. “indications of mastery in mantra-discipline”) is the name of the nineteenth 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 [mantrasiddhicihna]:—After abhiṣeka is concluded, the initiate receives permission from his mentor to start practising his mantra, a process for the mastery of which the aspirant (śiṣya) should expect to take some 12 years of steady and patient labor (1-12). Nārada asks if there are any signs or indications along the way for the aspirant to look for in order to assess his progress toward mastery of the mantra. Bhagavān warns him that many difficulties inevitably arise, particularly during the three first years of this mantrajapa-discipline; but if the aspirant (śiṣya) comes through this three-year period he will begin to see definite signs of his approaching mastery. For example, students will seek him out, etc., until after the seventh year even kings will come to him. By the time he has persevered through ten years of this discipline he will be able to see, hear and do marvelous things (13-33). The chapter closes with the caution that these signs should, however, be kept in one’s heart (34-37a).
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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