Matsyamudra, Matsyamudrā, Matsya-mudra: 1 definition
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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsMatsyamudrā (मत्स्यमुद्रा) is the name of a Mudrā (“ritual hand gestures”) mentioned in the sixth chapter of the Nāradīyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra document comprising over 3000 verses in 30 chapters presenting in a narrative framework the teachings of Nārada to Gautama, dealing primarily with modes of worship and festivals.—Description of the chapter [mudrā-lakṣaṇa]: [...] Nārada names and describes how to form with the hands 26 gestures. [...] He then turns to mudrās for the two major parivāra-devatās, that is, Vainateya and Viṣvaksena. The chapter closes saying that there are special mudrās—e.g., matsyamudrā—and these, along with the others already named, may be used in special ways for special occasions as, for examples, when the Lord is bathed, taken in procession, etc. (29-36).
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: Mudra, Matsya.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 200 < [Volume 5 (1879)]
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 6 - Non-Vedic Religious System < [Chapter 3 - General Characteristics of the Purāṇic Religion and its Link with the Vedic Tradition]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 21: Sermon on tenfold dharma < [Chapter II - Vāsupūjyacaritra]
Ritual drink in the Iranian and Indian traditions (by Nawaz R. Guard)
Shakti and Shakta (by John Woodroffe)
Chapter XXIII - The Psychology of Hindu Religious Ritual < [Section 3 - Ritual]
Chapter XXI - Hindu Ritual < [Section 3 - Ritual]
Chapter XXVI - Śākta Sādhanā (the Ordinary Ritual) < [Section 3 - Ritual]