Nadisvarupakathana, Nāḍīsvarūpakathana, Nadisvarupa-kathana: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsNāḍīsvarūpakathana (नाडीस्वरूपकथन) (lit. “chapter on the disposition of the nāḍīs”), is the name of chapter 2 (Yogapāda) 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 [nāḍīsvarūpakathana]:—Continuing the discussion on the eight steps of yoga, Bhagavān declares that prāṇāyāma, the fourth step, is done because by breath-control the internal nerves and veins [nāḍī] are purified as are also the various internal vital airs (1-2). Technical details of how this is undertaken, as well as ideological justification for what it does, are given (3-18). The internal cavities, the countless veins and other channels are cleansed by means of placing the five primary vital airs properly (19-38).
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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