The Sanskrit term Rakṣābandhanādikumbhasthāpanāntavidhi can be transliterated into English as Raksabandhanadikumbhasthapanantavidhi or Rakshabandhanadikumbhasthapanantavidhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Rakṣābandhanādikumbhasthāpanāntavidhi (रक्षाबन्धनादिकुम्भस्थापनान्तविधि) (lit. “rules for the rakṣābandha-rites up through the sanctification of the pot”) is the name of chapter 23 of the Śrīpraśnasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 5500 Sanskrit verses covering a number of subjects ranging from selecting a temple site through building and furnishing it to sanctifying and maintaining worship in the sacred complex.

Description of the chapter [rakṣābandhanādikumbhasthāpanāntavidhi]: In the yāgamaṇḍapa the Ācārya arranges various pots, wrapping them in strings, filling them with water, etc. A central pot, larger than the others, is similarly treated, and into this he invokes various mantras (1-61). Then, going to the sanctuary, he ritually cleanses the main icon with mantras, mudrās, and pañcagavya, whereupon he ties rakṣābandha cords on his own and on the icon’s wrist (62). He does a similar cleansing for Lakṣmī, whereupon he does the same for the vimānadevatās (63-79a). Then taking the large sanctified pot from the yāgamandapa to the main maṇḍapa, he there secures a kūrca-effigy made of darbha grass of the main icon as well as a representation of the vimāna structure and places these in the pot. Then, the assembled priests, having completed various homa-rites in the yāgamaṇḍapa come to him (79b-147) and he then enters into a Yogic trance by which he invokes the various cosmic powers to descend and be present in the pot before him (151). The processes of his mental excursions from one cosmic region to another, moving upward toward Vaikuṇṭha, are indicated by descriptive accounts of these places—Vaikuṇṭha itself being described in rapturous terms (181-192) prior to the description of Viṣṇu Himself (193-213), followed by description of His various mūrtis and avatāra-forms that will eventually reside in the temple (214-294). The powers having thus been concentrated into the pot, it is enjoined that they be “used” for the actual consecration rites within either 3, 5, or 7 days. Meanwhile, the pot so divinely charged must be worshipped [pūjana] between 4 and 12 times daily (295-300a).

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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