Samhitamahatmyavarnana, Saṃhitāmāhātmyavarṇana, Samhitamahatmya-varnana: 1 definition
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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsSaṃhitāmāhātmyavarṇana (संहितामाहात्म्यवर्णन) (lit. “in praise of present text”) is the name of chapter 16 of the (fourth part of the) Śāṇḍilyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 3600 Sanskrit verses dealing with devotion towards Kṛṣṇa who is identified with the Supreme, as well as ethical behavior and pious practices to be observed by devotees (bhaktas).
Description of the chapter [saṃhitāmāhātmyavarṇana]: Hari is praised as the source and author of bhakti, and He Himself provides the strength and support for the devotee to develop and manifest his faith (1-25). The chapter closes with a descriptive list of Śāṇḍilya’s namesakes, who, as teachers, stretch back through the ages. The present work, it is stressed, is only part of a larger work but of all the other parts this bhaktikhaṇḍa is the supreme (26-57).
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: Varnana, Samhitamahatmya.
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