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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Saṃsāradevatā (संसारदेवता) refers to a group of deities associated with the seventh court (āvaraṇa) of the temple, as discussed in the ninth chapter of the Īśvarasaṃhitā (printed edition), a Pāñcarātra work in 8200 verses and 24 chapters dealing with topics such as routines of temple worship, major and minor festivals, temple-building and initiation.—Description of the chapter [dvārāvaraṇa-devatālakṣaṇa-ādi-vidhi]: This chapter concerns the daily ritual obligations owed to the deities whose abodes are fixed in the temple doorways—[...] In the seventh āvaraṇa are representations of the Seven Sages, the Planets and Stars, the Cloud-groups, the Nāgas, the Heavenly Nymphs, the medicinal Herbs, Cows, and the Sacrifices; while at the entrances will be found Ānanda and Nandana. Vīrasena and Suṣeṇaka with their sixteen assistants, and the saṃsāradevatās will be encountered in the ground of the outer round (184-204a). At the outermost entrance, eight guardians keep improper people from entering the temple precincts (204b-212), while sixteen additional gaṇas populate the outer gates and the outer corners ( 213-233 ).

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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: Devata, Samsara.

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