Saptayakshi, Sapta-yakshi, Sapta-yakshin, Saptayakshin, Saptayakṣin, Saptayakṣī: 1 definition
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Saptayakshi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit terms Saptayakṣin and Saptayakṣī can be transliterated into English as Saptayaksin or Saptayakshin or Saptayaksi or Saptayakshi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsSaptayakṣī (सप्तयक्षी) refers to a group of Aupacārika (subsidiary) Mantras (needed in the worship of Viṣṇu), as discussed in chapter 33 (Caryāpāda) 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 [aupacārika-mantra-kalpa]: All the main mantras having been given in the preceding chapters, the present and concluding chapter turns to a treatment of other, subsidiary mantras needed in the worship of Viṣṇu. [...] The following ones are the mantras which could be easily mastered: [e.g., saptayakṣī-mantra (136-156), [...]
Saptayakṣī contains the following Mantras:
- sundarī-mantra (157-158a),
- manoharā-mantra (158b-159a),
- kanakavatī-mantra (159b-160a),
- kāmeśvarī-mantra (160b- 162),
- ratipriyā-mantra (163-164),
- padminī-mantra (165-166а),
- yāminī-mantra (166b-172a)
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: Yakshin, Yakshi, Sapta.
Starts with: Saptayakshimantra.
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