The Sanskrit term Śabdabrahmamaya can be transliterated into English as Sabdabrahmamaya or Shabdabrahmamaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Śabdabrahmamaya (शब्दब्रह्ममय) refers to one of the “six ways” (adhvās) of altering the Vaibhava-Dīkṣā iniatiation, as discussed in chapter 19 of the Sāttvatasaṃhitā: one of the most ancient of Pāñcarātra Āgamas consisting of roughly 3500 verses which stresses the theological standpoint of the oneness of God despite his various vyūhas (modes of existence), vibhavas (manifestations) and avatāras (incarnations).—Description of the chapter [dīkṣāvidhiḥ, varṇādhvavijñānaṃ ca]: [Regarding vaibhavadīkṣā]: Since, as it was said that this dīkṣā can give one also either bhoga or bhoga-and-kaivalya, there follow some specific instructions as to how to alter certain details of the ceremonies in order to gain a specific end. Five ways are briefly mentioned, each one concerned in some way or another with one of the six pots used in the dīkṣā-rites: the buddhimaya-adhvā-path, the śabdabrahmamaya-adhvā-path, the kāla-adhvā-path, the pada-adhvā-path and the bhuvana-adhvā-path (123-151). [...]

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śabdabrahmamaya (शब्दब्रह्ममय):—[=śabda-brahma-maya] [from śabda-brahman > śabda > śabd] mf(ī)n. consisting in the Veda identified with Br°, [Pañcarātra]

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Shabdabrahmamaya in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Partial matches: Shabdabrahma, Maya.

Starts with: Shabdabrahmamayadhva.

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Full-text: Shabdabrahmamayadhva, Bhuvana, Bhuvanadhva, Padadhva, Buddhimaya, Buddhimayadhva, Adhvan, Kaladhvan.

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