Shadadhvamantrasvarupa, Ṣaḍadhvamantrasvarūpa, Shadadhva-mantrasvarupa: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Ṣaḍadhvamantrasvarūpa can be transliterated into English as Sadadhvamantrasvarupa or Shadadhvamantrasvarupa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (mantra)Ṣaḍadhvamantrasvarūpa (षडध्वमन्त्रस्वरूप) (lit. “mantras explained as having six stages”) is the name of chapter 22 of the Lakṣmītantra: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 3600 Sanskrit verses exclusively devoted to Goddess Lakṣmī or Śrī (the consort of Viṣṇu) besides dealing with cosmology and practical regarding Vaishnava priests and temple-building programs.
Description of the chapter [ṣaḍadhvamantrasvarūpa]: Indra asks to know about mantra, whether some are superior, others inferior, etc. (1-2). There are six stages [adhvā] in which Lakṣmī in her mantra-form makes her appearance (3-11). Each of these—namely Varṇamayādhvā, Kalādhvā, Tattvādhvā, Mantramayādhvā, Padādhvā and Bhuvanamayādhvā—are successively explained (12-27). By comprehending mantras, and what they reflect about reality and Lakṣmī’s intimate role in it, a man attains all things (28-31). In answer to Indra’s question, there are said to be three classes of mantras—superior (as in Pāñcarātra), middling (as in Vedas), and inferior (as in Śāstras) (32-36). Another classification is given according to the mantras being with or without bīja, etc. (37-38).
Mantrashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, mantraśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mantras—chants, incantations, spells, magical hymns, etc. Mantra Sastra literature includes many ancient books dealing with the methods reciting mantras, identifying and purifying its defects and the science behind uttering or chanting syllables.
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Partial matches: Mantrasvarupa, Shadadhvan.
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Full-text: Tattvadhva, Padadhva, Mantramaya, Varnamaya, Varnamayadhva, Mantramayadhva, Bhuvanamayadhva, Bhuvanamaya, Shadadhvan, Kaladhvan.
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