Sharngamantra, Śārṅgamantra, Sharnga-mantra: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Śārṅgamantra can be transliterated into English as Sarngamantra or Sharngamantra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts1) Śārṅgamantra (शार्ङ्गमन्त्र) refers to the “mantra addressed to Viṣṇu’s bow”, as discussed in chapter 31 (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 [vighnarājotpatti-kirīṭādi-mantroddhāra]: [...] A large section of the chapter is given over to the mantras addressed to the various forms of the sudarśana-discus (86-262). Then He tells of the mantras addressed to the pañcajanya-conch (263- 279a), the kaumodakī-club (279b-283), the padma-lotus (284-289), the musala-pestle (290-294a,) the khaḍga-sword (294b-299), the śārṅga-bow (300-310) [e.g., śārṅgamantra] the pāśa-rope (311-312) and the aṅkuśa-goad (313-316a)
2) Śārṅgamantra (शार्ङ्गमन्त्र) is the name of a Mantra mentioned in chapter 11 of the Brahmarātra section of the Sanatkumārasaṃhitā: an encyclopedic Sanskrit text written in over 3500 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as yoga, temple-building, consecration ceremonies, initiation and dhanurveda (martial arts).—Description of the chapter [mantra-kośa]: Sanatkumāra says that everything in this world can be obtained by employing mantra-formulas properly (1-4a). He then gives (in prose) the mantras that Brahma revealed to him, in each case citing the bīja, astra, kavaca, etc. The mantras given are: [e.g., Śārṅgamantra] [...] The chapter closes by stating that the fruits obtained through reciting mantra-formulas can be selected and varied by adding particular suffixes and prefixes to the set formulas .
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: Sharnga, Mantra.
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