The Sanskrit term Śrīpraśnasaṃhitā can be transliterated into English as Sriprasnasamhita or Shriprashnasamhita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa (v)

Śrīpraśnasaṃhitā (श्रीप्रश्नसंहिता) is the name of a text (belonging to the Vaiṣṇava Āgamas) wherein goddess Śrī is the person who raises questions.

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: Wisdom Library: Pancaratra (Samhita list)

1) Śrīpraśnasaṃhitā (श्रीप्रश्नसंहिता) is the name of an ancient Pāñcarātra Saṃhitā mentioned in 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.—[Cf. Jñānapāda chapter 1, verses 99-114]—First is explained the folly of following more than one Saṃhitā for a single series of rituals. Then the names of the 108 Tantras of the Pāñcarātra corpus are named [e.g., Śrīpraśnasaṃhitā]. Even those who repeat these 108 titles will gain salvation.

2) Śrīpraśnasaṃhitā (श्रीप्रश्नसंहिता) is also mentioned in the Puruṣottamasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text consisting of more than 1800 verses devoted to temple-building and the practical concerns of the Pāñcarātra priestly community.

3) Śrīpraśnasaṃhitā (श्रीप्रश्नसंहिता) is also mentioned in the Bhāradvājasaṃhitā or “Bhāradvāja-kaṇva-saṃhitā”: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 230 ślokas mainly concerned with basic details concerning temple construction and icon consecration.

4) Śrīpraśnasaṃhitā (श्रीप्रश्नसंहिता) is also mentioned in the Viśvāmitrasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 2600 Sanskrit verses covering topics such as initiation (dīkṣā) and the construction, decoration and consecration of temples and icons, as well as routines of regular and special worship cycles.—

5) Śrīpraśnasaṃhitā (श्रीप्रश्नसंहिता) or Śrīpraśnasaṃhitāsaṃhitā is also mentioned in the Hayaśīrṣasaṃhitā: a large Pāñcarātra Āgama consisting of roughly 6500 verses dealing primarily with architecture, temple-building and consecration rituals and iconography.

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Śrīpraśnasaṃhitā (श्रीप्रश्नसंहिता) is the name of a Pāñcarātra Āgama text written in over 5500 Sanskrit metrical verses divided into 54 chapters. It contains a detailed treatment covering a number of subjects ranging from selecting a temple site through building and furnishing it to sanctifying and maintaining worship in the sacred complex, this work has gained usage in South Indian areas as a guide for worship at a number of temples. Most noteworthy among these temples is the Sharngapani Temple in Kumbhakonam and the temple at Tirumuhur near Madurai. [...] The Śrīpraśna-Saṃhitā gets its name from the fact that it reports the questions [praśna] of Śrī to the Lord, the bulk of the Saṃhitā comprising the answers to these questions. Throughout the position of the Goddess is as a companion to the Lord in all He does, the stress being on her compassion (II: 13ff.); in the closing chapter She is seen as an intercessory figure between the devotee and the Lord. The narrative framework has Ekata, the first son of Brahmā, telling four sages what transpired during the dialogue between Śrī and the Lord.

context information

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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Śrīpraśnasaṃhitā (श्रीप्रश्नसंहिता) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Quoted L.. 1352.

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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: Shriprashna, Samhita.

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