Snanavidhiprakasha, Snānavidhiprakāśa, Snanavidhi-prakasha: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Snānavidhiprakāśa can be transliterated into English as Snanavidhiprakasa or Snanavidhiprakasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsSnānavidhiprakāśa (स्नानविधिप्रकाश) (lit. “in regard to bathing rites and other matters”) is the name of chapter 34 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 [snānavidhiprakāśa]: This chapter turns to mudrās, saying these gestures are to be employed on at least these occasions-during snāna-ablutions, during mantranyāsa, along with maṇḍala-worship, during pratiṣṭhā of an icon, when offering vessels to the Lord, at the time of pūrṇāhuti (1-3). The reason one uses these ritual gestures is to throw aside impediments (4). Then some 41 mudrās are named and very briefly explained (4-89). Turning to snāna-ablutions, Lakṣmī underlines their importance (90-93) and suggests how to undertake their practice. She says there are 3 varieties of snāna—jalasnāna, mantrasnāna and smṛtisnāna (i.e., by sublime meditation) in that increasing value (94-110). How to do each is given in turn (111-121, 122a, 122b-142a).
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: Prakasha, Snanavidhi.
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