Sudarshanamudra, Sudarśanamudrā, Sudarshana-mudra: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Sudarśanamudrā can be transliterated into English as Sudarsanamudra or Sudarshanamudra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (mantra)Sudarśanamudrā (सुदर्शनमुद्रा) is the name of a Mudrā (esoteric gesture), as discussed in chapter 31 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 [sudarśana-prakāśa]: The sudarśanamantra is further praised, and some of its prayogic effects are listed (1-32). The sudarśanagāyatrīmantra is then described (33-36), followed by the sudarśanamudrā (37-39). The śakti-power of the mantra may be obtained by repetition of the mantra with the mudrā-gestures accompanying it; the effect will be to kill one’s enemies or to abolish impediments (40-44). [...]
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: Sudarshana, Mudra.
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