The Sanskrit term Sudarśanaprabhāva can be transliterated into English as Sudarsanaprabhava or Sudarshanaprabhava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: Wisdom Library: Pāñcarātra

Sudarśanaprabhāva (सुदर्शनप्रभाव) [=sudarśanaprabhāvavarṇane maṇiśikharopākhyānam] refers to one of the topics dealt with in the thirty-third chapter of the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā: an ancient Pāñcarātra Āgama scripture dealing with the symbology of the Sudarśana weapon while also dealing with iconography, philosophy and Vaiṣṇava rituals.

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Sudarśanaprabhāva (सुदर्शनप्रभाव) refers to the “powers of Sudarśana”, as discussed in the forty-fifth chapter of the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā, a Pāñcarātra work in 60 chapters dealing with topics such as Viṣṇu’s discus-power, the processes of creation and esoteric practices related to Sudarśana (such as mantras and yantras).—Description of the forty-fifth chapter: [...] Kuśadhvaja was a king who, to relieve himself from the overpowering possession by the demon Mahāmoha, built a temple to Sudarśana, pleased him by a ten-day worship program, and was purged not only of the demon but of all his karma. Thus it was that he was saved (8-65).

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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: Sudarshana, Prabhava.

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