Alternative spellings of this word include Trailokyamangalakavacha.

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Trailokyamaṅgalakavaca (त्रैलोक्यमङ्गलकवच) is the name of a Kavaca (amulet), discussed in chapters 4-5 [fourth book] of the Jñānāmṛtasārasaṃhita: a Pāñcarātra text representing a sectarian glorification of Kṛṣṇa and Rādha (i.e., the cult of Radha-Krishna) dated among the latest of the Saṃhitā-type works.—Description of the chapter [trailokyamaṅgalakavaca]: Here Śiva tells Pārvatī of the the trailokyamaṅgalakavaca, given by Sanatkumāra to Nārada long ago (1-2). The glorification of Kṛṣṇa follows (3-19). The benefits of repeating this are given (20). Nārada, asking Sanatkumāra about the trailokyamaṅgalakavaca, is told that Nārāyaṇa originally revealed it to Brahmā (1-8). Other details of it —its sage, meter, etc.—are also given, and its various parts are analyzed according to what protection it gives (9-30). Sanatkumāra warns that this kavaca should be given only to proper aspirants, by properly qualified preceptors, and should be used only in the proper ways (31-36). The chapter closes with an eulogy to the kavaca and its uses (37-41).

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Trailokyamaṅgalakavaca (त्रैलोक्यमङ्गलकवच) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Rādh. 26. Proceed. Asb. 1865, 138.
—from Jñānāmṛtasāra of Nāradapañcarātra. Printed in Bṛhatstotraratnākara 122.
—from Sanatkumārasaṃhitā. Np. Vii, 50.

2) Trailokyamaṅgalakavaca (त्रैलोक्यमङ्गलकवच):—Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 34.
—from the Sanatkumāratantra. Stein 238.

3) Trailokyamaṅgalakavaca (त्रैलोक्यमङ्गलकवच):—from the Bṛhadgautamīyatantra. As p. 79.
—from the Sanatkumāratantra. As p. 79. Hpr. 2, 57. L.. 1296.

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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: Kavaca, Trailokyamangala.

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