The Sanskrit term Tulasīkāṣṭhamālāmāhātmya can be transliterated into English as Tulasikasthamalamahatmya or Tulasikashthamalamahatmya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Tulasīkāṣṭhamālāmāhātmya (तुलसीकाष्ठमालामाहात्म्य) or Tulasīkāṣṭhamālāmāhātmyavarṇana (lit. “in praise of garlands made of basil stalks”) is the name of chapter 4 of the (third part of the) Śāṇḍilyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 3600 Sanskrit verses dealing with devotion towards Kṛṣṇa who is identified with the Supreme, as well as ethical behavior and pious practices to be observed by devotees (bhaktas).—Description of the chapter [tulasīkāṣṭhamālāmāhātmya-varṇana]: This chapter turns to an eulogy of the tulasī-plant, why and how it is to be worn by the devotee, etc. (1-98). [One curious law laid down here in this chapter (29) is that men should worship male gods while women should worship female gods ].

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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: Tulasikashthamala, Mahatmya.

Starts with: Tulasikashthamalamahatmyavarnana.

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Full-text: Tulasikashthamalamahatmyavarnana, Tulasimala, Tulasikashthamala.

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