Upangasadhana, Upāṅgasādhana, Upanga-sadhana: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsUpāṅgasādhana (उपाङ्गसाधन) (lit. “a disciplined program for employing upāṅgamantras”) is the name of the thirty-first chapter of the Jayākhyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra Āgama text composed of 4500 verses in 33 chapters dealing with topics such as mantra (formulas), japa (repetitions), dhyāna (meditations), mudrā (gesticulations), nyāsa (concentrations) etc.—Description of the chapter [upāṅgasādhana]:—Here Bhagavān first takes up the practice of and the mastery over the powers inherent in the satyamantra (1-8), the vāsudevamantra (9-14a), the saṃkarṣaṇamantra (14b-21), the pradyumnamantra (22-30), the aniruddhamantra (31-38). Also, He similarly discusses the saptākṣaramantra ( 39-49 ).

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: Upanga, Sadhana.
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Full-text: Satyamantra, Saptaksharamantra, Upanga, Saptakshara, Upangamantra, Vasudevamantra, Pradyumnamantra, Aniruddhamantra, Samkarshanamantra.
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