Upasanakrama, Upāsanakrama, Upasana-krama: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (mantra)Upāsanakrama (उपासनक्रम) refers to the “method of constant concentration” (on a mantra”) is the name of chapter 42 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 [tāramantra-upāsanakrama]: Indra asks about the recitation of the tārikāmantra (as a vrata), and Lakṣmī answers at some length by saying that one should begin the (vrata) recitation during the dark fortnight of the month and continue from the eighth through the twelfth day, observing certain rigors of moral restraint. [...]
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: Krama, Upasana.
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Isanasivagurudeva Paddhati (study) (by J. P. Prajith)
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Srikara Bhashya (commentary) (by C. Hayavadana Rao)