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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Upāyaprakāranivaraṇa (उपायप्रकारनिवरण) (lit. “explanation of the means for salvation”) is the name of chapter 16 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 [upāyaprakāranivaraṇa]: This chapter continues to discuss what the foregoing chapter began. Continuing the ultimate category of saṃkhyā-knowledge, there is a discussion of the mahat-tattva (1-4), followed by an explanation of the evolution of ahaṃkāra-tattva (5-25). Then (26-29), in a section relating to the discursive knowledge mentioned before, it is pointed out that even this is Lakṣmī’s gift. Then what was not explained at all in the preceding chapter is taken up here it is pointed out that yoga is of two kinds, samādhi and saṃyama. These are given particular meanings by Lakṣmī (30-41). The final thing taken up is a further expansion on the sarvatyāga-concept of selflessly dedicating oneself to the Goddess (42-43).

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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: Upayaprakara, Nivarana.

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