The Sanskrit term Vaiṣṇavamudrādhāraṇa can be transliterated into English as Vaisnavamudradharana or Vaishnavamudradharana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Vaiṣṇavamudrādhāraṇa (वैष्णवमुद्राधारण) refers to the “habit of wearing vaiṣṇava-mudrās”, as discussed in chapter 6 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 [vaiṣṇavamudrādhāraṇa-gaurava]: In this chapter mudrā" are discussed. But it should be noted that the discussion refers not to hand-gestures. Rather, it refers to sacred marks put on the body and the good effects that follow upon wearing them and putting them as symbols on all household items. Five types of mudrās are distinguished, with the fifth one being subdivided into two classes, each with six categories (1-26).

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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: Vaishnavamudra, Dharana, Tarana.

Starts with: Vaishnavamudradharanagaurava.

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