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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: Wisdom Library: Pancaratra (Samhita list)

1) Vāmadevasaṃhitā (वामदेवसंहिता) is the name of an ancient Pāñcarātra Saṃhitā mentioned in the Puruṣottamasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text consisting of more than 1800 verses devoted to temple-building and the practical concerns of the Pāñcarātra priestly community.—The Puruṣottama Saṃhitā presents a clear and concise treatment of its subjects, comparing favorably to such works as Aniruddhasaṃhitā (q.v.) and Kapiñjalasaṃhitā (q.v.). Like the latter of these two just-mentioned texts, the work at hand also contains a list of canonical titles in its opening chapter.

2) Vāmadevasaṃhitā (वामदेवसंहिता) is also mentioned in the Bhāradvājasaṃhitā or “Bhāradvāja-kaṇva-saṃhitā”: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 230 ślokas mainly concerned with basic details concerning temple construction and icon consecration.

Source: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of Śiva (pancaratra)

Vāmadevasaṃhitā (वामदेवसंहिता) or simply Vāmadeva is the name of a Vaiṣṇava Āgama scripture, classified as a tāmasa type of the Muniprokta group of Pāñcarātra Āgamas. The vaiṣṇavāgamas represent one of the three classes of āgamas (traditionally communicated wisdom).—Texts of the Pāñcara Āgamas are divided in to two sects. It is believed that Lord Vāsudeva revealed the first group of texts which are called Divya and the next group is called Muniprokta which are further divided in to three viz. a. Sāttvika. b. Rājasa. c. Tāmasa (e.g., Vāmadevasaṃhitā-saṃhitā).

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Vāmadevasaṃhitā (वामदेवसंहिता) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[tantric] Sūcīpattra. 42.
—[commentary] by Śrī Rāma. ibid. Vāmadevasaṃhitāyāṃ Gāyatrīkalpa. Rādh. 1.
—Baṭukabhairavapūjāpaddhati. H. 356.

2) Vāmadevasaṃhitā (वामदेवसंहिता):—in 70 chapters. Śaiva. Adyar Libr. 48.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vāmadevasaṃhitā (वामदेवसंहिता):—[=vāma-deva-saṃhitā] [from vāma-deva > vāma] f. coming or descended from the Ṛṣi Vāma-deva, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Partial matches: Vamadeva, Samhita.

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Full-text: Vamadeva, Batukabhairavapujapaddhati, Gayatrikalpa, Muniprokta.

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