Alternative spellings of this word include Varnacakravidhi.

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Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (mantra)

Varṇacakravidhi (वर्णचक्रविधि) (lit. “rules concerning the preparation and uses of the mnemonic device known as varṇacakra”) is the name of chapter 51 of the Śrīpraśnasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 5500 Sanskrit verses covering a number of subjects ranging from selecting a temple site through building and furnishing it to sanctifying and maintaining worship in the sacred complex.

Description of the chapter [varṇacakravidhi]: Śrī asks to be instructed on how to use the varṇacakra-device for composing mantras. The Lord says that whoever masters the use of this device becomes one with Me [matsvarūpa]. Turning to the varṇa-letters in the wheel-design, He states that the letters have their origin in śabdabrahman but now—just as the vyūhas themselves have done, and indeed partly due to the influence exerted by these vyūhas they have become manifest (1-30). Śrī asks about the particular potencies and powers [saṃjñā/deva/śakti] of each letter, and Bhagavān in His answer treats one-by-one the letters of the alphabet “a” to “kṣa” (31-74).

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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: Varnacakra, Vidhi, Viti.

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