The Sanskrit term Vāstupuruṣāvāhanajaloddhāraṇa can be transliterated into English as Vastupurusavahanajaloddharana or Vastupurushavahanajaloddharana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Vāstupuruṣāvāhanajaloddhāraṇa (वास्तुपुरुषावाहनजलोद्धारण) (lit. “taking the icon out of the water immersion and invoking the presence of vāstupuruṣa”) is the name of chapter 17 of the Puruṣottamasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text consisting of more than 1800 verses devoted to temple-building and the practical concerns of the Pāñcarātra priestly community.—Description of the chapter [vāstupuruṣāvāhanajaloddhāraṇa]: The next morning [continuing from chapter XV], vāstupūjā is done (1-12a.) That afternoon the Ācārya removes the icon from the water and takes it to the yāgamaṇḍapa (12b-17).

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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: Vastupurushavahana, Jaloddharana.

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