Vishakharupa, Viśākharūpa, Vishakha-rupa: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Viśākharūpa can be transliterated into English as Visakharupa or Vishakharupa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsViśākharūpa (विशाखरूप) [=Viśākhayūpa?] refers to “form of the unity behind the four vyūhas” (of turyādi, suṣupti, svapna and jāgrat), as discussed in chapter 11 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 [vibhava-prakāśa]: [...] The four vyūhas all have to undergo the four-fold process [note: one more category is thus added here to the preceding chapter’s analysis of turyādi to suṣupti to svapna to jāgrat (9-10). The unity behind these four vyūhas is “Viśākharūpa” who, having made Himself into four, then also proceeds to make Himself into various vibhava forms (11-18)—and there are 38 names listed as among those vibhava forms (19-25). These various forms of “Viśākharūpa” are as the branches of a tree—and the six guṇas which characterize the source also pervade the weapons, persons, etc., of the many forms (26-37). Lakṣmī again says that she and the Lord are absolutely inseparable (38-39). [...]
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: Vishakha, Rupa.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
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