The Sanskrit term Viśiṣṭasnāna can be transliterated into English as Visistasnana or Vishishtasnana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Viśiṣṭasnāna (विशिष्टस्नान) refers to the “spiritual bath” representing one of the two types of Snāna discussed in the tenth chapter of the Jayākhyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra Āgama text composed of 4500 verses in 33 chapters dealing with topics such as mantra (formulas), japa (repetitions), dhyāna (meditations), mudrā (gesticulations), nyāsa (concentrations) etc.—Description of the chapter [snāna-vidhi]:—Bhagavān now turns to the snāna-rites which qualify an aspirant to undertake homa and yāga-rites (as part of mantra-disciplines). There are two phases to the snāna-rites—sāmānya and viśiṣṭa. The steps for the first phase, which is an ordinary [sāmānya-snāna] bath, are outlined—śauca, etc. (3-15a)—and then the steps which follow for the viśiṣṭasnāna phase of the bath with mantras, mudrās, etc., are outlined. This is to effect spiritual cleansing beyond mere physical washing (15b-44a). [...]

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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: Vishishta, Snana.

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Full-text: Vishishta, Samanyasnana, Samanya, Snana, Snanavidhi.

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