The Sanskrit term Viṣvaksenapratiṣṭhā can be transliterated into English as Visvaksenapratistha or Vishvaksenapratishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: Wisdom Library: Pāñcarātra

Viṣvaksenapratiṣṭhā (विष्वक्सेनप्रतिष्ठा) [=viṣvaksenapratiṣṭhāvidhiḥ] is the name of the thirty-third chapter of the Aniruddhasaṃhitā: an ancient Pāñcarātra Āgama scripture in thirty-four chapters dealing with the varieties of worships, administration of sciences, rājadharma, town planning, expiation, installation of images, the rules regarding the construction of images, etc.

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

1) Viṣvaksenapratiṣṭhā (विष्वक्सेनप्रतिष्ठा) refers to the “installation of the icon of Viṣvaksena”, as discussed in the thirty-third chapter of the Aniruddhasaṃhitā, an ancient Pāñcarātra Āgama text dealing with the annual festivals of temples and regular temple worship routines.—Description of the chapter [viṣvaksenapratiṣṭhā-vidhi]: In all Viṣṇu temples one of the most important subsidiary idols will be Viṣvaksena. The methods for conducting a three-day ceremony of dedication of this aspect of Viṣṇu are given. [...]

2) Viṣvaksenapratiṣṭhā (विष्वक्सेनप्रतिष्ठा) refers to the “sanctification ceremony for Viṣvaksena”, as discussed in chapter 7 of the Viṣṇutilakasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 3500 Sanskrit verses covering the typically “agamic” subjects which are being narrated by Brahmā to a number of sages.—[Cf. chapter 7]: This chapter deals with pratiṣṭhā-sanctification rites of various kinds. Various preparations are necessary: the purification of the celebrant (shaving etc.), preparation and germination of auspicious seedlings, purification of the temple after the Śilpins’ departure, [...] A final section is given over to the pratiṣṭhā-procedures for Ananta, Garuḍa and Viṣvaksena [e.g., viṣvaksenapratiṣṭhā] (673-676), and for the akṣamālā-rosary (677-682), for images of bhaktas (683b-684), and for images to be used in domestic worship (685-693).

3) Viṣvaksenapratiṣṭhā (विष्वक्सेनप्रतिष्ठा) refers to the “installation rites for Viṣvaksena”, as discussed in chapter 19 of the Viṣṇusaṃhitā: a Sanskrit text written in 2600 verses which covers typical Pāñcarātra topics through a narrative dialogue between Aupagāyana and Siddha Sumati.—Description of the chapter [pratiṣṭhā-anantara-kriyā]: Among the concluding concerns of the pratiṣṭhā-rites are the installation of various other powers around the temple-precincts. The locations of, and the mantras to be used in the procedure of installation for the following deities are given the digdevatās, the seven mātṛkā-goddesses, Vīrabhadra and others, Varāha, Durgā, Viṣvaksena [e.g., viṣvaksenapratiṣṭhā], Īśāna, et. al. (2-21). [...]

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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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