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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsGuhyatama (गुह्यतम) refers to a “great secret”, according to the twenty-first chapter of the Agastyasaṃhitā (agastya-suīkṣṇa-saṃvāda edition), an ancient Pāñcarātra Āgama text dealing with the worship of Rāma, Sītā, Lakṣmaṇa and Hanumān.—Accordingly, Agastya declares he is about to give the “secret of secrets” [guhyāt guhyatamam] which puts an end to all misery. Deeds alone [karman] cannot penetrate this mystery because who, after all, does his duty perfectly? Money cannot purchase the secret, for what money has been earned entirely by just means? Mantras cannot win the secret, for who understands completely the meanings of the mantras he utters? Not even Brahma or Viṣṇu, themselves unaided, can obtain this secret, because they are not capable of doing it without some help from others.
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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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 18.64 < [Chapter 18 - Mokṣa-yoga (the Yoga of Liberation)]
Verse 9.1 < [Chapter 9 - Rāja-guhya-yoga (Yoga through the most Confidential Knowledge)]
Verse 15.20 < [Chapter 15 - Puruṣottama-toga (Yoga through understanding the Supreme Person)]
Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study) (by Sadhu Gyanananddas)
5.4. Classification of Ultimate Pramā < [Chapter 2 - Analysis on the Basis Of Epistemology]
Gitartha Samgraha (critical Study) (by Partha Sarathi Sil)
8. Śivādvayavāda in the Gītārthasaṅgraha < [Chapter 4 - Critical Study of the Gītārthasaṅgraha]
1. Significance of the Saṅgraha ślokas of the Gītārthasaṅgraha < [Chapter 4 - Critical Study of the Gītārthasaṅgraha]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 5 - The Dialogue Between Vyāsa and Nārada < [Book 1 - First Skandha]