Jayantikrittikotsavavidhi, Jayantīkṛttikotsavavidhi, Jayantikrittikotsava-vidhi: 1 definition

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The Sanskrit term Jayantīkṛttikotsavavidhi can be transliterated into English as Jayantikrttikotsavavidhi or Jayantikrittikotsavavidhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Jayantīkṛttikotsavavidhi (जयन्तीकृत्तिकोत्सवविधि) (lit. “how two festivals—Kṛṣṇa’s birthday and the lamp festival—are to be celebrated”) is the name of the twenty-fifth 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 [jayantīkṛttikotsavavidhi]: In addition to the thread-garland festival of the preceding chapter, four other festivals must without fail also be celebrated annually in order to insure the success and validity of all other, regular offerings—namely, Kṛṣṇa’s birthday [jayantyutsava], the lamp festival [kṛttikotsava], a harvest festival [āgrāyaṇotsava] and a cycle of recitations from the Vedas [adhyayanotsava] (1-4 ). Particulars of jayantyutsava (5-27) and of kṛttikotsava (28-49) are given.

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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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