Nityanaimittikaprayashcitta, Nityanaimittikaprāyaścitta, Nityanaimittika-prayashcitta: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Nityanaimittikaprāyaścitta can be transliterated into English as Nityanaimittikaprayascitta or Nityanaimittikaprayashcitta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Nityanaimittikaprayashchitta.
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsNityanaimittikaprāyaścitta (नित्यनैमित्तिकप्रायश्चित्त) refers to the “expiatory rites covering regular and occasional (worship disabilities)” is the name of the eleventh chapter of the Agastyasaṃhitā (agastya-brahma-saṃvāda edition), an ancient Pāñcarātra Āgama text dealing with typical Pāñcarātra concepts such as the Vyūhas.—[Cf. the chapter nityanaimittikaprāyaścitta-vidhi]:—The rules in this chapter cover a variety of shortcomings, in each case giving the type of defect first, followed by the appropriate remedial steps to be taken. [...]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Prayashcitta, Nityanaimittika.
Starts with: Nityanaimittikaprayashcittavidhi.
Full-text: Nityanaimittika.
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