The Sanskrit term Nityanaimittikaprāyaścittavidhi can be transliterated into English as Nityanaimittikaprayascittavidhi or Nityanaimittikaprayashcittavidhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Nityanaimittikaprayashchittavidhi.

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Nityanaimittikaprāyaścittavidhi (नित्यनैमित्तिकप्रायश्चित्तविधि) or “rules for 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.—

Description of the chapter [nityanaimittikaprāyaścittavidhi]: 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. When icons are repaired or replaced, and the work is done incorrectly at some point, specific remedial steps must be taken; when there is a lapse in worship, likewise, remedial steps appropriate to the gravity of the omission must be undertaken; when break or damage in icons of various materials (i.e. metal, stone, etc.) occurs, certain remedial measures are to be taken according to the materials; when a person dies within the temple precincts, and thereby pollutes the place, prāyaścitta of a certain kind must be done; when repair of certain ornaments (e.g. the kirīta-crown used in festival processions, etc.), a specific remedial measure is prescribed; when fire breaks out, when lightning strikes, when a kite or other inauspicious bird alights on some part of the temple superstructure, when an uninitiated person (or worse, when a woman or a śūdra—) touches the icon—in each and every case there is a definite measure which must be taken to rectify the damage.

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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: Nityanaimittikaprayashcitta, Vidhi.

Full-text: Nityanaimittikaprayashcitta.

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