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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: Wisdom Library: Pāñcarātra

Samārādhana (समाराधन) or Samārādhanavidhi [=samārādhanavidhiḥ] is the name of the seventeenth 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

Samārādhana (समाराधन) refers to “liturgical worship (by the arcaka in a temple)”, as discussed in the seventeenth 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 [samārādhana-vidhi]: The chapter opens with a list of materials with which pūjā-worship by a temple-arcaka is to be done (2-6), the things to be done (7-8) and the festivals to be observed (9-13). The daily celebrations and the occasional festivals are also mentioned (14-16a). Care should be taken daily to insure the cleanliness and purity of the vessels, the materials, the room, the idol and the worshipper himself (16b-26). Then a detailed exposition of the liturgy to be followed by the arcaka in his ministrations and the worship is given—including drenchings, food-offerings and decorations (27-93). Finally, after this liturgy is over, some instructions are given for the arcaka, to go to the temple-kitchen with offerings (94-95).

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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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

samārādhana (समाराधन).—n (S) samārādhanā f (S) Entertainment made to Brahmans on festive or religious occasions.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

samārādhana (समाराधन).—n-nā f Entertainment made to brāhmaṇa on festive occasions.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Samārādhana (समाराधन).—

1) A means of satisfying, gratification, delight; नाट्यं भिन्नरुचेर्जनस्य बहुधाप्येकं समाराधनम् (nāṭyaṃ bhinnarucerjanasya bahudhāpyekaṃ samārādhanam) M.1.4.

2) Attendance, service; सम्राट् समाराधनतत्परोऽभूत् (samrāṭ samārādhanatatparo'bhūt) R.2.5; 18.11.

3) Gratification, propitiation.

Derivable forms: samārādhanam (समाराधनम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Samārādhana (समाराधन).—n.

(-naṃ) Winning, satisfying, gratification.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Samārādhana (समाराधन).—[sam-ā-rādh + ana], n. Winning, gratifying, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 18, 10.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Samārādhana (समाराधन).—[neuter] propitiating, winning.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Samārādhana (समाराधन):—[=sam-ārādhana] [from samā-rādh] n. conciliation, propitiation, gratification, [Raghuvaṃśa; Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]

2) [v.s. ...] a means of propitiating or winning, [Mālavikāgnimitra]

[Sanskrit to German]

Samaradhana in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Samārādhana (समाराधन):—(nm) appeasement; propitiation, gratification.

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Partial matches: Sam, Aradhana.

Starts with: Camaratanai, Samaradhanavidhi, Samaratanai.

Ends with: Gamvasamaradhana, Samnyasisamaradhana, Vaikunthasamaradhana.

Full-text: Yatisamaradhanavidhi, Bhagavatsamaradhanavidhi, Samnyasisamaradhana, Natya, Ruci.

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