The Sanskrit term Sudarśanayantravaibhavavarṇana can be transliterated into English as Sudarsanayantravaibhavavarnana or Sudarshanayantravaibhavavarnana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Sudarśanayantravaibhavavarṇana (सुदर्शनयन्त्रवैभववर्णन) (lit. “regarding the greatness of sudarśana-yantra design”) is the name of the twenty-fifth chapter of the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā, a Pāñcarātra work in 60 chapters dealing with topics such as Viṣṇu’s discus-power, the processes of creation and esoteric practices related to Sudarśana (such as mantras and yantras).—Description of the chapter [sudarśanayantravaibhavavarṇana]: Nārada says all these complicated procedures were well and good in former ages; but now it is the Kali age. What is to be done by people nowadays, unable to comprehend or countenance such difficult matters? (1-11). He is told that the precise antidote for all things is the Sudarśanayantra which, moreover, if coupled with the use of the Narasiṃhayantra, can effect almost anything (12-26).

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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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Full-text: Sudarshanayantra, Yantravaibhava.

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