Tantrasankarabheda, Tantrasankara-bheda, Tantrasaṅkarabheda: 1 definition
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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsTantrasaṅkarabheda (तन्त्रसङ्करभेद) or “concerning the ways of mixing up Tantric methods” is the name of the ninth 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 [tantrasaṅkarabheda]: Agastya asks (Brahmā) about the variety of tantras—which ones are primary and which ones are secondary (in authority). Brahmā replies that tantras are either “sāttvata” or “asāttvata,” the former being the type to which Pāñcarātra methods belong, the latter being the type to which Vaikhānasa methods belong. He says that a “sāttvata” tantra is based on the Vedas, and it is as authoritative as the kalpasūtra itself. Those who follow this tantra should worship God according to the Pāñcarātra.
Agastya asks then what are the bad effects of mixing up the two types of tantras. (The answer is that) one who has taken to one way of worship should at all costs continue in that same way; if he does not, his worship becomes useless [ābhicārika]. Moreover, famine will assail the country and the king will die.
Should a lapse occur in the (uninterrupted) worship in either the Vaikhānasa or the Pāñcarātra modes, then rectifying steps in each case are to be followed. The only distinction between the two prāyaścitta-methods—as they are given—is that the Vaikhānasa adherent must reinstall his image according to the Pāñcarātra way of pratiṣṭhā, whereas the Pāñcarātra follower need make no such concession to the other way.
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: Tantrasankara, Bheda.
Full-text: Asattvata, Sattvata, Tantrasankara.
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