Tryayushakarana, Tryāyuṣakaraṇa, Tryayusha-karana: 2 definitions
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Tryayushakarana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Tryāyuṣakaraṇa can be transliterated into English as Tryayusakarana or Tryayushakarana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Oxford Academic: Homo Ritualis: Hindu Ritual and Its Significance to Ritual TheoryTryāyuṣakaraṇa (त्र्यायुषकरण) refers to the “making of the three lives” (i.e., marking the forehead and other parts of the body with the ashes of the sacrificial fire), and represents one of the traditional marriage rituals, according to Dadhirāma Marāsini’s 19th century Vivāhapaddhati (part of his Karmakāṇḍabhāskara) which is based on the Pāraskara-Gṛhyasūtra, a domestic manual in the Mādhyandina school of the Vājasaneyisaṃhitā.—If performed traditionally, high caste marriages among the Parbatiyas (Parbates/Paharis/Pahadis) or Indo-Nepalese people in Nepal are normally executed by following the course of events as presented in marriage manuals. The Tryāyuṣakaraṇa rite is mentioned under the header called Concluding rites (homa, etc.).
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Heidelberg Asian Studies Publishing: Das brahmanische Initiationsritual der Bāhun und Chetrī im Kathmandu-TalTryāyuṣakaraṇa (त्र्यायुषकरण) refers to the “performance of the threefold life”, according to Nepali textbooks dealing with rituals, such as the Karmakāṇḍabhāskara by Dadhirāma Marāsini and the Vratabandhapaddhati (Bratabandha Paddhati) by Ṛṣirāma Śarmā Ghimire.—Tryāyuṣakaraṇa is described as follows: With “oṃ tryāyuṣaṃ jamadagneḥ” one applies the ashes to the forehead, with “oṃ kaśyapasya tryāyuṣam” to the neck, with “oṃ yad deveṣu tryāyuṣam” to the right upper arm or right shoulder and with “tan no astu tryāyuṣam” on the heart or chest. It is usually described that ashes are placed on the sacrificial spoon and picked up from there with the right ring finger. [...]
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Tryayusha, Karana.
Full-text: Tryayusha.
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