Purashcarana, Puraścaraṇa: 13 definitions
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Purashcarana has 11 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Puraścaraṇa can be transliterated into English as Purascarana or Purashcarana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Purashcharana.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPuraścaraṇa (पुरश्चरण):—(puras + ca)
1) adj. Vorbereitungen zu Etwas treffend; davon nom. abstr. tā f.: amṛtotpādanapuraścaraṇatāmupagatasya [Mahābhārata 12, 13206 (S. 831, Z. 8).] —
2) n. proparox. eine vorgängige Handlung, Vorbereitung (im Ritual) [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 4, 4, 1, 11. 6, 2, 1. 4, 6, 7, 4. 20. 21. 6, 6, 1, 5. 12, 3, 5, 2.] sa [10, 3, 5, 3.] athaitaddārṣadvataṃ svargakāmāyanaṃ tasyaite puraścaraṇe gaupālyaṃ cāgnīndhanaṃ ca [NIDĀNA 10,11.] [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher.4,3,72.] [Oxforder Handschriften 92,a,24. 93,a,38. fgg. 95,a,11. 97,b,15] (karman). [103,a,11. fgg.] candrikā Titel eines Werkes [95,a,40.] [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 1057.] paddhatimālā desgl. [Oxforder Handschriften 110,b,6.] vidhi desgl. [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 1057.] gāyatrī [1055.] — Vgl. pauraścaraṇika .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPuraścaraṇa (पुरश्चरण):——
1) Adj. am Ende eines Comp. Vorbereitungen treffend zu. Nom.abstr. tā f. —
2) eine vorgängige Handlung , Vorbereitung (im Ritual). pura-ścaraṇakarman n. dass. puraścaraṇatas [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 4,4,1,11.]
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Partial matches: Carana, Puras.
Starts with: Purashcaranacandrika, Purashcaranadipika, Purashcaranakarman, Purashcaranakaumudi, Purashcaranakaustubha, Purashcaranalaharitantra, Purashcaranapaddhati, Purashcaranapaddhatimala, Purashcaranaprapanca, Purashcaranaprayoga, Purashcaranarahasya, Purashcaranarasollasa, Purashcaranata, Purashcaranavidhi, Purashcaranaviveka.
Ends with: Gayatripurashcarana, Mantrapurashcarana, Rahasyatirahasyapurashcarana, Sapurashcarana, Yajnapurashcarana.
Full-text (+5): Paurashcaranika, Purashcaranavidhi, Purashcaranata, Purashcaranadipika, Purashcaranarasollasa, Purashcaranakarman, Purashcaranakaumudi, Purashcaranakaustubha, Purashcaranaprapanca, Purashcaranaviveka, Purashcaranapaddhatimala, Purashcaranapaddhati, Mahapurashcaranaprayoga, Mantrapurashcaranaprakara, Gayatripancanga, Gayatripurashcarana, Yajnapurashcarana, Sapurashcarana, Rahasyatirahasyapurashcarana, Rahasyapurashcaranavidhi.
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Search found 13 books and stories containing Purashcarana, Puraścaraṇa, Purascarana, Purash-carana, Puraś-caraṇa; (plurals include: Purashcaranas, Puraścaraṇas, Purascaranas, caranas, caraṇas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 23 - On the Tapta Kṛcchra vrata and others < [Book 11]
Chapter 21 - On Gāyatrī Puraścaraṇam < [Book 11]
Chapter 22 - On the rules of Vaiśvadeva < [Book 11]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 162 - Procedure of Puraścaraṇa Saptamī < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 160 - Brāhmaṇas Invited for Puraścaraṇa < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 155 - A Kṣatriya Addresses His Wife < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Varahi Tantra (English Study) (by Roberta Pamio)
Chapter 5 - Details of Puraścaraṇa and Japa < [Summary of the Vārāhī Tantra]
Chapter 4 - Preliminaries to the Puraścaraṇa (continuous repetition of the Mantra) < [Summary of the Vārāhī Tantra]
Chapter 23 - Prayoga (the application of the Sādhanā of a deity) < [Summary of the Vārāhī Tantra]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa IV, adhyāya 6, brāhmaṇa 7 < [Fourth Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa XII, adhyāya 3, brāhmaṇa 5 < [Twelfth Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa X, adhyāya 3, brāhmaṇa 5 < [Tenth Kāṇḍa]
Parama Samhita (English translation) (by Krishnaswami Aiyangar)
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