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Pancharatra (

Agamic texts within the theistic Vaishnava movements.[3][4]

Literally meaning five nights (pañca: five, rātra: nights),

Sri Vaishnava Sampradaya of Ramanuja.[8] The Pancharatra Agamas are composed of more than 200 texts;[6] likely composed between 600 CE to 850 CE.[6]

The Shandilya Sutras (~100 CE)[9] is the earliest known text that systematized the devotional Bhakti pancharatra doctrine and 2nd-century CE inscriptions in South India suggest Pancharatra doctrines were known there by then.[2] The 8th-century Adi Shankara criticized elements of the Pancharatra doctrine along with other theistic approaches stating Pancaratra doctrine was against monistic spiritual pursuits and non-Vedic.[2][10] The 11th-century Ramanuja, the influential Vaishnavism scholar, developed a qualified monism doctrine which bridged ideas of Pancharatra movement and those of monistic ideas in the Vedas.[11] The Pancharatra theology is a source of the primary and secondary avatar-related doctrines in traditions of Hinduism.[12]

History

Pancharatra has likely roots in 3rd-century BCE, as a religious movement around the ideas of a sage Narayana, who much later becomes identified as an avatar of Vishnu.[2][1]

The earliest use of the word Pancharatra is found in section 7.1.10 of the Taittiriya Samhita, a Vedic text.

Krishna-Vāsudeva, and contributed to the development of Vaishnavism.[2][3]

According to J. A. B. van Buitenen, the word "Pancharatra" is explained in Naradiya Samhita as referring to a tradition of "five knowledges".[7] Similarly, Jan Gonda states that the term "nights" in "five nights" in the Pancharatra tradition may be a metaphor for inner darkness, and "came to mean – how, we do not know", though indeed there have been many interpretations such as "five systems", "five studies" and "five rituals".[15]

The 1st-century works by Shandilya are the earliest known systematization of the Pancharatra doctrine.[1][2] This doctrine was known and influential around then, as is attested by the 2nd-century CE inscriptions in South India.[2] Evidence suggests that they co-existed with the Bhagavata tradition in ancient times.[12]

The

Sruti" and that the "Pancharatra precepts and practices should be observed by anyone who has allegiance to the Vedas".[17]

The 11th-century Ramanuja, the influential Sri Vaishnavism scholar, was born in Pancharatra tradition, disagreed with Shankara, and developed a qualified monism doctrine which integrated ideas of Pancharatra movement and those of monistic ideas in the Vedas.[11][18] Ramanuja stated that the Vishnu of Pancharatra is identical to Vedanta's Brahman, where Purusha reflects the eternal soul that is Vishnu, and Prakriti the impermanent ever changing body of Vishnu.[11]

Vishnu worshipers of today, represented in a wide spectrum of traditions, generally follow the system of Pancharatra worship. The concept of Naḍa and Naḍa-Brahman appear already in Sāttvata Samhita or Sāttvata Tantra and in Jayākhya Samhita, two texts considered most canonical of Pancharatra texts.[citation needed]

Ānanda Tīrtha the founder of Madhva line has written in his commentary on Mundaka Upanishad
: [19] "In Dvapara Yuga, Vishnu is exclusively worshiped according to the principles of the Pancharatra Scripture, but in this age of Kali Yuga, the Supreme Lord Hari is worshiped only by the chanting of his Holy Name."[citation needed]

Vedas are very difficult to follow properly, and thus being very dissatisfied with both of these, the all-knowing scripture authors affirm the superiority of the Pancharatras, which describe the pure absolute truth, Narayana
, and the worship of the Lord, which is very easy to perform."

Divine Manifestation

The nature of

Atman
(soul)

In the Pancharatra system, the soul is one with the Supreme,
but is also an individual.
Even in a state of salvation it retains the individuality,
to realize the bliss of union with the Supreme.

Nanditha Krishna[20]

The Pancharatra theology developed over time. It presents a dualistic theory on how creation manifested from a godhead, as the Purusha-Prakriti and as the masculine-feminine manifestations of the divine.

Saṅkarṣaṇa (Balarama)[13] as the lord over all life, thirdly into Pradyumna creating mind, and lastly into Aniruddha as ego (ahamkara). Thereafter, Brahma emerged from Aniruddha who created the empirical universe. Thus, the divinity was and is everywhere in Pancaratra, but in different aspects, one form or phase emerging from the previous.[1][12]

During the 11th century CE

Sri Vaishnava traditions of Vaisnavism had established the Pancharatra system of Vaisnavism for his followers. His philosophy of worship of Narayana
was based on the pancaratric teachings.

Ramanuja taught that the deity absolute,

Vyuha, Vibhava, Antaryamin, and Archa. Living beings can interact with the divine through one or another of these five:[23][20][24]

To worship Lord in temples- The ancient civilization systematically developed cities, towns and villages according to the scriptures written with Vedic knowledge and build temples to consecrate the Idol of lord and prescribed the rules to worship, offering, to do festivals by bring people together from all walks of life with all civic sense. Interestingly, while doing festivals the scriptures insist clean environment and maintaining of medical, stay and food facilities for pilgrimage visit the festival

Influence

The Vyuha-related Pancharatra theology is a source of the primary and secondary avatar-related doctrines in traditions of Hinduism, particularly Sri Vaishnavism.[12] According to Barbara Holdrege, a professor and comparative historian of religions, the Pancharatra doctrines influenced both Sri Vaishnavism and Gaudiya Vaishnavism, albeit a bit different.[25] In Sri Vaishnavism, Vishnu-Narayana is supreme, while Vāsudeva, Samkarsana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha are the four Vyuhas. In Gaudiya Vaishnavism, the Vyuha theory is more complex, Krishna (Vāsudeva) is "Svayam Bhagavan" (the ultimate or Para Brahman) who manifests as Vyuhas, and he along with Samkarsana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha are the Vyuhas and the Purusha-avataras of the material realm.[25]

Practices

11th-century Vaikuntha Chaturmurti. It is one of the iconic representation of the Pancharatra Vyuhas theory found in some medieval Hindu temples.[26][27][28]

The Pancharatra tradition taught the Panchakala or five observances practiced every day:[13][29][30]

  1. Abhigamna or ablutions and morning prayers to god.
  2. Upadana or collecting worship materials.
  3. Ijya or worship with offerings.
  4. Svadhyaya or daily study.
  5. meditation
    .

The significance of divine manifestation theology in Pancaratra tradition is it believes that an understanding of the process by which Vishnu-Narayana emerged into empirical reality and human beings, can lead one to reverse the process. Through practicing the reversal and moving from the empirical to ever more abstract, according to Pancaratra, human beings can access immanent Vāsudeva-Krishna and thereby achieve salvific liberation (moksha).[12][31]

Temples

The Vaishnava temples and arts since the

Vyuhas (literally, "orderly arrangement").[22]

Pancharatra Texts

The Bhaktisūtras of Shandilya were one of the earliest systematic treatises on the Pancaratra doctrine.[1][2] The Pancaratra literature constitutes the Āgama texts of Vaishnavism.[1] Like the Shaivism counterpart, it not only presents the theology, but describes the details, symbolism and procedures of Vaishnava temples building and rituals. According to the Pancharatra tradition, there are 108 samhitas, but its texts list over 200 samhitas.[13] Many Pancaratra texts have been lost. Some surviving Pancaratra texts, with their general focus, are:[1][13]

  • Sasvata Samhita: treatise on divine manifestations (vyuhas), fourthy six incarnations of Vishnu, and worship methodology[32]
  • Ahirbudhnya Samhita: discusses philosophy, vyuha theory, alphabet and rituals[33]
  • Hayashirsha Samhita: rituals and deities[13]
  • Padma Samhita: Panchakala practices for the devotee, festivals and mantras[30][13]
  • Paushkara Samhita: iconography and worship, believed to be a gem along with Satvata Samhita[13][34]
  • Maha Sanatkumara Samhita: a large text on religious practice[13]
  • Isvara Samhita: meditation, worship and rituals.[13]
  • Valmiki Samhita: Vishishtadvaita, important in the worship of Rama and Sita.[35]

List of agamas

The Pancharatra texts are samhitas and tantras which both classify as Agama due to subject matter. The Agamas are predominantly divided into Saiva, Sakta and Vaishnava Agamas. The Vaishnava Agamas are Pancharatra Agama and Vaikhanasa Agama and they conclude Brahman as Narayana or Vishnu. The Mahabharata subscribes to the Pancharatra philosophy in its Narayaniya section. Author Vishnulok Bihari Srivastava says, "Pancharatra has been discussed in the Narayanopakhyana section of Mahabharata. It has been mentioned that Narada had imbibed the essence of this tantra from Sage Narayana. It has been accepted as part of Veda named Ekayana. As many as 215 Pancharatra Samhitas have been mentioned in Kapinjala Samhita".[36] Given is a list of Saṃhitās based on the list of published and unpublished, complete and incomplete Saṃhitās from the catalogue prepared by Sadhu Parampurushdas and Sadhu Shrutiprakashdas:[37]

  • Agastya-saṃhitā [38]
  • Anantākhya-saṃhitā
  • Aniruddha-saṃhitā [39]
  • Ahirbudhnya-saṃhitā [40]
  • Ānanda-saṃhitā
  • Īśvara-saṃhitā [41]
  • Īśvara-saṃhitā (Nṛsiṃhakalpa)
  • Upendra-saṃhitā
  • Umā-saṃhitā
  • Aupagāyana-saṃhitā
  • Kaṇva-saṃhitā
  • Kapiñjala-saṃhitā
  • Kapila-saṃhitā
  • Kāśyapa-saṃhitā [42]
  • Kāśyapottara-saṃhitā
  • Khagapraśna-saṃhitā
  • Khagendra-saṃhitā
  • Khageśvara-saṃhitā
  • Gajendra-saṃhitā
  • Garga-saṃhitā [43]
  • Govinda-saṃhitā
  • Gautama-saṃhitā
  • Citraśikhaṇḍi-saṃhitā
  • Jayākhya-saṃhitā [44]
  • Jayottara-saṃhitā
  • Jñānāmṛtasāra-saṃhitā
  • Jñānārṇava-saṃhitā
  • Tantratilaka-saṃhitā
  • Trayaśatottara-saṃhitā
  • Dūrvāsā-saṃhitā
  • Narasiṃhapādma-saṃhitā
  • Nalakūbara-saṃhitā
  • Nārada-saṃhitā
  • Nāradīya-saṃhitā
  • Nārasiṃha-saṃhitā
  • Nārāyaṇa-saṃhitā
  • Pañcapraśna-saṃhitā
  • Padmanābha-saṃhitā
  • Padmodbhava-saṃhitā
  • Parama-saṃhitā [45]
  • Paramapuruṣa-saṃhitā
  • Parāśara-saṃhitā [46]
  • Pādma-saṃhitā [47]
  • Pādma-saṃhitā-tantram
  • Pārameśvara-saṃhitā [48]
  • Pārameṣṭhya-saṃhitā
  • Pārāśarya-saṃhitā
  • Purāṇa-saṃhitā
  • Puruṣottama-saṃhitā
  • Pūrṇa-saṃhitā
  • Pauṣkara-saṃhitā [49]
  • Pradyumna-saṃhitā
  • Prahlāda-saṃhitā
  • Balapauṣkara-saṃhitā
  • Bṛhadbrahma-saṃhitā [50]
  • Bṛhaspati-mahātantram
  • Bodhāyana-tantram
  • Brahma-tantram
  • Brahma-saṃhitā [51]
  • Bhāgavata-saṃhitā
  • Bhāradvāja-saṃhitā [52]
  • Bhārgava-saṃhitā
  • Maṅkaṇa-saṃhitā
  • Mahākāla-pañcarātram
  • Mahālakṣmī-saṃhitā
  • Mahāsanatkumāra-saṃhitā
  • Māyāvaibhava-saṃhitā
  • Mārkaṇḍeya-saṃhitā
  • Māheśvara-tantram
  • Lakṣmī-tantram [53]
  • Vālmīki-saṃhitā
  • Varāha-saṃhitā
  • Vāmana-saṃhitā
  • Vāyu-saṃhitā
  • Vāsiṣṭha-saṃhitā
  • Vāsudeva-saṃhitā
  • Viśva-saṃhitā
  • Viśvāmitra-saṃhitā
  • Viśveśvara-saṃhitā
  • Viṣṇu-tantram
  • Viṣṇu-saṃhitā [54]
  • Viṣṇutattva-saṃhitā
  • Viṣṇutilaka-saṃhitā
  • Viṣṇumandira-saṃhitā
  • Viṣṇurahasya-saṃhitā
  • Viṣṇusiddhānta-saṃhitā
  • Viṣvaksena-saṃhitā [55]
  • Vihagendra-saṃhitā [56]
  • Vihageśvara-saṃhitā
  • Vṛddhapādma-saṃhitā
  • Vaihāyasī-saṃhitā
  • Vyāsa-saṃhitā
  • Śāṇḍilya-saṃhitā [57]
  • Śukapraśna-saṃhitā
  • Śeṣa-saṃhitā [58]
  • Śaunaka-saṃhitā
  • Śaunakīya-saṃhitā
  • Śrī-śāstram
  • Śrīkālaparā-saṃhitā
  • Śrīdhara-saṃhitā
  • Śrīpraśna-saṃhitā
  • Saṅkarṣaṇa-saṃhitā [59]
  • Sanaka-saṃhitā
  • Sanat-saṃhitā
  • Sanatkumāra-saṃhitā [60]
  • Sananda-saṃhitā
  • Sātyaki-tantram
  • Sātvata-saṃhitā [61]
  • Sārasamuccaya-saṃhitā
  • Sāṃvarta-saṃhitā
  • Sudarśana-saṃhitā
  • Suparṇapraśna-saṃhitā
  • Hayagrīva-tantram
  • Hayaśīrṣa-saṃhitā [62]
  • Haṃsapārameśvara-saṃhitā
  • Hiraṇyagarbha-saṃhitā
  • (Śrī)kālottara-saṃhitā
  • (Śrīman)nārāyaṇa-saṃhitā [63]

Many more Samhitas, of which only the name is known and are non-extant, are listed in the work as well.[37]

In the Ranganathaswamy Temple of Srirangam, the Paramesvara Samhita, a variant of the Paushkara Samhita, is in adherence.

In the Varadaraja Perumal Temple of Kanchipuram, the Jayakhya Samhita is followed.

In the Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple of Melukote, the Ishvara Samhita is followed.

In the Pundarikaksha Swamy Temple of Tiruvellarai, the Padma Samhita is followed.

In Tirukkudantai of Kumbakonam, Aravamudhan Sarangapani, a form of Vishnu, is worshipped with the Sriprasna Samhita.

Gaudiya Vaishnavas follow the Brahma Samhita and the Naradiya Samhita.

The Sreevallabha Temple of Kerala follows the Durvasa Samhita and the Ahirbudhnya Samhita.

Pāñcarātra system[64][65][66]
Vyūhas Image Attributes Symbol[67][68] Direction Face Concept
Narayana
Vishnu 		Vāsudeva Chakra Wheel
Gadā Mace
Shankha Conch 		Garuda Eagle East Saumya
(Placid/ benevolent) 		Jṅāna Knowledge
Samkarsana
 Lāṅgala
Pestle

Wine glass 		Tala Fan palm South Simha Lion Bala Strength
Pradyumna Cāpa Bow
Bāṇa
 Arrow 		Makara Crocodile West Raudra Kapila Aiśvaryā Sovereignty
Aniruddha Carma Shield
Khaḍga Sword 		Ṛṣya (ऋष्य) White-footed antelope North Varaha Boar Śakti Power

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Further reading

  • S. N. Dasgupta, A History of Indian Philosophy, vol. 3 (Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1975); Sanjukta Gupta, trans., Laksmi Tantra: A Pancaratra Text.
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