Philosophy:Samashrayana
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Short description: Hindu initiation ceremony
The samashrayana (Sanskrit: समाश्रयणम्, romanized: Samāśrayaṇam) or the panchasamskara (Sanskrit: पञ्चसंस्कार, romanized: Pañcasaṃskāra)[1] is a Hindu sacrament generally associated with the Sri Vaishnava tradition.[2] It consists of five rites of initiation performed by a shishya (disciple) to be formally initiated into the tradition by an acharya (preceptor).[3]
Etymology
Samāśrayaṇam is Sanskrit for, "taking refuge with God".[4]
Description
The samashryana consists of the five rites according to Sri Vaishnava tradition:[5][6]
- Tapa - The embossing of the impression of Vishnu's Sudarshana Chakra (discus) on the right shoulder of the initiate and the Panchajanya (conch) on the left shoulder of the initiate.
- Puṇḍra - The application of the Vaishnava tilaka, the urdhva pundra, on twelve sacred locations of the body associated with Vishnu.
- Nāma - The introduction of the suffix dasan (servant) to the initiate's new name, offered by the preceptor.
- Mantra - The teaching of the Ashtakshara mantra and other sacred Vaishnava incantations.
- Yajña - The instruction of the proper method of worshipping God.
References
- ↑ Flood, Gavin (2005-06-10) (in en). The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 249. ISBN 978-1-4051-3251-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=RvJUEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA249.
- ↑ (in en) Bulletin of the Anthropological Survey of India. Director, Anthropological Survey of India, Indian Museum. 1971. pp. 109. https://books.google.com/books?id=m0cxtNhMmr4C&q=samashrayanam.
- ↑ Williams, Raymond Brady (2017-11-28) (in en). Williams on South Asian Religions and Immigration: Collected Works. Routledge. pp. 114. ISBN 978-1-351-14310-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=lpxADwAAQBAJ&pg=PT114.
- ↑ Narayanan, Vasudha (1994) (in en). The Vernacular Veda: Revelation, Recitation, and Ritual. Univ of South Carolina Press. pp. 46. ISBN 978-0-87249-965-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=x8uL8ki9-D8C&pg=PA46.
- ↑ Williams, Raymond Brady (2017-11-28) (in en). Williams on South Asian Religions and Immigration: Collected Works. Routledge. pp. 115–117. ISBN 978-1-351-14310-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=lpxADwAAQBAJ&pg=PT115.
- ↑ Hudson, D. Dennis (2008-09-25) (in en). The Body of God: An Emperor's Palace for Krishna in Eighth-Century Kanchipuram. Oxford University Press, USA. pp. 569. ISBN 978-0-19-536922-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=0IE8DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA569.
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