पुरश्चरणpuraścaraṇa

पुरश्चरण (puraścaraṇa) is a Sanskrit word meaning making preparations, a preparatory or introductory rite, preparatory rite, an introductory rite in Tantra shastra, repetition of a deity's name accompanied by burnt offerings. Its 6 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them General preparation or preparatory rite, Specific religious observance (e.g., Tantric rite, deity worship).

Etymology: E. पुरस्, चर to go, aff. ल्युट् ।
Definitions: 6

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Meanings by context

General preparation or preparatory rite

4 definitions

making preparations

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a preparatory or introductory rite

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

preparatory rite

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Making preparations for. 2. A preparatory rite.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Specific religious observance (e.g., Tantric rite, deity worship)

2 definitions

1. An introductory rite. 2. Repetition of a deity's name accompanied by burnt offerings.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An introductory rite in Tantra shastra. 2. Repetition of the name of a deity accompanied by burnt offering.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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Definitions on this page come from 5 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.