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पुटमेतत् सुपुष्टितम्
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ŚRĪ PĀÑCARĀTRA RAKSĀ
Śakta Āgamas

 This school is designated as "Śakta" because the name given herein to the Supreme Being is Śakti regarded as the World-Mother Among the foundational works of this cited by Bhaskararāya in his commentary of Lalitāsahasranāma-- a very popular work on the thousand names of the World Mother designated as Lalitā As has been stated already, Sir John Woodroffe and his collaborators in Bengal have published a number of Tantras of this Āgama Under this School (also known as De Agama) come the 5 Subhagamas, 64 Kaulāgamas and 8 Misra. Āgamas Saundarlahari attributed to Śri Śankarācārya, a popular work. In use for dally devotions and Upasana belongs to this school An authoritative edition of this work edited by the late Pandit S Subramanya Śastri of the Adyar Library was published by The Theosophical Publishing House, Adyar He also edited another popular work of this school viz , the Varivasyahasya of Bhaskararāya. (with his own commentary) published In 1941 as No 28 of the Adyar Library Series va Agamas}}

 This school is designated as Vaisnava because the name given herein to The Supreme Being is "Visnu," "Vasudeva" or "Nārāyana {{c|Vaisna" regarded as the World-Father or Śriman Nārāyana where Sri and Narayana are regarded as one-World-Father and Mother

 Under the Vaisnava. Āgamas come the two schools of Vaikhanasa and Pancaratra. Āgamas which govern temple worship in Visnu temples The present publication is a work