---
type: Reference
title: "Pāñcarātra Āgama (Sātvata / Ahirbudhnya Saṃhitā)"
description: "The Vaiṣṇava Āgama corpus governing temple worship, mūrti consecration, and dīkṣā."
darshana:
  - Pāñcarātra
  - Bhakti (Vaiṣṇava Vedānta)
tags:
  - primary-source
  - agama
  - worship
timestamp: "2026-06-25"
okf_version: "0.2"
license: "CC BY-SA 4.0"
---

# Pāñcarātra Āgama (Sātvata / Ahirbudhnya Saṃhitā)

## What It Is

The Vaiṣṇava Āgama (Tantra) corpus that codifies the ritual life of devotion: the doctrine of the vyūhas, the arcā-avatāra (the Lord's descent into the worshipable image), the consecration of the mūrti through prāṇa-pratiṣṭhā, the sequence of upacāras in pūjā, and the structure of dīkṣā (initiation). The Sātvata, Pauṣkara, and Jayākhya Saṃhitās are core; the Ahirbudhnya Saṃhitā is a key source for śaraṇāgati's limbs.

## Why It Matters Here

The grounding text for `murti`, `puja`, `diksha`, and `prasada`, and a source for `sharanagati`. Cited where the Āgamic-ritual basis of devotional practice is needed.
