Sarvatobhadra Maṇḍala
Sarvatobhadra Maṇḍala · sarvatas-bhadra maṇḍala, “the maṇḍala auspicious on all sides”
Grammar: neuter noun; a compound of sarvatas (on all sides), bhadra (auspicious) and maṇḍala (a sacred diagram): “the maṇḍala auspicious on all sides”.
Meaning: a maṇḍala made in yajñas.
In the scriptures: the Madhyama Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa says that in all yajñas the Sarvatobhadra Maṇḍala gives every kind of pushṭi (nourishment and increase). Sarvaśaktimān Īśvara revealed it for the good of sādhakas. In all smārta yāgas it is especially made, and it is filled with the proper colours in the proper places (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 2, Chapters 1–2).
Related terms: Maṇḍala · Yajña · Pushṭi
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 2, Chapters 1–2