Essay name: Samrajya Lakshmi Pithika (Study)
Author:
Artatrana Sarangi
Affiliation: Savitribai Phule Pune University / Department of Sanskrit and Prakrit Languages
This is a study in English of the Samrajya Lakshmi Pithika (written by Lolla Lakshmidhara) representing an encyclopedic manual for emperors. The Samrajyalaksmipithika encompasses about 3870 verses in addressing topics such as public festivals, governance, warfare (military strategy), and rituals associated with the Tantric worship for the deity Samrajya-Lakshmi.
Chapter 2 - Rituals connected with Samrajya-lakshmi
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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Relationship :
In verses (23-24) three types of calamities are
recounted namely, calamities that be-fall a garden, a
temple and a cow-pen. It is further said that the effects
of such calamities are purely of a local character
(tattadbadhaka). It means that garden calamities can
their harmful spells with regard to garden only and
similar is the case with utpatas in respect of temples
and cow-pens.
Scope:
cast
But whatever may be the nature of the calamity,
if variously and widely observed, its effects are largely
portentious. In such cases, the king may suffer from
a sudden affliction of pain or in others, the king, the
minister or priest may face sudden replacement. In extreme
cases, such evil fear may as well, bring into its ambit,
the whole palace, the city, the treasury, the draught-
animals, the royal chaplain, kinsmen, servants and above all
the king himself. (26)
Therefore, to avert such wide-ranging mishap, a king,
who affectionally rules over his subjects, should perform
such a Ritual of SL with a devoted heart. Thereby the
