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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b. Trees, Creepers and medicinal plants
Sweating of blood, drying up of trees, giving of
opposite results, twin-fruits in banana and arecanut trees,
south-facing plantains, etc.
C. Non-sentient
Toad-stool, bee-hives and ant-hills in the vicinity
of a house, falling of walls, fire in tities, static
becoming dynamic and vice versa.
2. Astral
a
1) Earth - It cracks and quickes
11) Sun - It appears lustreless and holed in the middle,
appearance of numerous suns, three haloes.
111) Moon 鈥� Sur pounded by three haloes.
iv) Stars
v) Sky
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Appearance during day, falling of tailed stars.
Rainbow during night, heavy rains and scarcity
of rain-fall, meteoric - falls and falling of flames,
lightnings appear in cloudless sky, their non-appearance
with clouds, smoke without fire, weird sounds and
spectacles, raining of stone, blood and ash etc.
3. Divine
Idols of deities showing movement, laughter, etc.
