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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Grahavai帽a forming a part of maha santi Ritual :
Grahayai帽a the sacrifice performed in honour of
planets, has the following modus operandi. It is meant
to nullify the evil effects generated by the appearance
of utpatas like ksama, ksobha, etc. that are manifested
in the capital and kingdom.
Preliminaries :
For the purpose a preceptor is selected by the king
to perform the said ritual. He begins the preliminaries
with brahma and eight other priests (rtviis) while he faces
the east, sips water twice, controls his vital airs
(Pranayama) and having pronounced the place and time
(desakalau) undertakes a solemn resolution (sankalpa)
to perform the said ritual as ordained by the king to
obtain blessing of goddess SL. Another objective of such
ritual is said to be securing long-life for the king
and general well-being for the subjects (18.1-4).
Preparation :
The preliminaries over, the yedi is smeared with
cow-dung-water and decked with variegated coloured power
(rangavallI). To the west of the vedi is made another
