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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rules, they invoke her thrice a day at times, known as
sandhyas (Lit. joints) viz. morning, mid-day and evening,
with perfumes, flowers, incense, light etc. The king
also is required to offer his handful of flowers during
such sessions of worship, specially, in the evening
Puia, the sessions of which are concluded with
presentation of dance and song to her (16-18).
Its Variety :
Besides this daily worship, on every thursday a
mahapuia (Grand worship) is offered to her. Added to
this in every month, the goddes is taken out in a
pleasant car-ride which is known as Puspara thotsava
(Lit. festival of the flower-bedecked-car).
As a part of
such celebrations, one hundred or half of that number
of ladies-whose husbands are alive (SuvasinI), are
entertained by the king with presents like garments,
ornaments and sweet-meats (19-21). The author
proclaims that by performing such worship in honour of
goddess SL, the king gains eight forms of ai艣varyas
(supernatural powers) and sovereignty after successfully
routing the enemies in war and rules over the earth for
long (22).
