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 3 - General Ritual mentioned in Samrajya-lakshmi-pithika
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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Collection of implements (sambhara) as a part of the
ritual of royal coronation :
Preliminaries Altar, Idols etc :
Now, the desika (preceptor) with the priests
begins rituals like punyahavacana and Vastupuia in
the afternoon. He raises a square platform of new white
rice on the altar. At its centre is placed either a
gold, silver or copper Kalasa (Jar). To the four
directions are placed four jars of copper with all the
auspicious marks. We are informed that idols of Laksmi
and Narayana (Visnu and his consort), made with five
palas (one pala is equal to four Karsas) of gold and
four other idols of dikpatis namely, Indra, Yama, Varuna
and Kubera each made with 1.5 palas of gold are placed
on the altar for worship. Articles of worship like
perfume, flowers, fruits etc. and those of homa like
faggots, Cary and clarified butter are next
and kept in their rightful places (49.1-7).
Placement of four lars :
collected
The priests, then are instructed to keep four
other jars, one filled with curd in the east, the honey-
filled one in the south, the one filled with clarified
butter in the west and the fourth one
the west and the fourth one
filled with water
in the north (8).
