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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a sankalpa (resolution) to worship Laksmi and Narayana
as a part of the coronation ritual as ordained by the King.
He is said to recite purusasukta (RV 10.90) then and
worship the deities by offering perfume, flowers and edibles.
Worship of dikpalas
The performing priests are now engaged by him for
other deities as per the following order. Two for worship
of Indra, two Rg.Vedic priests for yama, two priests
specialising in Samaveda, for Varuna and two other
Atharvanic priests for the worship of Soma. These priests
begin their job in right earnest by announcing place and
25 time and with the vedic formulae addressed to these
deities, offer articles like perfume, flowers, etc.
at
26 and the end, keep on reciting dikpalamantras for
five or three times (50.1-8).
Homa :
While such worship is still in progress, the
preceptor having made the preliminaries, while wishing to
make homa 13 honour of Laksmi, N膩r膩yana
and the dikpalas
(guardians of quarters) make the agni-sthapana (ceremonial
25.
26.
For a variety of these formulae according to
traditions of the four vedas see SKD, p.377.
See under Ch. II. 8 for a list of these formulae.
