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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priests and goes round them for three times. Sipping water,
he now takes his seat while facing east and resolves to worship
Laksmi, Narayana and four guardians of quarters as a part
of the rites connected with the royal coronation with the
following objectives; to destroy the malevolent (arista),
to gain what is pleasant, to attain blessings of the Goddess
of wealth of Empire and lastly, to qualify himself to justly
administer his subjects (6-10).
The worship of Laksmi Marayana is performed by
reciting the Purusasukta (RV 10.90) and muttering the eight-
syllabled formula of (Naravana), viz., O namo N膩r膩ya峁嚹乿a
and the Visnu-gavatri.
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The four guardians of quarters (digisa) are worshipped
by him with their respective formulae, culled from the Vedas,
Tantras and Puranas. He is described to offer handfuls
of flowers to these gods with the following formulae.
"Salutations to thou, O Laksmin膩r膩ya峁嘺, the
overlord of the gods, I now offer this handful of flowers
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Om naravanaya vidmahe
vasudevaya dhimahi
tanno Visnuh pracodavat.
BBKS (A.K), P.30.
