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 4 - King and his Paraphernalia
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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Gifts 438 Such worship to the Lord is followed by acts of
reverence to a tawny cow which is then gifted away to
a suitable brahmin with pouring of water. Sesame and
14 the galagrama stone etc. are given as donations
(daksina) on this occasion. The king satisfies a number
of other brahmins also with gifts and donations who, when
satisfied, shower grains of benedictory rice on his head
and the king is described to carry these with utter
reverence who now, prepares to listen to the recitation of
Purana (28-31).
He listens to purana-recitation.
Listening to recitation of sacred texts like
Purana (here, Mbh. and Bhagavata) is also considered
meritorious by our author and as such, the king is
instructed to include it as a part of his daily-chores.
The time suitable for listening to recitation of Bharata
14.
A sacred stone worshipped by the Vaisnavas and
supposed to be pervaded by the presence of Visnu. It
is a black stone which contains a fossil ammonite
and is chiefly found in the bed of river Gandaki
(SED.p.1067).
