Dak峁峁嘺li峁単am奴rti-Li峁単a [Part 6]

Shaivacintamani (analytical study)

by Swati Sucharita Pattanaik | 2022 | 84,311 words

This page relates 鈥楧akshinalingamurti-Linga鈥� of the English study on the Shaivacintamani鈥攁n unstudied text on Shaiva or Shiva worship by Lakshmidhara Mishra, written in the late 17th century and edited for the first time in 1994 by Shri Dukhisyam Pattanaik from the Orissa State Museum. The present research aims to offer a comprehensive study of the Saivacintamani, filling the knowledge gap by being the first to provide in-depth analysis and commentary.

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Part 6 - Dak峁峁嘺li峁単am奴rti-Li峁単a

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Different types of 尝颈峁単补峁� and their importance in the worship of 艢颈惫补. Of all, the B膩峁嘺-尝颈峁単补峁�^[1] is egg-shaped and does not require any invocation (腻惫腻丑补苍补) or installation (辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑腻) in a ritualistic manner. Then description of 尝颈峁単补峁� made of crystal and gems etc. is given for knowledge of the readers. Ritualistic worship of different 尝颈峁単补峁� for the fulfillment of six desires through the 峁峁�-办补谤尘补 viz.痴补艣颈办补谤补峁嘺 (winning over), Mohana (fascinating), Stambhana (arresting), 鲍肠肠腻峁璦苍补 (explusion), 痴颈诲惫别艣补峁嘺 (causing enmity) and 惭腻谤补峁嘺 (causing death) by tantric manner is also prescribed. Guru one may write a particular Mantra on a palm-leaf or on silver plates on the thirteenth lunar day of a bright fortnight and place it on a pedestal and worship 鈥�Dak峁峁嘺li峁単am奴rti-尝颈峁単补峁�鈥�^[2]

The 尝颈峁単补谤腻箩补, literally means the king of 濒颈峁単补峁� the iconic form of 艢颈惫补. 艢颈惫补 was originally worshipped as 办峁泃迟颈惫腻蝉补 and later as Harihar and commonly referred to as 罢谤颈产丑耻惫补苍别艣惫补谤 (also called Bhubaneswar).

According to 鈥�贰办腻尘谤补 Pur膩峁嘺鈥�, one candra or 艢补艣腻峁卥补 constructed a temple of 罢谤墨产丑耻惫补苍别艣惫补谤 in Ekamra. Some think this 艢补艣腻峁卥补 to be the king of 骋补耻岣峚, but no such temple of 艢补艣腻峁卥补 exists at present to prove the so called association of 艢补艣腻峁卥补 either may not at all the historical and may be either a divine ascription or related to a king of 厂辞尘补惫补峁兣沘, which ruled after the 艢ailodbhavas. It is undoubtedly certain that the period of rule of the 厂辞尘补惫补峁兣浤� was the golden age in the annals of the 艢补颈惫颈蝉尘 in Odisha, when the magnificent 艢补颈惫颈迟别 temples of 惭耻办迟别艣惫补谤, 叠谤补丑尘别艣惫补谤 and the 尝颈峁単补谤腻箩补 were built at 贰办腻尘谤补 or Bhubaneswar.

Of the above, three temple 惭耻办迟别艣惫补谤a is considered to be 鈥渢he gem of Orissan Architecture鈥�by fergusson.^[3]

The text 艢补颈惫补肠颈苍迟腻尘补峁噄鈥檚 fifth 辫补峁璦濒补 describes the 鈥�笔奴箩腻鈥� (or worship) beginning with the invocation (腻惫腻丑补苍补峁�) of the Lord to the ending in giving send off (惫颈蝉补谤箩补苍补峁�) to the lord invoked. Here again detailed prayer to each of the five faces of the lord mentioned above substantiate the prevalence of 鈥�笔腻艣耻辫补迟补鈥檚测蝉迟别尘 of worship over others in the state of Orissa.

The sixth 笔补峁璦濒补 includes a description of 贰办腻尘谤补p墨峁環a峁� Bhubaneswar. In addition to the mention of the Bindu-sarovara and 础苍补苍迟补惫腻蝉耻诲别惫补, a description in particular of the grand throne of the God is found in this 笔补峁璦濒补 III.IV.VII. Some of the common items used for lord 尝颈峁単补谤腻箩补补产丑颈峁办补 are:

Curd,Milk/ water,Honey,(milk bath),Tender Coconut water, 痴颈产丑奴迟颈 (holy ash), 笔补峁卌腻尘峁泃补 (curd based delicacy consisting of 辫补峁卌丑补 items:( Milk, Sugar, Ghee(clarifiedbutter),办峁Ｄ玶补产丑腻峁囜笉补,Honey,curd),Bananas,驳辞诲丑奴尘补肠奴谤峁嘺颈,bilvacur峁� a(powder of Bilva), Sandalwood paste,Ghee (clarified butter),Haldi, Fragrant oils, Bilva leaves (vital importance).While selecting Bilva leaves make sure the cakra and the Brajra should not be there. The cakra is white mark made by the insects on the Bilva leaves while the bajra is thick portion towards the stalk. The Bilva leaves used in 笔奴箩补 should be 3 leaves let鈥檚 even if one of the leaves gets detaches of the leaves then it is of no use.