Essay name: Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study)
Author:
Shri N. M. Kansara
Affiliation: Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda / Department of Sanskrit Pali and Prakrit
This is an English study of the Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala, a Sanskrit poem written in the 11th century. Technically, the Tilaka-manjari is classified as a Gadyakavya (鈥減rose-romance鈥�). The author, Dhanapala was a court poet to the Paramara king Munja, who ruled the Kingdom of Malwa in ancient west-central India.
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there are references to bathing thrice a day, offering of
garlands to the Sun-god as Argha, and to Devat膩-nirm膩lya
75 76
also. Similarly, there are numerous references to the
77,
mid-day worship and to the evening worship. The recital
of the Vedic portion utilized for sacrificial procedure
was most probably a daily routine for upholding the respe-
ctive Vedic tradition.
78 Among the typically Brahmanical accessaries to wor-
ship, Dhanap膩la has mentioned Kamandalu, the sacred thread
and the rosary of beads.
79 Certain types of worships were voluntary or were to
be performed on particular auspicious days or occasioally,
such as Prado峁-k峁泃ya, Tarpa峁嘺, Rana Pa帽ca-tapa岣�-s膩dhana
and Saptatantu sacrifice. 80 The sacrificial fire was enkin-
dled by means of a pair of logs called Ara峁噄 and Mantha
75. TM(N),p.35(11); 24(15); 53(7).
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76. ibid.,p.33(17) THE F Far
啶ぞ啶о啶оぞ啶ㄠた啶� 啶曕啶班た啶ぞ啶曕ぐ啶｀ぞ啶� --- [m膩dhdh膩nika kriy膩kara峁嚹亂a --- ] 1
77. ibid., p.32(3)-- 啶膏ぞ啶啶むえ啶掂た啶оく
啶溹え啷嵿い啶掂啶ぎ啶о啶ㄠぞ 啶椸く啶�
[蝉腻测补峁僼补苍补惫颈诲丑补测补
jantavyamadhun膩 gay膩
] +
; 199(9ff.); 257(5)-
; 199(12)
; 15(13)---
; 45(15拢拢.)-- 啶膏ぞ啶啶むえ啷赌
[蝉腻测补峁僼补苍墨
] 4743f
; 72 (18) --- 啶膏ぞ啶啶むえ 啶膏啶掂じ啷嵿い啷嵿く啶え 啶曕ぐ啷嵿ぎ
啶曕啶むじ啶傕ぇ啷嵿く啶距さ啶多啶啶�
[s膩ya峁僼ana svastyayana karma
办峁泃补蝉补峁僤丑测腻惫补艣测补办补岣�
] ;.350(5) 啶膏ぞ啶о啶啷冟い啷嵿く [蝉腻诲丑测补办峁泃测补 ] 1
2712272554 78.cf. ibid., p.20 (17)--32214141.
啶︵啶掂た啶溹ぞ啶むた啶曕啶班た啶ぞ啶｀ぞ啶� 啶多ぞ啶栢啶︵啶оぐ啶｀ぎ啷�-----
- [dvij膩tikriy膩峁嚹佱箖 艣膩khoddhara峁嘺m-----
- ] V
79. ibid.,p.257(9); 256(20); 24(4); 24(5).
80. ibid.,p.352(8ff.); 263(3); 13(12).
