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Puranic encyclopaedia

by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222

This page describes the Story of Navamivarata included the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani that was translated into English in 1975. The Puranas have for centuries profoundly influenced Indian life and Culture and are defined by their characteristic features (panca-lakshana, literally, ‘the five characteristics of a Purana�).

Story of Navamīvarata

(Fast on the ninth lunar day). This is a special fast taken in the month of Tulām (October-November) with a view to obtain 'Bhukti' (enjoyment or possession) and 'Mukti' (Beatitude). The important rite of this worship is to take fast on the ninth night of the bright lunar fortnight in the month of Tulām and worship goddess Ҳܰī. This navamī is also called Ҳܰīnavamī. Another name of this navamī is Piṣṭāka navamī. This name is given because on that day Piṣṭam (ground rice) is eaten and the goddess is worshipped. In the bright lunar fortnight of the month of Tulām (ĀśԲ), on the eighth night when the star is Mūlam and the Sun is in the zodiac of Բ if there is the touch of Navamī, it is called Aghārdananavamī or Mahānavamī.

Worship could be conducted on the days mentioned, by consecrating the goddess ٳܰ in nine temples or in one temple only. When the goddess is consecrated in nine temples they are meditated upon as nine separate beings. In such cases Goddess ٳܰ should be consecrated with eighteen hands and the rest of the goddesses with sixteen hands. Of the eighteen two should be holding Antimony and ḍa (a small drum shaped like an hourglass), and the remaining sixteen hands should hold weapons that the other goddesses hold. The nine goddesses to be worshipped are ܻ, 䲹ṇḍ, ʰṇḍ, 䲹ṇḍDz, 䲹ṇḍ⾱, 䲹ṇḍī and 䲹ṇḍū and in the middle of these eight beings the great goddess ٳܰ who is ṇḍ and the slayer of Ѳṣāsܰ. ٳܰ is addressed with the spell of ten letters "Om, Durge Durgekṣiṇi ." Adoration, offering to ancestors and exclamation in sacrifice (Namaskāra, and ղṣaṭk) should be denoted by six words and the ṅg (organs) beginning with heart also should be imagined. This rootspell should be repeated resting the organs such as heart etc. on the fingers. He who repeats this secret spell of goddess, will never be troubled by enemies.

The goddess should be worshipped by meditating upon her as carrying the weapons such as (skull), ṭa첹 (shield) ҳṇṭ (bell), Mirror, ղᲹī, bow, dhvaja (flag), ḍa (drum) and ś (rope) in the left hands and Śپ (dart) Mudgara, trident, vajra, sword, spear, conch, wheel and Śalāka (antimony) in the right hands. These weapons also should specially be worshipped.

In the worship of the goddess, a cow (sacrificial animal) should be beheaded with a sword repeating the spell ī ī and the blood and flesh of that cow should be offered as oblation to the goddess ūٲ uttering the spell, ī ī ղśī, lauhadaṇḍāyai Բ�." Offering to ūٲ should be made in the south west corner of the shrine of the ٱī. In the same way offerings of blood and flesh should be made to the goddesses Pāparākṣasī in the North West corner, Carakī in the North East corner and վ in the South East corner. The same form of offerings should be made to the god Mahākauśika in the south East corner. The King should bathe in front of this god Mahākauśika and making an image of his enemy with rice flour, should break it. Then give that rice flour as oblation to the gods Skanda and վś and worship the female ancestors such as ī and such others in the night. As ordained in the Vedas, the ٱī should be bathed in ʲñ峾ṛt (milk, curds, butter, honey and water) and then worship before her, uttering the spell "Jayantīmaṅgala ī, 󲹻ī ī, ٳܰ Ś ṣa ٳٰī Namostu te". (Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 185).

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