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 2 - Rituals connected with Samrajya-lakshmi
10 (of 90)
External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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Her formula:
The formula of SL mentioned in the text is
as follows:
"Om namah bhagavatyai samraivadavai laksmyai sv膩h膩 "
2 Its nyasa :
(3.6-7)
The formula is declared to be sixteen-syllabled. Its
sage is Siva, metre is Jagati, godess is SL, bija is Om
and Sakti is svaha (8-9)
In verse no. 10 instruction is given to make the sad-
anganyasa
which takes the following form:
'Of hrdadaya namah, namah sira se svaha,
bhagavatyai sikhayai vasat, samrajyadayai
kavacava, hum, laksmvai netradvayaya vausat
and svaha astraya phat' (10)
This formula is highly eulogised as 'destroyer of all
sins, harbinger of wealth, fame and bestower of enjoyment
2.
means the act of
Nyasa in the context of ritual
placing the tips of fingers and palm of the right
hand on various parts of the body accompanied by
suitable formulae. For details see Mahanirvanatantra,
Chapt. V., Kalikatantra in SB p.8,etc.
