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
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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Generalities in connection with goddess SL :
SL, the Goddess of Wealth of Empire is the principal
goddess for the author of SLP and as such, as manyas
thirteen sections of the text (viz. 1-12 and 139) e
eulogistically engage themselves in description of the
goddess; showering encomiums upon her, singing praises
for her and above all, in carving out a special role for
her in the continued prosperity of the state. But we are
given to think that the picture of the goddess which
crystallises through such description gets a much more
exalted form in the conscious attempt of the author in
associating such details with the divine couple of Siva and
Parvati, where, Lord Siva is the speaker and Parvati, the
listener, following the style of an agama text.
Prologue:
Thus, before the description of the actual
importance of SL begins in the text, the reader is drawn
towards a prologue which is enacted in the divine setting
of mount Kailasa. In one of its precipices lord Siva
is portrayed to be ensconsed in full regalia, on the
auspicious jewel-bedecked-throne, placed on a golden
platform under the celestial Kalpataru (the all-wish-
