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 3 - General Ritual mentioned in Samrajya-lakshmi-pithika
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time the connotation of Vidyadana was no more limited to
giving away of some books, manuscripts or discourses from
to
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the teacher to the disciple, but also, it had come include
secret and useful teaching of tantric and esoteric sciences
that were highly rewarding to those at the receiving ends
probably, more than either a 'thousand of cows' or 'equal
weight
wedtage of gold'. Thus, we feel, the term Vidya -
vise sadanani inanai艣varvakar膩ni ca (124.25) Suggests a
changed condition of social mores and practices.
8) Pilgrimage
Hinduism, like most other religions, prescribes for
its adherents excursions to holy and sacred places at least,
once in a life-time. From quite early times such a practice
appears to be in vogue obviously, to cultivate a sense
of 'catharsis' in the mind of the world-weary people. Spiritual
self- attainment being the goal of all religions, such
prescriptions, aptly fulfil the required norms, as set down
in sacred texts.
The epics and the puranas are strewn with copious
references to such sojourn to holy places, may it be a
river stream or a slab of stone on a mount.
Puranic texts
