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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For an early cure, (from diseases etc.) the king
should perform japa, homa etc. with Survaprak膩艣akamantras
(both vedic and trantric) (9-10).
Performance of rituals like japa and homa etc. with
55 the formula of SL is considered to be most potent in
54 bestowing the king with kingdom. Similar rituals with
Srisukta (RVKh. 5.87.1 ff) leads one to boundless prosperity
(amita aisvarva) (11-12).
By worshipping Durga, Parvati or Siva, the king
obtains the eight supernatural powers astaisvarvas at ease.
56 Siva
57 Meditative repetition of the five-lettered-formula of
relieves one from anxiety (anhas) etc. Similarly,
by performing japa and homa with help of priests, with
either the 'eight or twleve- syllabled formulae of Visnu
one is said to get all objects of enjoyment in this world
and deliverance (mukti) at the end of life (13-15).
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3.6-7).
For Vedic, See BBKS (A.ka) p.33 and for Tantric
formulae of the sun-god, PSS pp.186-187 may be consulted
O nama岣� bhagavatyai samrajyadayai laksmatai
(SLP
蝉惫腻丑腻
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Namah Sivava.
Eighttp-syllabled formula- Om namo narava峁嘺ya.
Twelve-syllabled formula- Om namo bhagavate vasudevaya.
See MM Chapter 17, pp.521-522.
