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The 惭补迟蝉测补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 has elaborately discussed about another type of important and expensive 诲腻苍补蝉 which produce exalted results. These are called meru诲腻苍补蝉. Meru means hill and in this in this type of 诲腻苍补, hills of different things like salt, grain, gold, cotton etc. are prescribed for donation.

Ten types of meru诲腻苍补 are elaborated here. They are:

1. 诲丑腻苍测补艣补颈濒补 (hill of grain),
2. 濒补惫补峁嚹乧补濒补 (hill of salt),
3. 驳耻岣嵞乧补濒补 (hill of molasses),
4. hemaparvata (hill of gold),
5. 迟颈濒补艣补颈濒补 (hill of sesamum),
6. 办腻谤辫腻蝉补辫补谤惫补迟补 (hill of cotton),
7. 驳丑峁泃补艣补颈濒补 (hill of clarified butter),
8. 谤补迟苍补艣补颈濒补 (hill of jewels),
9. 谤补箩补迟腻肠补濒补 (hill of silver) and
10. 艣补谤办补谤腻肠补濒补 (hill of sugar).

The performer of these 诲腻苍补蝉 attains highest of the climes and is respected by all devas.

a) 顿丑腻苍测补艣补颈濒补

In this ordinance four (4) heaps of grains representing hills are made. Sixteen thousand (16,000) seers or one thousand (1,000) 诲谤辞峁嘺蝉 are regarded as the best for making the hills.^[1] The hill of 诲丑腻苍测补 is decorated by followers, sandal etc. The silver made images of 濒辞办补辫腻濒补蝉, golden images of 叠谤补丑尘腻, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 and 艢颈惫补 and many other articles. After performing prescribed rituals the central hill is given away to the preceptor and corner hills along with twenty four or ten cows are given away to the four 峁泃tvikas.^[2] On the ayana 蝉补峁僰谤腻苍迟颈, 惫颈峁�u惫补 蝉补峁僰谤腻苍迟颈, vy膩t墨p膩ta, third day of bright fortnight (艣耻办濒补辫补办峁�a), on the Sun eclipse and moon eclipse, on the 诲惫腻诲补艣墨, full moon day etc. the 诲丑腻苍测补艣补颈濒补诲腻苍补 is performed.^[3]

b) 尝补惫补峁嚹乧补濒补

The performer of this 诲腻苍补 attains the 艣颈惫补濒辞办补.^[4] The hill of 濒补惫补峁嘺 of two hundred fifty six (256) seers or sixteen (16) dronas is regarded as the best. The 濒补惫补峁嘺cala is also decorated by followers, sandal, silver made images of Lokap膩las, golden images of 叠谤补丑尘腻, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 and 艢颈惫补. After completion of the rituals the devotee gives away the 濒补惫补峁嚹乧补濒补 along with other articles.

c) 骋耻岣嵞乧补濒补

The performer of this ordinance remains in the heaven and is honoured by the gods. 骋耻岣峚 (molasses) of fifty (50) mounds or twenty five (25) mounds or fifteen (15) mounds is used in this 诲腻苍补. The 驳耻岣嵞乧补濒补 is decorated with gold and silver images. Following the rituals 驳耻岣嵞� with other gifts are given away to the preceptor and other 峁泃tvikas. One who performs this 诲腻苍补 remains healthy. He is never defeated by his enemies.^[5]

d) Hemaparvata

The ritual of the hemaparvata诲腻苍补 is the same as the 诲丑腻苍测补艣补颈濒补诲腻苍补. The decorated hill of gold of four thousand (4,000) 迟辞濒腻蝉 or two thousand (2,000) 迟辞濒腻蝉 or one thousand (1,000) 迟辞濒腻蝉 is given away to the priests. The giver of this 诲腻苍补 attains emancipation.^[6]

e) 罢颈濒补艣补颈濒补

The 迟颈濒补艣补颈濒补 should be of sixteen hundred (1600) seers or ten (10) dronas or eight hundred (800) seers five (5) dronas or four hundred eighty (480) seers or three (3) dronas. According to the 惭补迟蝉测补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 the devotee who performs this ordinance attains the realm of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻. He gets long life. The devas and gandharvas respect him in the heaven.^[7]

f) 碍腻谤辫腻蝉补辫补谤惫补迟a

For this ordinance the devotee makes the hills of cotton for one hundred (100) mounds or fifty (50) mounds or twenty five (25) mounds. In this ordinance also the prescribed rituals of 诲丑腻苍测补parvata 诲腻苍补 are observed. One who gives away the hill of cotton along with other articles according to these rites attains 艣颈惫补濒辞办补.³³³

g) 骋丑峁泃补艣补颈濒补诲腻苍a

There should be twenty, ten or five pitchers full of clarified butter for this 驳丑峁泃补艣补颈濒补诲腻苍补.^[8] On the 驳丑峁泃补艣补颈濒补 (pitchers of the clarified butter) the vessels of uncooked rice are also placed and are surrounded by sugarcane, fruits and clothes etc.

One who performs this ordinance attains the 艢颈惫补loka^[9] and gets rid of all ill.

h) 搁补迟苍补艣补颈濒补

The mount of one thousand (1,000) pearls is regarded as the best, mount of five hundred (500) pearls is second best and the mount of three hundred (300) pearls is the third best in the 谤补迟苍补艣补颈濒补诲腻苍补. Of this 谤补迟苍补艣补颈濒补 diamonds is used on making the eastern spurs of the mount; southern spur is made of sapphires and topazes; western spur is also made with the corals, topazes and gold.^[10] Performing all the rituals and passing the night the devotee gives away everything to the preceptor and priests uttering mantras.^[11]

i) 搁补箩补迟腻肠补濒补

For the 谤补箩补迟腻肠补濒补诲腻苍补 forty thousand (40,000) 迟辞濒腻蝉 of silver is regarded as the best. The golden images of 叠谤补丑尘腻, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 and Arka are also established there.^[12] After proper rituals the devotee gives away the silver hill along with other articles to the preceptor. According to 惭补迟蝉测补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 the performer of this ordinance devotee attains the candraloka.^[13]

j) 艢补谤办补谤腻肠补濒补

The rituals as performed in the 诲丑腻苍测补艣补颈濒补 are followed in this ordinance also. Twenty (20) mounds or ten (10) mounds or five (5) mounds of sugar as per the capacity of the devotee are used for this 诲腻苍补.^[14] After the rituals, the hills of sugar are given away to the preceptor and 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉.^[15] The devotee who performs this 诲腻苍补 gets liberation from all sins and attains bliss.^[16]

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

Ibid., 83.12

[2]:

Ibid., 83.35-36

[3]:

, 83.7-9

[4]:

Ibid., 86.1

[5]:

Ibid., 85.9

[6]:

86.7

[7]:

Ibid., 87.7³³³ Ibid., 88.5

[8]:

Ibid., 89.2

[9]:

Ibid., 89.7-10

[10]:

Ibid., 90.3-4

[11]:

90.6

[12]:

Ibid., 91.5

[13]:

Ibid., 91.9-10

[14]:

Ibid., 92.2

[15]:

Ibid., 92.9

[16]:

92.13