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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and is consecrated.
For endowing him with sovereignty,
and royalty, he is consecrated while meditating him as
having the cool and bright splendour of a number of
moons, as it were. For enabling him to destroy the
enemy, he is thought in the shape of the fierce and
violent wind (Candavayu). For effecting rains, he is
viewed as the black cloud (Kalamegha).
Likewise,
the reader comes across a number of other images through
which he should be viewed and consecrated for effecting
a particular end (103.2-6).
For firmness (sthairya) the image of Kulacala
(chief mountain range like Mahendra, Malaya, Sahya,
Suktimat, 峁歬峁,
Vindhya and Pariyatra), for protecting
the twice-borns (dvija) that of Visnu, in destruction
that of Rudra and for valour (saurya) that of Indra
is used. In incendiary activities (pertaining to enemy
establishments), on him is cast the image of fire-god
while in cruel and fierce action, he is visualised
as Vaivasvata.
For riddance from the fear of
raksasa (demons) he is meditated as Nirrti while in
matters of swimming a water-course, he is imagined in the
shape of Varuna and for causing delight, the image of
