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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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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Worship of Durga, Laksmi etc.: 342 The king, wearing a leather coat of mail and holding
a sword is conducted to the flower-bedecked-pavilion while
two brahmins keep chanting hymns like Svasti (RVI.89.6 etc.)
and sakuma (RV 2.42.43). On his arrival, he occupies his
seat, performs preliminaries like announcing of place and
time, etc. and invokes Durga, Laksmi and Vagdevi (the
goddess of speech) into the jars of gold, silver, copper
or earth which are covered (Sapidhana) probably, with a
silk cloth and filled with haridra (Curcuma Longa)
(turmeric) and grains of rice to the chanting of a number
of vedic, tantric and puranic formulae. Then he proceeds
to worship Revanta the god of horses by offering perfume,
garlands and articles of food etc. reverentially going
round the idol and saying a number of prayers (105.3-9).
Worship of thirty-two weapons:
Next, in order, are worshipped thirtytwo weapons.
These are described as 1. Capa (bow) with its four varieties
like Kodanda, Trinata, Gulikastram (from which balls
can be released) and Bhidocitam (from which penetrating
