Shaivacintamani (analytical study)
by Swati Sucharita Pattanaik | 2022 | 84,311 words
This page relates 鈥楽hiva鈥檚 five form of worship鈥� of the English study on the Shaivacintamani鈥攁n unstudied text on Shaiva or Shiva worship by Lakshmidhara Mishra, written in the late 17th century and edited for the first time in 1994 by Shri Dukhisyam Pattanaik from the Orissa State Museum. The present research aims to offer a comprehensive study of the Saivacintamani, filling the knowledge gap by being the first to provide in-depth analysis and commentary.
Part 12 - 艢颈惫补鈥檚 five form of worship
The forms are described in different ways according to the influence of different 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉. The figure and form Lord 艢颈惫补 is sometimes in 尝颈峁単补 worship along with 艢补办迟颈. The height is small or big depending on the cases of the 辫耻谤腻峁噄肠 legends.
His form with five faces viz. 莫艣腻苍补, 罢补迟辫耻谤耻峁, Aghora, 厂补诲测辞箩腻迟补 and 痴腻尘补诲别惫补 is indicated for worship. 莫艣腻苍补, 罢补迟辫耻谤耻峁, Aghora, 厂补诲测辞箩腻迟补 a nd 痴腻尘补诲别惫补 were themselves regarded as possessing the character and authority of mantras. In the ritual texts they designated as 笔补帽肠补产谤补丑尘补-mantras or 蝉补峁僪颈迟腻-mantras. The mantras which constitute a complement of these five and which refer to the six parts of the body, namely the 丑峁沝补测补, 艣颈谤补蝉,艣颈办丑腻, kavaca, netra and astra, are called the 峁岣峚峁単补尘补苍迟谤补蝉.
笔腻艣耻辫补迟补 worship
The text 艢补颈惫补肠颈苍迟腻尘补峁噄鈥檚 fifth 辫补峁璦濒补 describes the 鈥�笔奴箩腻鈥� (or worship) beginning with the invocation (腻惫腻丑补苍补) of the Lord to the ending in giving send off (visarjana) to the lord invoked. Here again detailed prayer to each of the five faces of the lord mentioned above substantiate the prevalence of 鈥�笔腻艣耻辫补迟补鈥� system of worship over others in the state of Orissa. The description of 鈥�腻惫腻丑补苍补 p奴j膩鈥� again in this 辫补峁璦濒补 is a strong point.