Shaivacintamani (analytical study)
by Swati Sucharita Pattanaik | 2022 | 84,311 words
This page relates ‘Benefits of Shiva worship� of the English study on the Shaivacintamani—an 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.
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Part 15 - Benefits of Ś worship
The devotee worships to the lord Ś with ṇḍ flower in the month of 岵, fulfill all types of desires and son wish.
The lord ṅgᲹ courtesy son wise, rich, renowned, śī, and long life in the earth.
māghe māghe putrakāmo’pi kunai� saṃpūjyeśa� 峾岹� vai/
labhet putrān viduṣo dharmaśīlān bahunmratya� kila īܱ貹ś//[1]
ٲī flowers is never used in the worship of Ś. The devotee worships to lord Ś free all types of ٲ and ٲ, received virtue (ūṇy) and heaven (svarga). Devotee worships Lord Ś with Kadamba flower.
He is chanting five syllables (ʲñṣa mantra), two thousand people cured form dieases man increases age long three thousand.[2]
dvisahasra� prajyā’sya mucyate rogasaṅkaṭāt/
trisahasra dīrghamayurā labhate Բ�//
The devotee should daliy three hundred time japa ʲñṣa mantra, free all types of 貹 in world.[3]
ٰ� japenitya� yastu 貹ñṣa� Բ�/
sarva 貹vinirbhukto mucyate bhavabandhanam//
He japas eight thousand (aṣṭattara sahasram) fulfill all types 峾, one corer time japa become ٲԲ.[4] He will japa 貹ñṣa� one lakh five hundread twenty time becomes win hundred tattva.[5]
He japas with pure mind ٰī(midnight) get his body brahmasidhi.[6]
ardharātryā matītāyā� Ჹٱ dasasahasrakam/
anenaiva śarīreṇa brahmasiddhimavāpnuyāt//
He japas one lakh time dare place / safe place in midnight (ٰī). He goes to Śloka.[7]
The devotee of Ś japas one lakh time in front of 첹 (sun) all types of diseases destroyed.[8]
The Devotee will chanting daliy ṣṭdzٳٲśٱԲ[9] in front of 徱ٲⲹ destroy gas and Stomach problem in one month. The devotee of Ś japas one hundred lakh time free from ٲ 貹 and fifty lakh 貹s(sins), eleven times japas destroys all types of trouble (sarvabigna). The devotee of Ś takes bath early morning with pure mind, go to 첹 temple destroy all sins. If the devotee of Ś will distract not take bath early worship ٰīԻ, japa with pure mind, the devotee of Ś should worshipping Ś with 貹ٰ� (leaves), ʳṣp�(flowers), ʳ� (fruit), and naivedya, he will do ⲹśٲ (expiatory). The student (ٳī) should japa in five lakh time in front Śrī bṛkṣa (śī tree) with tila, madhu (honey), as like as ṛh貹پ.[10]
The devotee of Ś should japa aṣṭasahasra� (eight thousand), Lord Ś destroy all planet (sarva graha).[11] He should worship 岹ṣiṇa ūپ,88 he should worshipping bilva tree Lord Ś offered beautiful wife[12]. III.V.XI.Worship of Ś in ṅgᲹ Temple Odisha is famous for Ś worship since many centuries. In Bhubaneswar only there are more than five hundred Ś temples in which Śliṅga is being worshiped. According to the traditional accounts of Mādalā Pāñji the temple of ԲᲹ was built by Yajāti ś, Ananta śī and Lalāṭendu śī. Some consider the last two names to be two other names of Udyota śī Caṇḍihara ۲پ-II(C.1020-1040) began to build the ṅgᲹ temple, which was completed by his son Udyota śī (C.1040-1065). The temple of ś was built just before the construction of the temple of ṅgᲹ. Accumlated and crystallized experience of several Centuries of preparation to put up temples of Ś under the Śǻ, the Bhaumakaras and the Somavaṃśīs resulted in the culmination of the ṅgᲹ temple.
ṅgᲹ is called the king of ṅg, not because of the reason that it was huge or big in size but because it is worshipped according to the śٰ in a great grand temple built in an artistically excusite style. We do not find a huge temple of 148ft. in height. The reason for this the ŚԳ峾ṇi offer is that the ṅg� found in the shape of some pebbles is a �Svayambhu-ṅg�� that has appeared on the spot of his own accord. The ṅg� in brilliance at base is like the crystal, at the middle it is deep blue and at the top it is red like the ruby Hence, it is called the �հī-ܲԱś� or the lord of the three worlds.
In the temple, everyday the idol of ʲñ-ղٰ-Ś is worshipped.Still then, every temple maintains its own tradition of worship and ŚԳ峾ṇi is the authoritative text to keep up the tradition of ū of ṅgᲹ in the temple in Bhubaneswar.
If one worships Lord Ś everyday, then he attains peace, happiness, good health, wealth and prosperity in one’s life. Lord Ś is considered to be the father of whole world in Śaivite tradition. He is accepted as the most divine among all gods and Goddesses. The devotees called Him as �Ѳ𱹲�.
The eighth ʲṭa gives a vivid description of the tradition and practice involved in having a 岹śԲ of Ś in the temple of Lingarāja in Bhubaneswar. As regards the circumbulation, A Yati or Բ should move in right direction by keeping the Lord to his left, a or celebrate should move in the left direction by keeping the God to his right side and the house-holders should move in the left direction first by keeping the god towards their right side and go upto the outlet for water of the main temple on the northern side and then again return by keeping the Lord in the temple towards their left side and thus perform the circumbulation. In the end it adds beautiful prayers of Ś in simple language. It also mentions to offer different kind of flowers to the god in different lunar months[13]. Then it attaches importance to the observance of the �Ś-caturdaśī-vrata� and describes it. Then the author with his own introduction in a secretive tantric manner in the end completes the book �ŚԳ峾ṇi� for the firm devotion of the devotees towards Lord Ś.
Footnotes and references:
[2]:
ʲṭa-7, śǰ첹-45,
[3]:
ʲṭa-7, śǰ첹-46,
[4]:
Ibid-śǰ첹-48
[5]:
Ibid, śǰ첹-50,
[6]:
Ibid, śǰ첹-51,
[7]:
Ibid, śǰ첹-52
[8]:
Ibid, śǰ첹-54
[9]:
ʲṭa-7, śǰ첹-56
[10]:
Ibid, śǰ첹-95,
[11]:
Ibid, śǰ첹- 92 88. Ibid, śǰ첹-98,
[12]:
Ibid, śǰ첹-97
[13]:
ʲṭa-8, śǰ첹-24