Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas
by Goswami Mitali | 2018 | 68,171 words
This page relates 鈥楽un-worship Vratas (10) Ubhaya-saptami鈥� of the study on the Vedic influence of Sun-worship in the Puranas, conducted by Goswami Mitali in 2018. The tradition of observing Agnihotra sacrifice and the Sandhya, etc., is frequently observed among the Hindus. Another important innovation of the Sun-worship in the Puranas is the installation of the images of the Sun in the temples.鈥擳his section belongs to the series 鈥淩ituals Related to the Sun-Worship in the Puranas鈥�.
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Sun-worship Vratas (10) Ubhaya-saptam墨
The Ubhayasaptam墨vrata starts on the seventh day of the bright fortnight in the month of 笔补耻峁 and is observed for one year in each 辫补办峁 worshipping the Sun. The worshipper worships the deity taking the food prepared from rice and wheat at night, along with the milk and with the observance of three 厂补苍诲丑测腻蝉 on the particular day.[1] Again, according to another context, it begins on the seventh day of the bright fortnight in the month of 惭腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁 and lasts for a year. In every month the Sun-god is worshipped uttering his different names.[2]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Ibid., 1.165.1-45
[2]:
Ibid., 4. 47.1-25