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Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas

by Goswami Mitali | 2018 | 68,171 words

This page relates ‘Sun-worship Vratas (12) Kalyana-saptami� 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.—This section belongs to the series “Rituals Related to the Sun-Worship in the Puranas�.

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Sun-worship Vratas (12) Kalyāna-saptamī

The Kalyānasaptamīvrata is observed on the seventh day in the conjunction of bright fortnight and Sunday:

tu śܰٲ峾徱ٲⲹⲹ 徱Բ� bhavet/
ٳ 첹ṇiī峾
vijayāca nigadyate//[1]

This vrata is also known by the name վᲹ. The Kalyānaptamīvrata lasts for a year. On the particular day of its observance, the worshipper bathes with cow’s milk in the morning and after that, wearing white garments, i.e. śٰܰ, makes a circle or eight-petalled Lotus with ṣaٲūṇa. After that, moving towards the east, one by one, worships the Sun-god with different names, e.g. Tapana, ٲṇḍ, پ첹, վ�, ղṇa, , Vikartana, Ravi, in the direction of East, Agni, South, Naiṛta, West, , North and Iṣāna, respectively. At the end پٰ and gold are offered to the 󳾲ṇa. On the thirteenth month, thirteen cows are gifted decorating with clothes and ornaments.[2]

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Ibid., 72; ʲ峾ܰṇa, 1.21.216-235; 󲹱ṣyܰṇa, 4.48,1-16

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