Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas
by Goswami Mitali | 2018 | 68,171 words
This page relates 鈥楽un-worship Vratas (18) Citrabhanu-padadvaya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 (18) 颁颈迟谤补产丑腻苍耻-padadvaya
This Ayanavrata lasts from the beginning to the end of the 鲍迟迟补谤腻测补峁嘺. On the day of its starting, the image of the Sun-god should be bathed with ghee and milk and after decorating with the vastra, anulepana, etc., to be worshipped. The 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 should be satisfied with food and gifts.
After the performance of all these, for the whole period, the deity 颁颈迟谤补产丑腻苍耻 is worshipped with the prayer, japa, and with the utterance of the words,
辫补谤补尘腻迟尘补尘补测补峁� brahma 肠颈迟谤补产丑腻苍耻尘补测补峁� param/
yamante sa峁僺mari峁膩mi sa me 产丑腻苍耻岣� 辫补谤腻 gati岣�//[1]
At the ending of the vrata, the 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 are to be fed. The worshipper becomes free from all the sins by grace of this vrata.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
叠丑补惫颈峁补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 1.107.17