Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas
by Goswami Mitali | 2018 | 68,171 words
This page relates 鈥楽un-worship Vratas (26) Papanashini-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 (26) P膩pan膩艣in墨-saptam墨
The seventh day of the bright fortnight on the month of the 笔丑腻濒驳耻峁嘺, the Sun-god is worshipped with the observance of fast. On the eighth day, after rising at the early morning, taking the bath the worshipper worships the Sun-god and offers the fee to the 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉. After that, he takes 丑补惫颈峁腻苍苍补. The Sun-god is worshipped following the same rituals on the following three months, i.e. on the month of Caitra, 痴补颈艣腻办丑补 and 闯测别峁ａ弓丑补, with the offering of the red 碍补谤补惫墨谤补 flower. These 厂补辫迟补尘墨蝉 are regarded as very pious. The worshipper becomes free from all the sins by its observance and goes to the devaloka.[1]
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Ibid., 106.4-14