Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas
by Goswami Mitali | 2018 | 68,171 words
This page relates 鈥楽un-worship Vratas (32) Mandara-shashthi-vrata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 (32) 惭补苍诲腻谤补-峁峁ａ弓h墨-vrata
The 惭补苍诲腻谤补峁峁ａ弓h墨vrata falls on the sixth day of the bright fortnight in the month of the 惭腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁. On the fifth day, the performer takes light meal; on the sixth, he fasts and makes a prayer to the 惭补苍诲腻谤补 tree. Next day, he should apply saffron to copper vessels with dark Sesame and worship the Sun under different names with 惭补苍诲腻谤补 flowers in the eight directions, from the east, and worships Hari. The vrata lasts for a year and each month, on the seventh day of the bright fortnight, the same procedure is done.[1]
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[1]:
叠丑补惫颈峁补辫耻谤腻峁嘺,4. 40.1-15