Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas
by Goswami Mitali | 2018 | 68,171 words
This page relates 鈥楽un-worship Vratas (49) Sapta-saptami-kalpa-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 (49) Sapta-saptam墨-kalpa-vrata
The Saptasaptam墨kalpavrata is to be undertaken on a Sunday in bright fortnight after the Sun starts on his northward passage and on a constellation with male name. It lasts for a year. The worshipper should observe celibacy and subsist on nakta on all the seven 蝉补辫迟补尘墨蝉 called Arkasamp奴峁璦, Marica, Nimba, Phala, Anodan膩, 痴颈箩补测腻, 碍腻尘颈办墨. He observes ekabhakta on the fifth day and avoids sexual intercourse on the sixth day, and give up honey and meat on that tithi. After writing the seven names on leaves, he should cast them in an unused jar and should ask a child.[1]
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[1]:
叠丑补惫颈峁补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 1.208.2-32